Moroccan “drag shikhate queens” shake up gender norms

Breaking gender stereotypes by drawing inspiration from an emblematic figure of Morocco is the daring bet of a Casablanca cabaret troupe.

These artists, who perform in leprosy – these popular Moroccan singers, independent and free, from the 19th and 20th centuries – took to the stage of a festival in Tangier last month. Made up and dressed as women, they offered the public a colorful spectacle, provoking both enthusiasm and incomprehension, reports France Inter.