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Like Ali, he draws inspiration from the revolt in working-class neighborhoods in France following the death of Nahel Merzouk at the hands of police in late June 2023.<div> It is a story of fire, this determination of the oppressed to see it ravage everything in its path.</div><div><br></div><div> In this tale—a blend of Muslim culture and heroic fantasy—Ali must confront forty police officers and overcome as many trials. But nothing seems able to deter him from his quest: let the fire at the police station near his home burn to the very end...</div><div><br></div><div> The first play by essayist and activist Fatima Ouassak, Comme Ali, revisits the themes she develops on the de-childification of Arab boys, their emancipatory horizons, fitting into a decolonial and restorative literature.</div><div><br></div>