“In between, Morocco-Belgium, parallel stories, crossed destinies”

At the crossroads of history and memory, between academic account and sensitive evocation, has just appeared In between, Morocco-Belgium, parallel stories, crossed destiniesa work co -edited by the Moroccan community council abroad (CCME) et Maha Éditionssigned by the professor of the University of Liège, Hassan BoettaBelgian-Moroccan researcher and intellectual.

This abundantly illustrated book crosses long time – while focusing on the XX^e and 21st centuries -, relations between Morocco and Belgium, two geographically distant kingdoms but that human, social and cultural dynamics have continued to bring together. No linear story of migration, nor chronicle of national stories, this work is at the crossroads. It offers a peaceful and enlightened look at the links woven between these two societies, in a context where the challenges of memory and identity are at the heart of contemporary debates.

By mobilizing history, geopolitics, sociology and the social sciences, In between highlights shared inheritances, continuities and ruptures and common challenges of a future to be built together. We discover in particular the depth and the extent of human rapprochements and the intensity of economic, scientific, technical cooperation.

This book is an invitation to go beyond clichés, to refuse simplifications, and to embrace history in all its richness and complexity. It is aimed at everyone – citizens of Morocco as well as from Belgium – and especially to young generations in search of meaning, anchoring and the future. To those who believe in the strength of the dialogue of memories, in the power of the cross -look. At a time when physical distances are erased, but where ideological cleavages persist, he calls us to rebuild from the bond, to build bridges, and to imagine together a common, more united and enlightened future.

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At first glance, Belgium and Morocco seem to belong to distinct worlds, separated by geography and history. However, behind this impression hides a rich and little -known relationship, where trade, intellectual circulation, diplomatic encounters and human migrations mix.

This book retraces the deep and often surprising ties that have united these two countries over the centuries. Explorers, traders, artists, soldiers and migrants shaped a continuous dialogue between the north and southern shores of the Western Mediterranean, contributing to reciprocal influences and a constant dynamic of interaction. From commercial missions of the 19th century to contemporary migrations, including military commitments and cultural transfers, this work highlights the key moments of this relationship.

At a time when the challenges of memory and identity are more than ever at the heart of the debates, this book invites to a peaceful and enlightened reading of Belgian-Moroccan relationships, by putting in perspective the continuities and the ruptures that have marked their cross destinies and their parallel stories. Through an approach mixing history, geopolitics, sociology and reflections on the plural memories of the two banks, it proposes an evocation of the shared inheritances and the common challenges of the future.