The earthquake in Morocco devastated communities that were already suffering from neglect. They need urgent help.
![A photo taken near the author's ancestral village of Azgayoud [Courtesy of Kadija Bouyzourn]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kadija-photo-1694870661.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Kadija Bouyzourn is a PhD candidate at KU Leuven and the University of Melbourne. She researches language as a barrier to healthcare for the Moroccan ... community in Brussels.
The earthquake in Morocco devastated communities that were already suffering from neglect. They need urgent help.
![A photo taken near the author's ancestral village of Azgayoud [Courtesy of Kadija Bouyzourn]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Kadija-photo-1694870661.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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