Forced Sex With Kidnapped Women Is not Rape: ISIS Woman
Rabat - A “jihadi bride” of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), whose husband kidnapped a girl from the Yazidi minority ethnic group as a slave, has claimed that forced sex with kidnapped...
View Article#DrawDisability’s Art Campaign Reaches Morocco
Rabat - “Where words fail, art speaks.” Art has been used to understand the world and the people in it through many forms. #DrawDisability is a global campaign launched online in 2014 on December...
View ArticleWas Moroccan Terrorist Younes Tsouli Sexually Abused in British Prison
By Lina Mernissi Rabat- The case of Younes Tsouli, the former British detainee charged for terrorism and extremism, has exposed several hidden factors. These factors have been revealed as Moroccan law...
View ArticleTwo Raja of Casablanca Supporters Given 6 Months Prison Sentence in Algeria
Rabat - Two Raja Casablanca supporters who were arrested in Algeria earlier this month have been sentenced to six months imprisonment. Mohamed Yassir Malki and Salmane Elassri were arrested by...
View ArticleEmirati Woman Admits Killing American Teacher in Abu Dhabi
by Sara Gomez Rabat- Alaa Bader Abdullah, the Emirati woman accused and tried on charges of killing an American teacher with a large kitchen knife in the washroom of Reem Island’s Boutiq Mall last...
View ArticleMoroccan Salafist Joins Daesh after serving jail sentence
Rabat - After serving a sentence of two years for belonging to a jihadist network, Moroccan Salafist Ouled Mohamed Omar has reportedly fled to fight alongside Daesh in Syria. According to the Arabic...
View ArticleMoroccan TV Channel 2M Announces New Programs for Ramadan
Rabat - Moroccan state owned TV channel 2M has struggled to find an alternative to Hassan El Fad’s famous comedy sitcom, "The Couple," therefore must rely primarily on old productions to attract the...
View ArticleTIZI Initiative Awards 13 Exemplary Moroccan Women
By Zineb El Mechrafi Rabat - Organized by The Tariq Ibnou Ziyad Initiative, the Tizi Awards Ceremony has granted 20 awards to distinguishable leaders. Among these, thirteen are women. The 20 potential...
View ArticleStudents Caught with Electronic Devices in Exams to be Sent Out
Taroudant - In an attempt to fight cheating during the baccalaureate exams, the Ministry of Education says that mobile phones and electronic devices are now strictly prohibited in examination centers....
View ArticleClose to 100 Moroccans repatriated from Yemen: Minister
Rabat - Close to 100 Moroccans have been repatriated from Yemen since May 11, said on Tuesday Moroccan minister in charge of Moroccans living abroad, Anis Birou. A total of 141 Moroccans were...
View ArticleIf I Did What Should Have Been Done… Short Story
By Abdellatif Oudra Ouarzazate - It was a very special friendship bonded us together for years. Even though we didn’t hail from the same lineage, he was a true brother to me. We always exchanged...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI to Pay Official Visit to Guinea Bissau
Rabat - King Mohammed VI will make an official visit to Guinea Bissau on Wednesday. The visit is expected to give new impetus to bilateral relations. The monarch starts on Wednesday, May 27th, a...
View ArticleNabil Ayouch’s Film “Much Loved” Is Turning to Be Much Hated
Power comes not from the barrel of a gun, but from one's awareness of his or her own cultural strength and the unlimited capacity to empathize with, feel for, care, and love one's brothers and...
View ArticleSaad Lamjarred New Song Earns Guinness World Record Achievement
Rabat- Saad Lamjarred's hit single, entitled "Lmaallem" (the boss), has earned Guinness World Record achievement, amassing 22,854,222 views in a mere three weeks after the video clip was first...
View ArticleKhloe Kardashian Posts Selfie of Herself Wearing Niqab in Dubai
Rabat - Reality TV star Khloe Kardashian posted a selfie picture on Instagram Tuesday from her recent trip to Dubai, wearing the Niqab, a Muslim garment worn by some Muslim women while in public,...
View ArticleStudy Claims 19,333 Prostitutes ‘Work’ in Four Major Moroccan Cities
Rabat- According to recent survey conducted in four major Moroccan cities, over 19,000 women work as prostitutes as of 2011, according to the Moroccan daily Al Akhabr in its May 28 edition. The study,...
View ArticleMobilization in Italy to Prevent Deportation of an Undocumented Moroccan Hero
Rabat - A number of Italians have started a campaign on the global petition service Change.org to protect an undocumented Moroccan from deportation. The Moroccan, 28-year-old Taoufik Chtouki, was...
View ArticleMorocco Won’t Recant Its Decision to Ban Nabil Ayouch Film: Ministry
Rabat - The Communications Ministry said that it won't retract from its decision to ban "Much Loved", Nabil Ayouch's latest feature film, after somebody made a "clone" of French daily newspaper Le...
View ArticleMoroccan Think Tank Calls for English to Replace French in Schools
Taroudant - The Rabat Center for Political and Strategic Studies Fights For English to Replace French In Moroccan Schools. The Rabat Center for Political and Strategic Studies called for the need to...
View ArticleSaudi King to Visit Morocco at Invitation of King Mohammed VI
Rabat - Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Bin Abdulaziz is to visit Morocco soon at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, according to Saudi sources. King Mohammed VI held, on Tuesday, a telephone call with...
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