Her photos were published in '' The New York Times '' and '' Vogue '' . She also completed assignments for the Spanish TV reality show '' El Mago . '' In 2013 , she was commissioned by the Danish Refugee Council to create a series of portraits of refugees in Lebanon . The project was called " Natreen " ( " We Wait " ) . In 2013 , she created a video installation entitled " Crossings " , describing the journeys of Moroccans travelling to Europe . In 2015 , she completed a photographic assignment " Everyday Heroes of Syria " , in Lebanon , Jordan and Iraq , focusing on Syrians living in refugee settlements . The project was completed for the Danish Refugee Council , the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office and ActionAid . Alaoui was hired by UN Women and Amnesty International to work on a photographic assignment on women 's rights in Burkina Faso . On January 16 , 2016 , during her first week working on the assignment , she was seriously wounded by gunshots while sitting in a parked car with her driver outside the Cappuccino cafe whilst gunmen attacked the Cappucino and the Splendid Hotel . Mahamadi Ouédraogo , the driver , sustained critical injuries and died in the vehicle . Alaoui was quickly taken to a hospital and seemed initially in a stable condition following an operation . She died three days later of a heart attack . Her remains were flown to Morocco at the expense of King Mohammed VI of Morocco
gunmen attacked the Cappucino and the Splendid Hotel
2016 Ouagadougou attacks
Leila Alaoui