Muslims Aren’t Safe Anywhere
By Koos Mohammed London - As the ‘war on terror’ rages on, Europe and America are becoming increasingly hostile habitats for the Muslim communities. The latest in a wave of Islamaphobic violence has...
View ArticleIslamophobia in France On the Rise after Charlie Hebdo
Taroudant - The Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF), the republic’s leading watchdog fighting Islamophobia, has released an annual report highlighting an alarming increase in...
View ArticleCasablanca Ranks 3rd Top Business Destination in Africa
Rabat - Africa’s leading online hotel booking platform has released a list of the top business destinations on the continent, and Morocco’s economic capital Casablanca had made the cut at number 3....
View ArticleErdogan Criticizes Obama for His Silence About Chapel Hill murders
Rabat - Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan criticized US President Barack Obama on Thursday for keeping silent about the killing of three Muslim students in North Carolina earlier this week....
View ArticleSaudi Historian Says Driving Poses Rape Threat to Female Drivers
By Kristina Fried Rabat - In an interview on Saudi TV, Saudi historian Saleh al-Saadoon explained his interesting take on why the driving ban for women in Saudi Arabia should be enforced. According to...
View ArticleMorocco Drops Six Positions in Latest FIFA Ranking
Rabat- Morocco has dropped six positions in the latest FIFA world ranking of international teams. The Moroccan national team has slipped to the 88th position in the February ranking, right between El...
View ArticleDriss Bencheikh Steps Down From Wafa Assurance
Rabat- Driss Bencheikh, the director of Attijariwafa Bank’s insurance subsidiary, Wafa Assurance, has stepped down on Thursday in what appears to be a new reshuffle inside the Société Nationale...
View ArticleValentine’s Day in Morocco: an imported culture
Taroudant, Morocco- February 14 of each year, the world celebrates Valentine’s Day. Today, this American celebration has become more globalized. As more people communicate via the Internet, watch...
View ArticleMoroccans and Valentine’s Day
Rabat - Each year, Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14. It is observed in many parts of the world, and it is characterized by exchanging gifts, sending loved-ones texts, and above all...
View ArticleAfrican Division of the FIFPro Rejects CAF Sanctions Against Morocco
Rabat - The African Division of African players has rejected the sanction imposed by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) against Morocco. The African Division of the FIFPro, the International...
View ArticleFrench Interior Minister to Visit Morocco After Year-long Diplomatic Crisis
Rabat- French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve will visit the kingdom on Saturday. This is the first visit of a French official to Morocco since the end of a year-long diplomatic crisis between...
View ArticleRabat’s Terry Fox Run: Let’s Fight Cancer Together
By Radia Benabbou Under the auspices of the Lala Salma Foundation - Prevention and Treatment of Cancers, and in partnership with the Canadian Embassy in Morocco, l'Association l'Avenir, and...
View ArticlePioneer of Moroccan Amaizgh Music Dies
Rabat - One of the pioneers of Amazigh music Ammouri Mbarek passed away on Saturday morning in a Casablanca clinic following a long battle with cancer. Born in 1951 in Irguiten, a small village...
View ArticleMorocco, ‘Key Partner’ in Combating Terrorism: French Minister
Rabat - "Morocco is a key partner in ensuring security and combating terrorism," said Bernard Cazeneuve in a joint press briefing following talks with his Moroccan counterpart Mohamed Hassad....
View ArticleEgypt: What Happened To The Cradle of Civilization?
Toronto - A couple of weeks ago, Shaima El Sabbagh, an Egyptian young activist and mother, fell under the bullets of security forces in Cairo. The gut-wrenching pictures of her slow death made world...
View ArticleAlgeria, Polisario Make of Humanitarian Aid a ‘Profitable Business’: Belgian...
Brussels - The embezzlement of humanitarian aid by Algeria and the Polisario, was denounced on Saturday in the front page of a leading Belgian paper, La Libre Belgique. The paper dedicated an article...
View ArticleThe Moroccan Legislative Circus (Part 1)
Rabat - The late king Hassan II, incensed by the puerile quibbling that took place in the parliament of his time, that was, after all, a mere rubber-stamp of his autocratic policies, called it a true...
View ArticleMoroccan MPs’ Use of Language Grew Dramatic
Fez - Moroccan MPs’ use of colorful language reaches new heights— or lows — as president of February 9 Parliamentary meeting suspends discussion after debate grows intense and unprofessional. Watching...
View ArticleTempo Money Transfer joins Morocco, integrating with Dirham Express
Rabat - Tempo Money Transfer and UK-based remittances provider Dirham Express have successfully completed a collaborative project, whereby its completion now enables clients to send money from Tempo’s...
View ArticleMorocco Deports Two French Journalists For Filming Without Permission
Rabat- Two French journalists from “l’Agence Premières Lignes” were deported on Sunday from Rabat, for filming a documentary without authorization. Paul Moreira, founder of Premieres Lignes, said in a...
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