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Moroccan Jews Live in the Best Situation thanks to King’s Efforts
Casablanca- Morocco has always been a land of peaceful coexistence for different communities, regardless of their origins, customs, systems of beliefs, and social and cultural peculiarities. Although...
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Morocco to become Internet leader in the continent of Africa
Casablanca- Morocco, along with South Africa, could emerge as digital leaders in Africa by 2025 according to the well-respected American consulting firm McKinsey. In a report released last Wednesday,...
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Moroccan caftan shines at Paris fashion show
Taroudant- Moroccan caftan was honored at the fashion show “Sultans” devoted to ceremonial costumes, which held Saturday afternoon in a grand palace in Paris. Under the evocative name of "Sultans", the...
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School Exams Schedule for 2013-2014 School Year Unveiled
Taroudant - The Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training announced the exam dates for the school year 2013-2014 that will be held in all the various school levels and disciplines. The...
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Angola bans Islam, destroys mosques: reports
Sidi Ifni- Numerous news outlets reported that Angola has taken measures to demolish mosques and eradicate any manifestations of Islam in the country, in an attempt by the African country’s government...
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Morocco: video shows miserable conditions of schools in rural areas
Rabat - Footage from a forgotten school recently posted on YouTube illustrates the miserable conditions Moroccan students in rural areas have to endure to get education. The school - if we can call it...
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Polisario Boycotts Al Jazeera over alleged Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan
Casblanca- The new editorial board of the Qatari seems to displease the Front’s leaders. Ahmed Boukhari, the Front’s representative to the United Nations, is one of them. Boukhari announced, last...
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Sahara: Morocco back on track, a lot remains to get done
New York- As expected by a number of Moroccan and American observers, King Mohammed VI’s visit to the United States of America was fruitful for Morocco at many levels, whether the deepening of its...
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More than 10 Million Moroccans Speak French: Report
Casablanca- The Moroccan public opinion has recently resumed the debate on the use of Darija (colloquial Arabic) as the medium of instruction in Moroccan schools instead of Modern Standard Arabic....
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Fez’ American Language Center organizes first annual conference on volunteering
By Yahya Bouhafa Fez - The American Language Center of Fez (ALC) and ALIF organized the First Annual Community Service Club Conference on Saturday and Sunday, November 16-17. The seventy-nine...
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Rural women in Morocco: some aspects of their everlasting predicament
By Lahcen Ait Idir Azilal, Morocco, Malika, a rural woman from Azilal, 163 kilometers north east of Marrakech, told me once: “we, women, are the most oppressed group by society and the State.” This...
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Morocco: British Council organizes a global seminar on international...
Taroudant- The British Council will organize an annual global skills partnership seminar “Bringing the Learning Home 2013”. The seminar, which will be held in Casablanca on November27-28, will focus...
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Canadian professors wear veil in protest against law targeting Muslims
Casablanca- Two Canadian non-Muslim professors decided to put on the hijab to workplace as a protest against a draft law that would ban teachers from wearing the veil in the country, according to...
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Corruption in Morocco: former mayor of Marrakesh forbidden to leave the country
Rabat- According to the Moroccan daily Akbar Al Youm, the former mayor of Marrakech, Omar Jazuli is forbidden to leave the country, following verdict of the judge of the criminal division of the Court...
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Angolan officials deny their country banned Islam, dismantled mosques
Casablanca- Two officials at the Angolan Embassy in the United States, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, denied yesterday that their country had banned Islam and dismantled mosques, according...
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French man commits suicide in Marrakesh
Marrakesh- A fifty year old French man committed suicide last night in Marrakesh by jumping from the 5th floor of an apartment building located in a residential area in Marrakesh, according to MAP...
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Moroccan Mistaken for a Terrorist after Praying on a Train
Fez- Everything was normal in the speeding train connecting Krakow and Warsaw in Poland till night prayer time came. A Moroccan student sharing the same compartment with a Polish woman stood up and...
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Speculations on a probable future destruction of the internet
Kenitra, Internet after all is not without enemies… The Internet has become the Archimedean point in our daily life. Almost nothing gets done without it nowadays. The more we rely on it, the more it...
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Standard Arabic is not just a language for Moroccans
Fez- The recommendations made by Nabil Ayouch to his majesty the king Mohamed VI to banish standard Arabic from schools and adopt the Moroccan Darija in education split the nation into two separate...
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Morocco: country where you rape a child and you get 4 years in jail
Casablanca- Morocco is increasingly becoming the ideal refuge for rapists. Stories on rape and sexual harassment have become so customary in our press that we don’t read them with perhaps the same...
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