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Al Azhar Denies It Said Eid Al Adha in Morocco was Invalid
Fez- One of the world's most prominent Islamic institutions, Al-Azhar Mosque and University, denied it had issued a formal statement implying the invalidity of the celebration of this year's Eid...
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Morocco: Arresting Mr. Cole Confirms that Judicial Reform is a Must
By Majid Morceli San Francisco - The recent arrest of the British citizen who happens to be gay shed light on several issues in Morocco. The flawed judicial system, incompetency of the authorities, the...
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New York Still Allows Surveillance of Muslims
Marrakech- Civil rights activists accused New York City authorities on Tuesday of continuing to support discriminatory police surveillance of Muslims. The complaints stem from a city appeal against a...
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Marrakech Increases its Market Share From Germany
Marrakch- The number of German tourists arrivals in Marrakech over the first eight months of the year rose by 36.5% compared to last year. Nights spent in Marrakech by tourists rose by 34%. The...
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Two Moroccan Politicians Fight Inside Parliament After the King’s Speech
Marrakech - King Mohammed VI delivered a landmark speech before the two houses of parliament on Friday in Rabat. During his speech, the King criticized the lack of action and effective work of the...
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Journals of a Moroccan Fulbrighter in America (7): Happy Eid
Austin - The Eid is undoubtedly one of the occasion in which you will be reminded that you are a stranger, no matter how used you may be to your new life. If there were no Arab Muslims around you and...
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CAF Rejects Morocco’s Request to Postpone CAN 2015
Rabat- The African Football Federation (CAF) rejects Morocco’s request to postpone the upcoming African Cup of Nations (CAN) scheduled to be held in Morocco early next year. In a communique released on...
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France: Algerian Man Gets 6 months for shouting ‘Long Live the Islamic State’
Taroudante- The Court of Strasbourg, in northeastern France, sentenced a man to six months in prison for "direct and public apology of an act of terrorism." According to Le Figaro, Abdelhafid Ayadi, a...
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Morocco: Join ISIS, Lose Your Nationality
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- Since the collapse of Syria, Moroccan security services have arrested several men who are recruiting fighters to join the ranks of various groups in Syria. They...
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Moroccan MP Expelled From His Party After Fight in the Parliament
Taroudante, Morocco - The Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) has reportedly decided to expel Aziz Lebbar, the party’s Parliamentary Advisor, because of his fight with Hamid Chabat, the Secretary...
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Moroccan Female Teacher Stabs Kid, Throws him out the Window
Casablanca- A female teacher on Wednesday stabbed to death her neighbor’s 7-year-old son and threw him out the window of her fourth-floor apartment. The tragic incident took place in the neighborhood...
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Official Draw of 2014 FIFA Club World Cup Takes Place in Marrakech
Marrakech- The draw of the FIFA Club World Cup due to take place on December 10-20 in Morocco was held on Saturday in Marrakech. Five clubs have so far qualified for this year’s edition of the Club...
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American Rabbi Calls for Extermination of Muslims
New York- In an alarming hate speech that went unreported in American mainstream media, an American Rabbi called simply for extermination of Muslims and a “holy crusade” against them. In a sermon he...
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Has the Arab Spring Failed?
Rabat -When Mohamed Bouazizi, a young Tunisian street vendor, was harshly molested by the police force of his country for doing business without a license, he felt his manhood and citizenship was being...
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Moroccan Tourism Sleep Walks Into a Crisis
Marrakech- An editorial in the daily newspaper L’Economiste commented that France was panicking over the security situation after the beheading of French citizen Herve Gourdel in Algeria while Morocco...
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Saudi Security Guard Slaps a Hajji in Mecca
Taroudant, Morocco - A video posted on YouTube shows one of the Saudi security guards slapping and screaming at a Hajji in the presence of women who seems to be his wife. The incident took place during...
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Moroccan Rapper Arrested for Song Misusing National Anthem
Rabat - Following in the footsteps of Mouad Belghouat, known as Alhaked, a Moroccan rapper who was jailed in 2012 for insulting two police officers, young rapper Othman A., nicknamed "Mister Crazy" is...
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France: Destruction of a Mosque Upsets Muslims
Rabat - The main prayer hall of the Mosque of Montfermeil, Seine-Saint-Denis, in France will be demolished because of “improper construction.” The mosque administration demanded that the authorities...
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Moroccan Minister of Tourism Denies Fall in Reservations from France
Rabat - Moroccan Minister of Tourism Lahcen Haddad announced the creation of a watch cell to monitor the development of the French tourism market. In a statement to Agency of Maghreb Arab Press (PAM),...
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Arrest Made in Connection with Murder of Moroccan Diplomat in South Africa
Rabat - Following ambiguous circumstances surrounding the recent assassination of Fatmi Noureddine, an officer in charge of consular affairs at the Moroccan Embassy in Pretoria, South Africa, the...
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