Verdun, Quebéc
2024 Loran Scholar
Cégep de Saint-Laurent
The first in his family to attend university, Mbarouk co-founded a school barbershop that gives free haircuts. His captivating poetry slams, which he’s performed at school and in Théâtre Outremont, have been featured on Télé-Québec and the social media page of Quebec’s former education minister. Mbarouk became a soccer camp manager at just 17 years of age and has worked to promote inclusion and combat racism and antisemitism in his high school.
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