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On Jobs, Votes, and Extremism
Toronto- In a recent New York Times Op-Ed, Turkish academic Mustafa Akyol attributed Islam’s rise of intolerance to its inherent propensity to stifle dissent. He prescribes what can be summed up as...
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Aggressions Against Journalists in Morocco Decreased in 2014: Report
Rabat - The year 2014 was marked by a decrease in aggressions against journalists while on duty, according to the 2014 annual report on efforts for press freedom promotion. Quoting data in reports by...
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Three Individuals Arrested In Casablanca And Oujda Before Joining IS In Libya
Rabat - Security services arrested three individuals in Casablanca and Oujda who were attempting to join the terrorist organization of IS in Libya, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement. The...
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My Letter to the World: How Islamophobia Killed My Parents
By Kenza Isnasi Ifrane - My name is Kenza, and I was born in Belgium in 1983. Morocco is the country that witnessed the birth of my ancestors. Today, I am proud to say that I am Belgian of Moroccan...
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European Parliament Calls on EU to Adapt Aid to Real Needs Of Population In...
Brussels - The Committee on Budgetary Control of the European parliament called on the European Commission to adapt the aid it sends to Tindouf camps to the real needs of the population on grounds of...
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Obama Rejects Idea That West Is at War With Islam
By Kristina Fried Rabat - In his speech at the three-day conference held on Wednesday to combat extremism, Obama stated that “the notion that the West is at war with Islam is an ugly lie, and all of...
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ISIS Terrorists: Wrongly Diagnosed
By Majid Morceli San Francisco- When Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer, also known as the Milwaukee Cannibal committed murder and dismemberment of 17 men and boys, Psychologists and prison psychiatrists...
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Trying to Understand does Not Mean to Condone or to Tolerate
Rabat - There is no discussion of the basics. Murder is murder, manslaughter is manslaughter, and terrorism is terrorism, wherever they are committed and regardless of who victim and perpetrator are...
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The Maghreb Union: Between Myth and Reality
Tunis - 26 years have passed since the Maghreb Union was announced, but in reality, no union was built. Many young people have considered this thorny issue and have worked on various projects to...
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Morocco: Fighting for a Bit of Cultural Heritage
By Anne Allmeling* In November 2014, heavy storms caused major damage to the adobe fortress of Aït Benhaddou. Now, some of the buildings are being restored. But the work is tedious and worthwhile only...
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Media Discourse and Double Standards
By Radia Benabbou Tangier - A month ago, the world came together in support of the French following the shooting that targeted the satirical weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo. World leaders condemned the...
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New Highway to Link Beni Mellal to Fez-Meknes and Errachidia
Rabat - The Department of Infrastructure, Transport and Logistics has launched a tentative offer for the construction of a highway linking Beni Mellal to Fez-Meknes and Errachidia. In its February...
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Four Moroccan Think Tanks in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Report
Rabat - Four Moroccan Think Tanks are included in the University of Pennsylvania’s 2014 Global Go to Think Tank index report (GGTTI). The eighth GGTTI index report, conducted by the Think Tanks and...
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AU President Mugabe ‘Fishing’ for Boko Haram in the Western Sahara
Washington DC - The 24th Session of the Summit of the African Union (AU), which concluded in Addis Ababa in late January, was supposed to deliberate on ways to tackle the Boko Haram threat. Instead,...
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Moroccan Army Fifth Strongest in Arab World: Report
Rabat - The Moroccan Army is the fifth strongest army in the Arab world, according to the Global Firepower Index, a ranking of 126 countries that compare the world’s militaries based on more than 50...
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Morocco Sentences 18 Individuals for Terrorism
Rabat - The anti-terrorism court in Salé sentenced, on Thursday, 18 individuals to prison terms ranging from 5 to 10 years on terrorism charges. The court delivered a ten-year prison sentence to a...
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Moroccan Satirical Video Mocks Issa Hayatou
Taroudant - An animated video, posted on YouTube on February 16, depicts Issa Hayatou, the President of the African Football Federation (CAF), dancing and singing in a funny manner. Following the...
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Fulbright Study Grant: an Opportunity for Moroccan Undergraduates
By Chaimae El Mouhtarim Kenitra - The Moroccan-American Commission for Educational and Cultural Exchange has launched the Fulbright Study Grant program for 2015-2016. This scholarship covers all...
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What Gives You Hope?
Tangier - She is a woman who taught me the art of the impossible. This is far away from politics; it is more about my personal life. I’m extraordinarily lucky to know her. She is a brave mind who was...
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Morocco Strongly Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Libya
Rabat- Morocco has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on Friday in Eastern Libya, which claimed the lives of at least 40 victims. The Kingdom offers its sincere condolences to Libyan authorities...
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