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The tale of the great Benkirane and his four wives
Rabat - In the wonderful kingdom of Morocco, the sun shines three hundred days a year and scores of people sit in cafés sipping tea, taking turns at reading the papers provided graciously by the...
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Morocco: Code switching and its social functions
By Abdelatif Ait Aazzi - Casablanca Code switching is both a linguistic phenomenon and a common behavior that occurs in bilingual speech. Code switching is an everyday reality in every place where more...
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Algeria Military Rift over Presidential Elections Turns “Nasty”
Washington - The pre-election fever in Algeria threatens to morph into a full blown confrontation between powerful political clans. In an unprecedented move, the General Secretary of the National...
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Morocco: Death or chemical castration for pedophiles?
By Aziz Allilou Rabat- The families of pedophilia victims and the human rights association Matkich Wladi are campaigning to make penalties harsher for convicted pedophiles, in order to stop the rise...
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Morocco Makes No Progress in Freedom of the Press: Reporters Without Borders
By Aziz Allilou- Rabat Reporters Without Borders ranked Morocco 136th in the world for its annual Press Freedom Index, and 9th in the Arab World. Morocco kept the same ranking as last year on the 2014...
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Kenza Zouiten, a Moroccan Fashion Star Shining in Sweden
Casablanca- Moroccans are fabulous wherever they go and in all fields. Kenza Zouiten, 22, is a famous Moroccan-Swedish model, fashion blogger, and the host of her own web TV show, “Kenza & Tyra...
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Woman gives birth on a Montreal-bound Royal Air Maroc flight
New York- According to the Canadian news website Le Journal de Montreal, a woman gave birth on Saturday night on a Royal Air Maroc while on a flight between Casablanca to Montreal. According to the...
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Saudi Arabia to challenge Morocco in global phosphate market
By Aziz Alillou- Rabat Saudi Arabia may emerge as a powerful challenger to Moroccan phosphate in the coming years once it begins offering its phosphate in the world market. This is bad news for...
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24 Mafiosi Arrested in FBI and Italian Police Joint Operation
Bordeaux - Operation "New Bridge", led by US and Italian authorities, broke up a new drug smuggling route which connected the 'Ndrangheta and New York's mafia. The FBI and Italian police have been...
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Moroccan Minister of Justice Suspends 2 Judges
Bordeaux - The Moroccan Ministry of Justice has still not revealed the names of the judges who were suspended last year. The release of the name of suspended Moroccan judges for 2012 had sparked...
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The miserable working conditions of a Casablanca textile factory
By Keltoum Elhassiah- Casablanca A day in a small textile factory: poor working conditions, low productivity, loss of customers In a small, 20-year old factory in Sbata, a neighborhood of Casablanca,...
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Algerian military open fire towards Moroccan border control station
Rabat- A new escalation in the tension between Moroccan and Algeria or an accident? According to a statement issue by the Moroccan Ministry of Interior, elements of the Algerian National People's Army...
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John Kerry Visits Largest Mosque in South East Asia
Jakarta- US Secretary of State John Kerry visited Asia’s largest mosque in Jakarta on Sunday during his visit to Indonesia, paying tribute to Islam in the world's most populous Muslim-majority nation....
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The Policewoman and the Elderly Man: Reflections on an Act of Kindness
Casablanca- When was the last time you helped an elderly man cross the road? You can’t even recall, can you? We have become so self-interest-ridden today that displaying any act of kindness feels like...
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Moroccan Chahida Sekkafi, first veiled football referee in Italy
By Cheikh Lioussi Rabat- For the first time in the history of Italian football, a female referee conducted a football match while wearing the Islamic head covering, known as hijab. Chahida Chekkafi, a...
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“Careers in Morocco” Forum slated for March 29th In London
Rabat- "Careers in Morocco,” the forum of Moroccan competencies in the world will be held on March 19th in London for graduates and Moroccan professionals residing in Europe and looking for employment...
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Morocco: Israeli Rents Beach, Prevents Locals from Access
Rabat- According to Moroccan daily newspaper, Al Massaa, an Israeli advertising producer rented the beach of Safi to film sports scenes and prevented local citizens from having access for three days....
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Spain-Morocco and Valentine’s Day: Day of Love, Day of Hate
Casablanca- Some people celebrated last Friday as the day of love. The celebration has become a tradition whereby the lovers, married or not, buy gifts and exchange sweet words. February 14th refers...
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Discourse of poverty and satire in the picaresque novel (part 1)
Nador - The term picaresque has its roots in the 16th century in Spain. Overall, the picaresque novel is a type of fiction that is characterized by being satirical and realistic at the same time. This...
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Justin Timberlake to perform at Rabat Mawazine Festival
Rabat- Singer-musicianJustin Timberlake will perform for the first time in Morocco at the 13th annual Mawazine festival, entitled Rhythms of the World. L’Association Maroc Cultures announced today that...
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