Morocco: a former parliamentarian sentenced to 2 years in prison
By Tarik El Barakah Morocco World News Rabat, June 19, 2013 The court of appeal of Fez on Tuesday sentenced a former parliamentarian to two years in prison and to pay a fine of 2.5 million Dirhams,...
View ArticleMohamed and the American Tourist – Short Story
By Rachid Khouya Morocco World News Smara, Morocco, June 20, 2013 Mohamed was a high school student. Like many other students of the village, he used to go to school only because his parents wanted him...
View ArticleMorocco: government decides to reduce Compensation Fund’s subsidies
By Loubna Flah Morocco World News Casablanca, June 20, 2013 The Minister in charge of Public Affairs and Governance, Mr. Najib Boulif, announced last week that the Administrative Council of the...
View ArticleThe Heated Debates of Abortion in the U.S.
By Majid Dardour Morocco World News Kenitra, Morocco, June 20, 2013 The turning point in the history of abortion in the United States was January 22, 1973. At that time, the Supreme Court sided with...
View ArticleNew York: man tries to develop a deadly X-Ray weapon to kill Muslims
By Youssef Elkaidi Morocco World News Fez, June 20, 2013 Capable of spreading death all around without any explosives or bombs and just by emitting lethal doses of radiation, the X-Ray weapon was...
View ArticleWestern Black Rhino officially extinct
By Tarik El Baraka Morocco World News Rabat, June 20, 2013 According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the world’s largest conservation network, Africa’s Western black rhino...
View ArticlePolisario proponents create a fake twitter account of Mustapha Salma
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 21, 2013 A group of anonymous Polisario supporters recently created a fake Twitter account of the Sahrawi activist, Mustapha Salma. With only...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI condoles the family of deceased Cheb Akil
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 21, 2013 King Mohammed VI sent a letter of condolence to the family of the young Algerian artist, Cheb Abdelkader Akil, who died in a road accident...
View ArticleMonsieur Ibrahim and the Jewish Boy: A Story for Teachers
By Abdallah Zbir Morocco World News Chicago, June 21, 2013 Every day, we take our kids to schools so they can learn and grow. Every day, dads and moms hold their kids’ hands and walk them to their...
View ArticleWomen talk a lot: deconstructing a gender stereotype
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, June 21, 2013 Most research probing the reciprocal relationship between language and gender corroborates the claim that men and women use language...
View ArticleMorocco and its African roots: a foreigner’s perspective
By Erin Geneva Morocco World News Rabat, June 21, 2013 On Wednesday, I was lucky enough to be taken by a few of my co-workers to a portion of the Rabat Africa festival. I couldn’t more strongly...
View ArticleViolence against women considered ‘epidemic’: report
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, June 21, 2013 According to a report by the World Health Organization, nearly one in three women have experienced sexual or physical violence. Usually...
View ArticleArm the rebels, or set Syria on fire?
By Omar Almuqdad Morocco World News Washington, June 21, 2013 The blood is on the hands of both parties” of the conflict, not only Bashar Assad’s government but also the rebels, Russia’s President...
View ArticleUS report urges Morocco to exert “more efforts” on human trafficking
Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, June 22, 2013 Historically, people have constantly moved across borders in search of better life conditions in other countries or escaping war, conflicts and...
View ArticleWomen, Islam and FEMEN
By Jawad Maniani Morocco World News Casablanca, June 22, 2013 Since early times of mankind, women’s issues have been controversial in almost all civilizations and cultures. Laws, perceptions and...
View ArticleMoroccans and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Education or normalization?
By Karima Rhanem Morocco World News Rabat, June 22, 2013 You call it normalization, I call it education. That was a blog post written by a Moroccan student about an educational trip he did with 15...
View ArticleMoroccans and mixed marriage: does it always work?
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, June 23, 2013 The first meeting happens, may be by chance, in a park, in a lift, in a bus, in an administration or wherever the gaze of admiration and ardent...
View ArticleWhen we take our religion for granted
By Mourad El Hanafi Morocco World News Oujda, June 22, 2013 Lately, I have been coming across some blasphemous postings about Islamic issues on one of my friend’s Facebook account. The postings were...
View ArticlePJD slams the Istiqlal party, says it ‘is in war between good and evil’
By Tarik Elbarakah Morocco World News Inzegan, Agadir, June 23, 2013 Amid the overwhelming chanting of pro-PJD slogans, Lahcen Daoudi, the minister of higher education, entered the electrified arena...
View ArticleNo Trains to Marrakesh miss!
By Sara el Bekri Morocco World News Casablanca, June 23, 2013 This morning at the train station, I witnessed a significant chaos and disorder because of an issue concerning the trains supposed to head...
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