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Ed Oner - Looking for Ahmed (9-12 years)

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Saturday 8 November 2025

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Theater Dakota

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Nederlands en Arabisch

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AUTHOR

Ed Oner

Mohamed Touirs, known as Ed Oner, is a Moroccan street artist and illustrator born in 1994 in Casablanca Morocco. Passionate about drawing since childhood, he captures everyday life through sketching and visual storytelling.

He began his artistic journey with graffiti, then gradually developed a unique style blending street art, illustration, and figurative elements. His recent work focuses on large-scale "stamp murals", combining portraiture and typography to celebrate Moroccan culture, memory, and nostalgia. Whether on walls or paper, Ed Oner’s work reflects a strong connection to people, places, and the poetry of daily life.

With Ediciones Ekaré he has illustrated “Looking for Ahmed” (Jesús Ballaz, Ed Touirs) which narrates the story of young Said, who arrives to a big city in the search of his older brother, whom he hasn’t seen or spoken with in a long time. As he tries to make a living, sleeping in the streets, making friends, and taking small gigs, he discovers a beautiful mural on the side of the road that makes him think of home and all things behind. A Breathtaking story about reunion.

At Crossing Border Kids he will present his book “Buscando a Ahmed” followed by a creative workshop 

book card backgroundBuscando a Ahmed

Buscando a Ahmed

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