"I am from the High Atlas Mountains. When I was young, I worked in many cities. I worked as a baker, in cafés, and in markets. At night, I work at a café in Ourzazate. I will always remember one event. When there are truck drivers, I serve them dinner and coffee. One day, many truck drivers came and not a single one of them wanted to order anything. None of them wanted to eat. They just sat there listening attentively to the radio in total silence. I didn't know what it was about. Afterwards, they all left at once, without eating a single bite. I learned later that Israel won the October War against the Arabs. At that time, I just turned 17 years old. Since then, whenever someone asks me about my birth date, I tell them that I was born when Israel won against the Arabs."
