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Comparative perspectives

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The results

"First you pay, then you get the death papers" Series

"First you pay, then you get the death papers"

Nada Heddane

What happens when unpaid hospital bills hold back more than just treatment? How does one obtain a death certificate in Morocco?

"At the Christian cemetery, you have to pay for a place" Series

"At the Christian cemetery, you have to pay for a place"

Nada Heddane

When a Nigerian woman died in Meknes following a cesarean operation during childbirth, her husband, and father of a newborn baby, struggles to bury her.

Dying, as opposed to living in shame Series

Dying, as opposed to living in shame

Nada Heddane

Migrant mortality can be narrowed down to three key factors: illness, location, and shame. What happens when misinformation, shame, and illness collide? What can be done to prevent avoidable deaths?

This website is part of the project Living on the Other Side: A Multidisciplinary Analysis of Migration and Family Law in Morocco of the research programme Vidi SGW (NWO).

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