Does Moroccan society truly value Islamic principles?
By Oudra Abdellatif Casablanca - What I am about to say may sound nonsensical for some. Yet, I can help it no more, for my broken heart urges me to speak out. Today, some have chosen self-immolation as...
View ArticleFC Barcelona’s President Rosell to resign: source
Fez - FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell is to resign in the aftermath of a Spanish court's decision to investigate the signing of Brazilian striker Neymar last year, Spanish sport newspaper El Mundo...
View ArticleTeaching The Listening Skill in Moroccan Classrooms
Rabat - The listening skill is sometimes referred to as “the passive skill in the pedagogy of the foreign language classroom”. A belief that all pedagogues, worthy of the name, need to dismiss as...
View ArticleStromae to Perform in the 2014 Mawazine Festival
Taroudant- In a press communiqué published on its official website, l’Association Maroc Cultures- the Morocco Cultures Association- in charge of the Mawazine Festival, announced the participation of...
View Article200 thousand Moroccan manipulate the law to benefit from RAMED program
Rabat- In a shocking figure revealed on Wednesday by Moroccan Minister of Health El Hussein El Ouardi, more than 200 thousand Moroccan citizens have registered for the System of Medical Assistance...
View ArticleMorocco launches virtual consultation with Moroccans living abroad
El Jadida, Morocco - The Moroccan Commission on National Dialogue & New Constitutional Prerogatives launches Program of “Virtual Consultation”. The Moroccan Commission on National Dialogue &...
View ArticleI want to be your secret lover
Ifran - Sometimes, we receive a friend request on Facebook from a person we do not know. We accept or refuse it based on the profile picture, on our relationship status, or simply on our mood. No...
View ArticleMorocco’s Amadeus Institute ranks 13th best think tank in the MENA region
Taroudant- The University of Pennsylvania has just released the 2013 Global Go to Think Thank Index & Abridged Report on January 22, 2014, placing the Moroccan Amadeus Institute 13th in the MENA...
View ArticleMoroccan-British woman accused of smuggling $27K to Syrian fighters
Taroudant- According to the Daily Mail, two British students of Moroccan origin, Nawal Msaad, 26, and her alleged co-conspirator Amal Elwahabi, 27, were charged with terror offences. The two young...
View ArticleProfessionalism in Teaching: Seven Tips of Success
Chicago “The best way to create a genuine responsibility era, a genuine commitment to families and to the values they reflect, is to begin with those to whom we owe the greatest responsibility.-those...
View ArticleMoroccan NGO signs MoU with Association of African American lawyers and judges
Rabat- According to daily Akhbar Al Yaoum, a memorandum of understanding has been signed on Thursday on the sidelines of an international conference in the city of Marrakech on justice reform. The...
View ArticleMoroccan teachers and “humiliation rights”
Mohamed Lahri, Rabat When I was a little kid I came across the expression "human rights" many times. I first thought that this means that all human beings shall be treated equally, regardless of their...
View ArticleFrancois Hollande announces split with Valerie Trierweiler
Rabat- France's President Francois Hollande announces split with partner Valerie Trierweiler, according to AFP. The French President told AFP on Saturday that his “shared life” with Valerie...
View ArticleSahara: Exiled former Polisario leader sends letter to UNSG Personal Envoy
El Jadida, Morocco- A former commander of the Polisario Front, Mustapha Salma, has sent a personal letter to the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General, Christopher Ross, in an attempt to seek...
View ArticleMoroccan Ministry of F.A launches English version of its Internet portal
Rabat- The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation has launched the English version of its institutional portal on the Internet, said the Ministry in a communiqué received by MWN. Karim...
View ArticleMoroccan Nidal Ibourk Singer Rises to Next Phase of The Voice
Rabat - Nidal Ibourk, a Moroccan citizen born in Rabat and living in the U.S. since 2006, has been selected to compete in the next round of competition in MBC’s The Voice. Ms. Ibourk is flying the...
View ArticleBadr Hari faces 4 years in prison with suspended sentence
El Jadida- Moroccan “K-1”and “Kickboxing”World Champion, Badr Hari, is facing a four-year suspended prison sentence in the Netherlands on charges of assault and battery, according to Dutch media. The...
View ArticleThe Cardboard Residents: The Forsaken Elderly in Morocco’s Streets
Casablanca - The picture above has sent chills down the spines and hearts of many Moroccans. The picture shows a forsaken, elderly woman in El Jadida, (63 miles south of Casablanca) who could not find...
View ArticleAn American perspective on Moroccan Arabic
New Jersey City- I love the Arabic that is spoken here in Morocco, which is interesting because not very many people do. I remember when I was here over the summer that many of my friends did not like...
View ArticleTwo German tourists killed in a traffic accident in Marrakech
Marrakech- Two tourists, a woman and a man of German nationality, were killed in a traffic accident that occurred Sunday morning in Marrakech, according to MAP. The two victims were killed on the spot...
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