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Moroccan father takes his five sons to fight the Syrian regime
Sidi Ifni, Morocco- According to the Telegraph, a Moroccan family joined the Syria's Islamist rebel group to fight against Bashar al Assad regime. The father Ahmed al-Sha’ara took all his five sons to...
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Music, Politics, & Peace: An American’s Performance of Arabic Music Causes a...
By Elisabeth Myers Washington- The question has been asked as to why Jennifer Grout’s recent performance of songs of Om Khalthoum at “Arab’s Got Talent” contest is causing such a stir. The short...
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Morocco’s Khadija Riyadi awarded the Prestigious UN Human Rights Prize
Fez- Moroccan human rights activist Khadija Riyadi was awarded the prestigious United Nations Human Rights Prize. The United Nations on Thursday announced the winners of the prestigious United Nations...
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Lifting Ban on Hijab in Turkey: A Stealth Step toward Islamism or Evolution...
Cairo - After about 90 years of ban on wearing Hijab in the state institutions in Turkey, the government has issued a law lifting the longstanding ban on wearing Hijab in the public entities except the...
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American Jennifer Grout earns second spot in Arabs Got Talent
Fez- The American singer who stunned the Arab and the world audiences with her voice got the second spot in the final of the third season of Arabs Got Talent, which was held in Beirut on Saturday...
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Lessons from America: a Moroccan woman’s story
Boston- I still remember that day—the song playing on the radio, the sun shining all around me, and the excitement that grew with every passing moment as my brother picked me up from JFK airport, fresh...
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Attending an Air Force show and visiting the Space Museum
Inezgane, Morocco- A master of derring-do or daring to do in my opinion is Abbas Ibn Firnas. The man dared to have a great and out of the common dream that a multitude of Arabs and Muslims over the...
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Fake Police Officer Arrested in Casablanca
Casablanca- According to news outlet, the police arrested a man in Casablanca’s Ain Chock neighborhood for impersonating a police officer. The arrested man had allegedly stopped a car and requested...
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Algeria decides to freeze its diplomatic relations with Morocco: official
Rabat- Algeria has decided to freeze its relations with Morocco. The spokesperson of the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Sunday that his country had decided to severe its diplomatic...
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Jennifer Grout appears for the first time with her Moroccan fiance
Taroudant- The MBC website posted photo of the American singer Jennifer Grout with a young man holding Ribbab, an Amazigh music instrument, allegedly to be her fiancé. The MBC said that the young man...
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Moroccans react to Algeria’s decision to severe its diplomatic ties with Morocco
Rabat- There has been still no official reaction from the Moroccan government to the Algeria’s decision to freeze its diplomatic relations with Morocco. But some Moroccan officials said that the...
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WHO report: 15% of Moroccans are addicted to cigarettes
Taroudant- According to a recent report on smoking released by the World Health Organization (WHO), entitled “Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship“, 15% of Moroccans are...
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Moroccan official recommends grating basic healthcare to sex workers
Casablanca- The Economic, Social and Environmental Council (CESE) released yesterday the results of a study on the Moroccan healthcare sector. Ostensibly, the results are far from being comforting....
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FIFA Club World CUP: Brazil’s star Ronaldinho arrives in Marrakech
Rabat- Ronaldinho, the Brazilian star and FIFA World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2005, arrived in Marrakech on Tuesday to take part, along with his team, in the FIFA Club World Cup, scheduled to...
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Morocco: B.A., M.A protesting teachers carry on striking despite threats from...
Sidi Ifni- The B.A. and M.A protesting teachers, who are calling for their ‘basic’ right of promotion in Rabat, have defied the Ministry of Education by going on strike for the fourth week now. Even...
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Uruguay becomes first country to legalize consumption of marijuana
Fez- Uruguay became the first country in the world to legalize the use of marijuana. The Uruguayan Senate voted on Tuesday on bill that legalizes marijuana. In accordance with the newly approved law,...
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Moroccan TV channels excluded from broadcasting the FIFA Club World Cup
Fez- The much-anticipated FIFA Club World Cup, which will take place in the Moroccan cities of Agadir and Marrakech, will kick off tomorrow. But, the organization of the prestigious tournament in the...
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Today’s Readers and the Death Reflection
Casablanca - On Monday, MWN published a news story entitled, “Morocco: A Man Arrested for Raping 70 Women.” As its title already implies, the news story was on a 50-year-old man who was arrested for...
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The University of Sherbrooke leaves Algeria to relocate in Morocco
Taroudant- After putting an end its activities in Algeria, the Canadian “Université de Sherbrooke” wishes to settle with fresh aspirations in Morocco. The Canadian university will launch several...
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Morocco’s Raja of Casablanca wins the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup
Agadir- Morocco’s Raja Casablanca won the opening game of the FIFA Club World Cup, as it beat Auckland City (2-1). Raja’s goals were scored by Mouhcine Iajour and Abdelilah Hafidi. The opening game...
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