Abd Al Malik, born Régis Fayette-Mikano, is a French slammer born in the 14th District of Paris on March 14 1975, of Congolese roots. In 1977 he went to Brazzaville to live there with his family until 1981, when he established himself definitely in the Neuhof District in Strasbourg. After his parents divorced, his mother had to care for him and his six brothers and sisters. He started a tumultuous life of delinquency and eventually religious activism very close to extremism