alla ▁F at ou ma ▁Bou an ane , ▁was ▁a ▁stay - at - home ▁mom . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁very ▁few ▁Mor oc can ▁children ▁not ▁from ▁the ▁b our ge ois ie ▁to ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁a ▁good ▁education . ▁He ▁studied ▁at ▁ ▁in ▁Rab at , ▁among ▁the ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁the ▁city ' s ▁nob ility , ▁where ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁drama ▁club ▁and ▁excel led ▁in ▁his ▁studies . ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁studies , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁simple ▁account ant ▁at ▁the ▁wh oles ale ▁market ▁to ▁help ▁his ▁family . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁first ▁di pl oma ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁with ▁high ▁hon ors ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁when ▁Mor oc co ▁only ▁produced ▁about ▁ 2 0 ▁or ▁so ▁gradu ates ▁of ▁b ac cal aur é at ▁secondary ▁school ▁programs ▁per ▁year . ▁▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁Ber ber ▁D ah ir ▁of ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁which ▁placed ▁Ama z igh ▁populations ▁under ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁authorities , ▁ 1 4 - year - old ▁Me h di ▁Ben ▁B ark a ▁joined ▁the ▁, ▁the ▁first ▁political ▁movement ▁born ▁under ▁the ▁prote ctor ate . ▁▁ ▁His ▁out standing ▁academic ▁performance ▁attract ed ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁ ▁Charles ▁N og u ès , ▁who ▁sent ▁him ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁distinguished ▁students ▁on ▁a ▁trip ▁to ▁Paris .