Still, the answer is predictable: Martyrdom appeals to those who feel powerless. It was written by Jamal Belmahi and based off of the novel by Mahi Binebine. He, with his friends constitute a small family unit, made up of themselves, grown up together playing soccer and watching borrowed movies. And Sidi Moumen is a popular and poor neighborhood in Casablanca, a Moroccan city. Yet the way this book is written, its rawness, the sense of unfairness that comes from being born in the wrong place. A Feature film by Nabil Ayouch. I was swept into the slums of Morocco: despairs, joys, dust, violence, and soccer. Horses of God, which takes its title from an exhortation to jihadists to strive for Allah, was inspired by Mahi Binebine's novel, The Stars of Sidi Moumen, based on real events. station35.cebu An amazing insight into how youngsters get sucked into terrorist group, seeing atrocities and becoming anaesthetised to the horrors and end up as suicide bombers. And in parts of Greece, sacrifices of horses were made in the Greek horse god’s name. His mother, Yemma, leads the family as best as she can. We learn about the gang members. The barefoot boys start their own soccer team - the Stars of Sidi Moumen - and play among the detritus and buried skeletons of the dump. They dream of fame and of a better world, but little by little they are manipulated and fall into the grips of extremists. It's rough in the shanty town - there are careless deaths (bodies buried in the dump), all-male gang-bangs, glue-sniffing and prostitutes. It’s my first time reading a fiction story in English of a Moroccan writer . "Horses of God" is one of the most forceful entries in a growing body of cinema that interrogates the causes and effects of terrorism, nationalism and fundamentalism in the Arab world. Directed by Nabil Ayouch. The events of the book center on a series of real-life suicide bombings that took place in Casablanca, Morocco on May 16, 2003, killing 45 people including 12 suicide bombers, making it the deadliest terrorist attack in the country's history. The book starts off introducing four teens who later become suicide bombers.One of the teenages is narating the story and using what he remembers to inform the reader of what it was like growing up in poverity. Mahi Binebine's Horses of God is an almost perfect little novel, a fictional account of an event in Casablanca on 16 May 2003 that saw twelve suicide bombers slaughter innocent people along with themselves. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive. It was the deadliest attack in Morocco’s history. He died without regrets at 18 in Casablanca. Having experienced it first hand, seen constantly, it takes a psychological toll on him. And the book comments endlessly about how attractive the [raped] man's behind was, almost as if to imply the rapists couldn't help themselves? He is given a task - to wear a vest and pull a cord. Young Nabil's dreams of building a 'proper' shack on the dump shelter he had erected to have his lunch. The narrator recounts how he and his friends, destitute boys from one of Casablanca’s poorest neighborhoods, fell under the influence of a fundamentalist leader who offers them discipline and purpose. Boys scavenge and play football at the dump in the derelict area of Sidi Moumen, “where all downward slides converge.” They dub their football team ‘The Stars of Sidi Moumen’ (the novel’s original – and more evocative – French-language title), which calls up the image of Fate controlling their lives. Horses of God, a Moroccan film directed by Nabil Ayouch, was released in 2012. He finds first love with a girl and another love with a boy, both in silence and in private, finds God, is invited to a cause and finds himself agreeing to political machinations that he once avoided. “Horses of God,” a wrenching social-realist drama from the French-born Moroccan filmmaker Nabil Ayouch, offers a powerful example of the depth of … In an affecting picture of political powerlessness and cyclical violence, Binebine dramatizes the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings through the perspective of one of the young terrorists. The characters are sketched with compassion, and the conversion of the boys into terrorists. The entire novella is leading up to this task. Oh what a wonderful novella! Great book. By Stephen Holden. Translated from French by Lulu Norman, this is a semi-fictional work based on the Cassablanca bombings in 2003. A striking, unsentimental look at one boy’s journey to embracing Islamic fundamentalism. It is a fictional story based on the May 16th Casablanca bombings. Horse's of God is a book like no other. I can't believe that it could be any better in French. We had adopted her. This novel didn’t make me cry, but it did make my heart sink knowing that I hadn’t realised how blissful I already am. Directed by Nabil Ayouch. "Horses of God" is the title of the film (cinematographic adaptation of the novel), I think the director chose this title in reference to what the manipulators of these young men told them, that they are messengers, horses of God in this earth. The young suicide bombers grow up inthe slum, Sidi Moumen. Need another excuse to treat yourself to a new book this week? The author reveals on page 3 that the narrator, Yachine, is dead at the age of 18; as one of the suicide bombers, he is now “reduced to an entity that...I’ll call consciousness.” This ghostly figure recalls his childhood as one of 11 brothers, and enumerates the events that led to their radicalization. And of course, join us at Africa Writes, for mor. Mahi Binebine is a Moroccan painter and novelist born in Marrakech in 1959. He is the chief of the Navagraha or … The narator continues on going through, in great detail of these men and there childhood memories and friends. Uploaded by Idk, that was so weird man. Chillingly well written. To Binebine, the real monster is not these young men, but the civil society that is respon. Synopsis. I nspired by five suicide bombings that took place on the same day in Casablanca on May 16, 2003, Nabil Ayouch’s Horses of God allows us see how young suicide bombers—“horses of God,” as the man in charge of their mission calls them—might deserve our pity. In a way, I am glad that I read the book first, but I do want to see the film by Moroccan director, Nabil Ayouch. He finds first love with a girl and another love with a boy, both in s. The narrator of this story is Yachine, is dead and is awaiting for angels to take him away to the promised paradise. Sad but likely true that young men from the slums might easily have the same fate. With Abdelhakim Rachi, Abdelilah Rachid, Hamza Souidek, Ahmed El Idrissi Amrani. The seeds of fundamentalist martyrdom are sown in the dirt-poor lives of Yachine, Nabil, Fuad, and … Young Nabil's dreams of building a 'proper' shack on the dump shelter he had erected to have. In Horses of God, Binebine bases his narrative on the Casablanca terrorist attack of 2003 committed by a number of young men from the village of Sidi Moumen. Mahi Binebine's brilliant and fluidly written (and translated novel) has a dead narrator, and a quick pace - good ingredients for a satisfying novel. We learn about the gang members. An amazing insight into how youngsters get sucked into terrorist group, seeing atrocities and becoming anaesthetised to the horrors and end up as suicide bombers. I'll try to review tomorrow. Read full review. He can contact the living, but there are rules. Les chevaux de Dieu. These boys and their worlds: beautiful and tragic. He informs you about the trail's and confict's these boys go through so you have a complete understanding of what was going through thier. The young suicide bombers grow up inthe slum, Sidi Moumen. Even subjects as terrorism. [ There was also a gang rape scene that was gratuitous at best and at worst intended for comic relief. I am in awe of the translator. 14 day loan required to access EPUB and PDF files. Horses of God Four childhood friends from the slums are recruited by Islamic fundamentalists and turned into suicide bombers in Nabil Ayouch's affecting, strongly edited "Horses of … Select from premium Horses Of God of the highest quality. The novel has also been made into a film, and draws on real incidents in the lives of young people who became suicide bombers in Morocco. And of course, join us at Africa Writes, for more authors like him. Vulnerable. In a way, I am glad that I read the book first, but I do want to see the film by Moroccan director, Nabil Ayouch. This is one of the best books I have read. This is one of the best books I have read. ABRAXAS An alternative name for one of the four immortal horses of the Drama. Horses of God explores the idea of masculinity in a way that helps the audience sympathize with the characters and understand their confusion about what it means to be a man. Brotherhood. You could get right inside their poverty stricken lives. A haunting story of death interspersed with glimpses of every day life in the slums of Morocco. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. The subject that has always fascinated me, since I was in elementary school, is history. Hence, Horses of God is a warning against the socioeconomic situation of this marginalised young people that can lead to awful outcomes if this phenomena is not resolved. It is not a surprise that spending all your life in a forsaken suburb on the outskirts of Casablanca can easily convince you that there has to be a better life after dead and thus leave you as easy bait for the terrorist propaganda. It was the deadliest attack in Morocco’s history. Nick Schager May 13, 2014. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. The residents of Sidi Moumen, a sprawling shantytown … Wow! By the end of the story you are sitting there in amazment by the emotions and terror of how the boys felt, and why they became killers. Mahi Binebine's novel Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in Sidi Moumen as they make the life-changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs. My heart broke for the young boys - the grooming of them done is a very calm, calculated and sinister way - changing them from urchins into disciplined followers. The novel has also been made into a film, and draws on real incidents in the lives of young people who became suicide bombers in Morocco. She lived in us and we in her. "Horses of God" i. This is the second book by Mahi Binebine (after Welcome to paradise) and I'll definitely read more work written by him. And there is no consequence or addressing, and the man continues being great friends with his assaulters- even later has consensual sex with one of them. I not only love his storytelling, I admire the way he writes about subjects that the world has an opinion about without being judgemental. In the television adaptation Game of Thrones it is referred to as the Great Stallion.. Horses of God (2010) is a novel by Moroccan author Mahi Binebine. The chariot of Surya (sun) is pulled by seven horses. The characters are sketched with compassion, and the conversion of the boys into terrorists is explored in a thought-provoking manner. Interestingly, Binebine does not blame these young men for committing such a terrible act of violence, but he rather accuses the socioeconomic conditions that has made them an easy prey for the religious mafia that takes advantage of their status quo. Welcome back. The author had done a an excellent job portraying the lives of the people living in poverty, desperate to escape their helpless and hopeless life. We've got you covered with the buzziest new releases of the day. Before then he and his mates rummaged on the municipal dump for things to sell. On p.2 we learn that the first-person narrator, "Yachine", is a ghost. They see mytyr as their only hope to escape, to leave the mess, to be reborn in the paradise where everything was. really enjoyed this novel about a life of a suicide bomber growing in the slums in morocco and his early life playing football and all the lows on the poverty line until in later life he gets involved with islam and become more a foot solider in the suicide bombers where he takes his life and his after life visions, The narrator of this story is Yachine, is dead and is awaiting for angels to take him away to the promised paradise. On the 2015 shortlist for the International Dublin Literary Award, this short novel is based on the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings and tells the story from the point of view of one of the deceased bombers. The seeds of fundamentalist martyrdom are sown in the dirt-poor lives of Yachine, Nabil, Fuad, and … You should listen to the audio of our launch, it's worth it. It's rough in the shanty town - there are careless deaths (bodies buried in the dump), all-male gang-bangs, glue-sniffing and prostitutes. Belenus, also known as Belenos, was a Celtic horse god who survived the Roman conquest and became part of the Gallo-Roman religion. The book tried to show us the story more than just telling us about it , through the sequential events ., the words ... it was a very bold book which show us the life of some Moroccan guys in a very poor neighborhood. : Tin House Books ; Berkeley, CA : Distributed to the trade by Publishers Group West, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Young men -- Morocco -- Casablanca -- Fiction, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Ten year-old Yachine and his 13-year-old brother Hamid live in Sidi Moumen, an impoverished slum on the outskirts of Casablanca. This is a quick and easy read, yet so deeply moving. The fun part is that the gang have formed a football team, "Stars of Sidi Moumen", which is in a local league. Chillingly well written. There is a movie which I missed. Horse's of God is a book like no other. To see what your friends thought of this book, The title of the novel is "Stars of Sidi Moumen". Binebine has written six novels which have been translated into various languages. Horses of God On the outskirts of Casablanca, next to the dump, is the shantytown of Sidi Moumen, where Yachine and his ten brothers grew up in the aimless chaos of drugs, violence, unemployment, and despair. He died without regrets at 18 in Casablanca. There is a movie which I missed. The Dothraki horse god mirrors the importance of horses in Dothraki culture. Yachine is 10 years old, he lives with his family in the slum of Sidi Moumen in Casablanca. She’d walk in white robes on the ruins of our shanty town and return to curl up inside us. Film dostępny w najlepszej jakości HD. Dreamers, yearning to escape their world, willing to join others in carrying out such an act. The visuals are heady, I'm simultaneously in love and repulsed by these boys. The author. Oglądaj na czym chcesz. Recounting its based-on-true-events tale with an acute sociological eye, Horses Of God presents a fictionalized account of the young men who, on May 16, 2003, committed suicide-bombing atrocities throughout Casablanca. We were the house she rested in and we’d find peace leaning on her.”, “Quand la poisse vous étreint dans le ventre de votre mère, elle ne vous lâche plus.”, BTBA Best Translated Book Award Nominee for Fiction (2014), Scott Moncrieff Prize Nominee for Lulu Norman (2014), International Dublin Literary Award Nominee for Shortlist (2015), Proustitute (somewhat here, somewhat there), longlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, africawrites - The RAS' annual festival of African Literature, Mar-Apr 2021 | Les étoiles de Sidi Moumen by Mahi Binebine SPOILERS ALLOWED, Mar-Apr 2021 | Les étoiles de Sidi Moumen by Mahi Binebine NO SPOILERS. In just over 150 pages, Binebine manages to capture the innocence and depravity of childhood in the Moroccan slum, Sidi Moumen (“where all downward slides converge”); the dreams, … In Horses of God, Binebine bases his narrative on the Casablanca terrorist attack of 2003 committed by a number of young men from the village of Sidi Moumen. 2013. Before then he and his mates rummaged on the municipal dump for things to sell. It makes me think about life. The barefoot boys started their own football team – the Stars of Sidi Moumen. How everything little things we have done actually lead to other consequences, for better of for worse. Strongly recommend to anyone. The film competed in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival. It is a fictional story based on the May 16th Casablanca bombings. You should listen to the audio of our launch, it's worth it. This novel is powerful and well written, but of course due to the subject matter, which is based on a real life event, it is very tragic and bleak. To create our... On May 16, 2003, fourteen suicide bombers launched a series of attacks throughout Casablanca. It can be read on a number of different levels...a poignant coming of age tale with a tragic ending, a political indictment of greed and callous indifference or how to create a suicide bomber. Interestingly, Binebine does not blame these young men for committing such a terrible act of violence, but he rather accuses the socioeconomic conditions that has made them an easy prey for the religious mafia that takes advantage of their status quo. We recently welcomed the author for a launch of his book, and he was both funny, riveting and complex. Horses of God. Mahi Binebine's novel Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in Sidi Moumen as they make the life-changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs. He was mostly known as a sun god and solar wheels were sacred to him. All the characters had had their share of sorrow growing up, not knowing what life had in plan for them. The horse god is a deity revered by the Dothraki. It makes me think about life. Produced by Les Films du Nouveau Monde, Stone Angels. 83. Cały film Horses of God bez limitu dostępny na naszej stronie Zalukaj-cda. Surya. Inspired by real events, Horses of God follows four childhood friends growing up in a slum outside of Casablanca as they make the life-changing decisions that will lead them to become Islamist martyrs. Much is unknown about the Dothraki religion, but … It's an interesting look on radicalisation, especially of poor young men. Cast members such as Abdelhakim Rachi and Abdelilah Rachid helped display a truly unpredictable plot line revolving around the ways in which the suicide bombers of Casablanca in 2003 came to be. He, with his friends constitute a small family unit, made up of themselves, grown up together playing soccer and watching borrowed movies. Born and raised in slum of Casablanca, violence was a constant companion to the boy. Horses Of God . How everything little things we have done actually lead to other consequences, for better of for worse. We’d love your help. The first form of masculinity displayed in the film is brotherhood. The narator continues on going through, in great detail of these men and there childhood memories and friends. And Sidi Moumen is a popular and poor neighborhood in Casablanca, a Moroccan city. To Binebine, the real monster is not these young men, but the civil society that is responsible for maintaining these children's status quo, the society that does not move a finger to fix this problem. on December 15, 2019, There are no reviews yet. I really enjoyed every single page of the book .. the events were really sequentially amazing . The collecting of the dump rubbish, very organised and businesslike. He can contact the living, but there are rules. Not Rated. May 13, 2014. All the characters had had their share of sorrow growing up, not knowing what life had in plan for them. I am in awe of the translator. Horses of god (ya khayl lah), a moroccan drama released on 2012, directed by nabil ayouch staring Abdelhakim and Abdelilah rachid playing yachine and hamid, two brothers living in sidi momen, a shanty town near Casablanca. The suicide bombers had one thing in common: they came from a region of the city that was dominated by unemployment, poverty and, in general, by lack of any prospect for the future. It can be read on a number of different levels...a poignant coming of age tale with a tragic endin. Mahi Binebine's brilliant and fluidly written (and translated novel) has a dead narrator, and a quick pace - good ingredients for a satisfying novel. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Ten-year-old Yachine and his thirteen-year-old brother Hamid live in Sidi Moumen, an impoverished slum on the outskirts of Casablanca. He informs you about the trail's and confict's these boys go through so you have a complete understanding of what was going through thier heads. When we first glimpse sensitive Yachine (Abdelhakim Rachid), his charismatic big brother, Hamid (Abdelilah Rachid), and his … The narrator recounts how he and his friends, destitute boys from one of Casablanca’s poorest neighborhoods, fell under the influence of a fundamentalist leader who offers them discipline and purpose. The book starts off introducing four teens who later become suicide bombers.One of the teenages is narating the story and using what he remembers to inform the reader of what it was like growing up in poverity. Surya is the god of the sun as per the Hindu mythology. Garuda Purana, The two halves of the yoke are of the same length respectively as the two axles (the longer and the shorter). The title of the novel is "Stars of Sidi Moumen". Be the first one to, Portland, Or. An intriguing read. “And yet, death was still there, everywhere. Other films—most notably the 2005 Oscar-nominated Palestinian drama Paradise Now—have explored similar territory, but Horses Of God looks deeper into the root cause, observing its anti-heroes over the course of nearly a decade. Nothing about this book is bad; I enjoyed it, but I don't feel that I knew the characters in enough depth to make it really memorable. The fun part is that the gang have formed a football team, "Stars of Sidi Moumen", w. On p.2 we learn that the first-person narrator, "Yachine", is a ghost. What a great little book, never have I finished anything so quickly, completely shirking all my responsibilities and studies! Presented by Jonathan Demme. On May 16, 2003, fourteen suicide bombers launched a series of attacks throughout Casablanca. Born and raised in slum of Casablanca, violence was a constant companion to the boy. On May 16, 2003, in Casablanca, in Morocco, a series of suicide bombings left behind 33 dead people along with the 12 terrorists. March 26th 2013 Horses of God by Mahi Binebine, translated by Lulu Norman, is a story told from beyond the grave, as our narrator reconstructs for us the short life he lived before he and a group of friends, would-be martyrs, joined a terrorist group and blew themselves up in an expensive Casablanca hotel. By the end, 45 lives had been claimed (including those of the perpetrators), but Nabil Ayouch’s film is ultimately less interested in the planning and execution of that … On the 2015 shortlist for the International Dublin Literary Award, this short novel is based on the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings and tells the story from the point of view of one of the deceased bombers. This item: Horses Speak of God: How Horses Can Teach Us to Listen and Be Transformed by Laurie M. Brock Paperback $15.61 In Stock. Feature film directed by Nabil Ayouch, about the 2003 Casablanca bombings. Start by marking “Horses of God” as Want to Read: Error rating book. The bombers came from the shantytowns of Sidi Moumen, a poor suburb on the edge of a dump whose impoverished residents rarely if ever set foot in the cosmopolitan city at their doorstep. You could get right inside their poverty stricken lives. In an affecting picture of political powerlessness and cyclical violence, Binebine dramatizes the 2003 Casablanca suicide bombings through the perspective of one of the young terrorists. Refresh and try again. Available March 3 at 10:00 am—March 10 at 11:59 pm ONLY. These horses symbolize the seven ‘chhands’ (stanzas used in poetry)- gayatri, vrihati, ushnik, jagati, trishtup, anushtup and pankti. The author had done a an excellent job portraying the lives of the people living in poverty, desperate to escape their helpless and hopeless life. by Tin House Books. Belenus: The Shining Sun God. Release in France : 20/02/2013. My heart broke for the young boys - the grooming of them done is a very calm, calculated and sinister way - changing them from urchins into disciplined followers. They see mytyr as their only hope to escape, to leave the mess, to be reborn in the paradise where everything was just, even if it meant to sacrifice themselves. On the outskirts of Casablanca, next to a vast, sprawling dump, lies the shantytown of Sidi Moumen, where Yachine and his friends grow up amid the chaos of drugs, violence, and despair. Horses of God is one of the most forceful entries in a growing body of cinema that interrogates the causes and effects of terrorism, nationalism and fundamentalism in the Arab world. Boys scavenge and play football at the dump in the derelict area of Sidi Moumen, “where all downward slides converge.” They dub their football team ‘The Stars of Sidi Moumen’ (the novel’s original – and more evocative – French-language title), which calls up the image of Fate controlling their lives. Each of the young boys' backgrounds were fascinating - every one of them had their unique family story. We recently welcomed the author for a launch of his book, and he was both funny, riveting and complex. I can't believe that it could be any better in French. This is fiction but a remarkable story giving insight into how poor kids are persuaded to become suicide bombers. Find the perfect Horses Of God stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. A fictional account of the lives of the men responsible for the suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003. 1 hr 57 mins. 1h 55m. The motivations that makes the boy to take this step, the morality behind his actions and not to say the least about his psychological make up. She’d emerge from our red eyes and our clenched fists for brief sallies. Horses Of God does a creditable job of depicting the sort of toxic environment that breeds terrorists, gradually divesting its young men of any real hope for their future. 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