
What is Association Mimouna ?
A cultural non-profit association created in 2007 by young Muslim students willing to promote and preserve the Jewish-Moroccan heritage. The Association has since expanded these activities on a national level in order to engage in the education of the Moroccan youth about the Moroccan jewish heritage. This awareness is particularly achieved through the «Jewish-Moroccan heritage Days» and through educational activities designed for high school and graduate students. The name «Mimouna» symbolizes a common heritage of Moroccans. Traditionally celebrated at the end of Passover, Mimouna is a traditional Jewish Moroccan celebration. Jewish families often invite their Muslim neighbors Muslims who, among other things, bring bread to join the festivities. One of the founding principles of the Association is to reclaim the cultural diversity of Morocco through its history. In a context where intolerance and extremism are rampant, Mimouna, as a Citizen Patriot Association, would like to contribute to the preserving and strengthening of the plural Moroccan identity.
Words of the President
"In 2025, Association Mimouna will celebrate its 18th year of activity all thanks to the investments of a committed team, all driven by the same desire to safeguard and promote the Moroccan Jewish heritage. Association Mimouna strenght steems partly from the synergy of its team, and the values shared by the team. Association Mimouna has preserved the continuity of its work that started in April, 2007 in Ifrane within Al Akhawayn University, and since then took its takeoff from the student community in order to work with its young members on educating a wider audience on a national level. Since our genesis, Association Mimouna has overcome many challenges thanks to the addition, support and participation of all its members, but also thanks to the support of benefactors who believed in Mimouna's mission since its debut. For more than a decade, the devotion to promote and preserve the Moroccan Jewish culture, has enabled Mimouna, through its over 613 events organized in Morocco and abroad, to pass the torch of this heritage to the young generation."
M. El Mehdi Boudra
