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Baccalaureate Exam: Ministry Uses Morocco World News Article, Attributes it...
Rabat - The Moroccan Ministry of Education made an unprofessional error when it used in this year’s exam administered to baccalaureate candidates a text taken from Morocco World News, but which it...
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Moroccan LGBT Rights Group Distances Itself from Femen
Rabat - Aswat group for sexual minorities has distanced itself from extreme group Femen and British rock band Placebo who protested against criminalization of homosexuality in Morocco. The group which...
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An Evening in Marrakech’s Djema el Fna
By Daniela Frendo Malta - The cheerful vendor watched us admire his collection of money notes. There were hundreds of them, all flattened out next to each other under smeared glass sheets. "Look, this...
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London school bans Muslim students from fasting during Ramadan
Taroudant - On Wednesday, Barclay Primary School in Leyton, East London, banned Muslim students from fasting during Ramadan. A week before the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, the school...
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Moroccan Magazine Under Fire for Cover Asking ‘Should We Burn Homosexuals’
Rabat - Weekly magazine Maroc-Hebdo has come under fire after it ran a cover deemed by many as homophobic. The cover depicts two men 'intimately' looking at each other in a swimming pool under the...
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Moroccan Families Sue Carrefour for Selling Alcohol to Muslims
Rabat - A group of Moroccan families from Mohammedia, a city 30 km north of Casablanca, are suing retail store Carrefour. According to Hespress, the group of 17 families who live in a neighbourhood...
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Moroccan National Team Beats Libya in African Cup Qualifiers
Rabat- Moroccan National beat Libya 1-0 on the first match of the African Cup of Nations qualifiers. The match, which was played in Adrar stadium in Agadir, was the first official appearance of the...
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The War on Iraq: America’s Big Mess
Kenitra - Throughout history military interventions have required moral and legal justifications for their legitimacy; politics invariably plays a role, which often appear as trumped-up excuses for...
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Stories of Marrakech Woman That Nabil Ayouch Didn’t See
Rabat - Every day I try to avoid talking about director Nabil Ayouch and his movie, but emotion arises inside me whenever I think of it. I remember the special weekend that I spent a couple months ago...
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Fatwa Banning Praying on Chairs Sparks Outrage
Rabat - A fatwa (religious edict) banning the use of chairs in mosques has provoked outrage in Muslim-majority Bangladesh. Many Muslims use chairs in mosques to perform ruku` or sujud due to physical...
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12 Moroccan Companies in Forbes’ Top Companies in the Arab World 2015 List
Rabat- Twelve Moroccan companies are ranked in Forbes' Top Companies in the Arab World 2015 list. Attijariwafa Bank is ranked 23rd in the list, leading the way for Moroccan companies with $3.1 billion...
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Royal Air Maroc to Change Flights to GMT time during Ramadan
Rabat- Royal Air Maroc has informed its customers that its flight schedules will be set forward one hour at various Moroccan airports. As a precaution, the company invites guests to arrive early for...
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Moroccan Tourism Sector in Crisis
Rabat- The Moroccan tourism sector is going through one of its more serious crises since the early 1990s as a result of the instability affecting the Arab world and North Africa, as well as tourists’...
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Said Taghmaoui: Nabil Ayouch’s Film Goes Against Moroccan Values
Rabat- Moroccan international actor Said Taghmaoui leveled harsh criticism against Nabil Ayouch’s controversial film “Much Loved.” In a post on his Facebook page, Taghmaoui said that the film...
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Spain’s New Law Grants Citizenship to Sephardic Jews, Ignores Muslims
Taroudante- Spain’s parliament gave final approval on Thursday to a law granting the right of citizenship to descendants of Sephardic Jews expelled from the country in 1492. To erase “years of crimes”...
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FIFA is the Biggest Mafia in the World of Sports: Hristo Stoichkov
Rabat- Bulgarian footballer Hristo Stoichkov has accused FIFA of acting like a mafia, according to Spanish news agency EFE. "I said it back in 1994. It's the biggest mafia out there in the world of...
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Morocco Arrest 57 People Suspected of Leaking Baccalaureate Exams
Rabat - Fifty-seven people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in Baccalaureate exam fraud, the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN) said Saturday. The arrests were carried...
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Postponement of Trial of Moroccan Gay Couple Who Kissed in Front of Hassan...
Rabat- The Moroccan couple arrested for publicly kissing in front of the Hassan II tower and mosque in Rabat were charged with "homosexuality" and "breach of public decency" and appeared in court in...
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High-Ranking Moroccan Police Official Suspended for Fraud
Rabat - The Moroccan General Directorate for National Security (DGNS) suspended the head of the police department in the city of Khemisset following a citizen complaint. The DGNS suspended the head of...
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The Joke of the Baccalaureate Exam in Morocco
Fez- In the midst of the dismal state of the Moroccan system of education, I will tell you the latest joke regarding the baccalaureate examination. However, the joke I will relate is upsetting. While...
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