Moroccan authorities take drastic measures to secure Agadir’s Timitar festival
By Tarik Elbarakah Morocco World News Rabat, June 30, 2013 Hundreds of men and women in uniform had been called to join the efforts of maintaining security and facilitate traffic flow at Agadir’s...
View ArticleTwo priceless lessons from The Great Gatsby
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 1, 2013 Despite my professors’ incessant recommendations to read F. Scott Fitzgerald’s, The Great Gatsby while still an undergraduate student, I...
View ArticleDon’t Let Others Say: ‘ That Road is Better’
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, Morocco, July 1, 2013 By nature, we like to give others advice. We like to tell others where to go, where to play and how to lead their lives. We like to...
View ArticleThe Unforgettable Slap – Short Story
By Mourad El Hanafi Morocco World News Oujda, Morocco, July 1, 2013 Being a five-year-old child, my family, as any other Moroccan family, sent me to the Jamaa (traditional kindergarten, especially in...
View ArticleSeville Hosts a Unique Exhibition on “Light in the Art and Science in the...
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 1, 2013 The Spanish southern city of Seville is to host a unique exhibition under the theme “Light in the Art and Science in the Islamic World” in...
View ArticleMoroccan kaftan’s majesty enchants world female celebrities
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 1, 2013 What could be the point in common between Mariah Carey, Hilary Clinton, Haifaa Wahbi, Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Haddad and Jennifer Lopez?...
View ArticleEgyptian Foreign Minister resigns: source
Morocco World News Rabat, July 1, 2013 According to MENA news agency, Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr has resigned. Egyptian Foreign Minister is the sixth minister to resign amid the...
View ArticleThe Global Innovation Index 2013: Morocco down 4 positions
By Larbi Arbaoui Morocco World News Taroudant, July 2, 2013 According to the classification of the Global Innovation Index 2013, recently co-published by Cornell University, INSEAD and the World...
View ArticleMorocco to return to standard time (GMT) on July 7
Morocco World News Rabat, July 2, 2013 On the occasion of Ramadan, Morocco will return to standard time (GMT) starting from Sunday July 7th. In a statement announced by the Ministry of Public Service...
View ArticleMinding your own business: a foreign impression of Moroccan society
By Erin Geneva Morocco World News Rabat, July 2, 2013 Coming from Canada to Morocco, the first thing I noticed about Morocco is how close people get when they are speaking to you. I also noticed the...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI tops the list of the public’s “preferred Arab leader”
Morocco World News New York, July 2, 2013 Moroccan King Mohammed VI is leading the list of most appreciated Arab leaders, according to a poll conducted by MSN Arabia to choose the public’s “preferred...
View ArticleFirst Green Card Granted to Gay Married to an American
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 2, 2013 Very swift was the US reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision which struck down a federal law against same-sex marriage. After less than a...
View ArticleAMPA’s successful 7th Moroccan American Bridges
By Hasna Sabah Morocco World News Casablanca, July 3, 2013 On Friday, June 21st, I attended an amazing event that reminded me of my days in Silicon Valley: the 7th Moroccan American Bridges conference...
View ArticleWhy do we Protest?
By Mustapha Ait kharouach Morocco World News Casablanca, July 3, 2013 This is another point of view of what has happened and is still occurring in the Middle East and North Africa, during what is...
View ArticleEgypt’s military ousts Morsi
Morocco World News with agencies New York, July 3, 2013 Egypt’s military decided to oust Mohammed Morsi from his post as President of the country. The move came more than 48 hours after the ultimatum...
View ArticleTalking in class: unhealthy phenomenon
By Zouhir Chbakou Morocco World News Rabat, July 4, 2013 Nowadays, classrooms are full of irrelevant behaviors toward education. For example, the classes in Moroccan schools suffer from using...
View ArticleFacebook closes FEMEN Official Page
By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, July 4, 2013 FEMEN activists, who stirred uproar recently following their controversial way of protest or what they call ‘Topless Jihad,” are being...
View ArticleMorocco: the Minister of Handicrafts fills a complaint against daily Al-Massae
By Youssef Sourgo Morocco World News Casablanca, July 4, 2013 Mr. Abdessamad Kayouh, the Minister of Handicrafts, lodged a complaint against daily Al-Massae for having published an article accusing...
View ArticleWhat went wrong with Morocco’s educational system?
By Rachid Khouya Morocco World News Smara, Morocco, July 4, 2013 Isn’t it a real catastrophe to spend a decade or two at school and at the end you find yourself or your children ignorant, unable to...
View ArticleMoroccans divided into proponents and opponents of Morsi’s ouster
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, July 4, 2013 No sooner had the Egyptian Army removed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi from power than some Moroccans began to support the decision, while...
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