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Morocco, Best Tourist Destination In North Africa: Report
Taroudant, Morocco- The 2014 report released on March 19 by World Travel Tourism Council (WTTC) classified Morocco first tourist pole of the North African region. Entitled “Travel & Tourism...
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Palestinian Farah Chamma Tours Morocco
Goulmima - Palestine has always been the motherland of martyrs and poets. Some of those poets wrote lengthy poems for it without even having seen it before. Farah Chamma, a Palestinian slam poet, who...
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Emir of Qatar Receives Morocco’s Speaker of Upper House
Doha - Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani received, on Monday in Doha, Speaker of the House of Advisers (upper house) Mohamed Sheikh Biadillah who is on a visit to Qatar at the invitation...
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Over 600 Suspects Arrested in Two Days in Casablanca
Rabat- Last Friday, MWN reported that terrified citizens threatened to take to the streets against the insecurity in Casablanca; it seems that the citizens’ voice has been heard by the local...
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FC Barcelona Offers $27 million For Morocco’s Mehdi Benatia
Rabat- According to El Mundo Deportivo, FC Barcelona is ready to put up to $27 million US for AS Roma defender Mehdi Benatia. After EL Mundo Deportivo published a picture of Mehdi Benatia on its cover,...
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Mosque of Zaouia Cherradi, Example of Morocco’s unparalleled History
Marrakech - Zaouia Cherradi is home to a hauntingly exquisite mosque and marabout located in the village of the same name. It is close to the nearby town of Oudayia, some 30 kilometers outside of...
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Cultural Clash: the Islam-West Conflict (Part III)
Casablanca - In the previous part of this series (Cultural Clash: The Islam-West Conflict part II), I dealt with the notion of new racism, a contemporary form of racism, that feeds on the dogma that...
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Spelling Championship for Non-native Speakers
Agadir - Inspiring or motivational quotes can really work out wonders with alert and attentive audiences that can positively project their visions and plans into the future. I remember when I was an...
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Yassine Jarram presents Moroccans of the World
Rabat - Yassine Jarram, a Moroccan video blogger and musician, began creating videos in 2010 from his home in Casablanca. Recently dubbed as one of the most influential YouTubers in the Middle East and...
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Marrakesh Ranks Fifth Worldwide for Best Price/Quality in Room Service
Taroudant, Morocco- According to the 2014 TripIndex Room Service Index released last week by the American website, TripAdvisor, Marrakech is ranked 5th among 48 cities with the best quality / price...
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Sex Education Deters Teenagers from Pre-marital Intercourse
Toronto- Sexual desire is inherent and primal in all human beings. It is one of the universal commonalities of all societies. Yet, there are huge differences in sex-related practices, morals,...
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Moroccan Culture and Islam: A Tale of American Integration
By Peter C Smith II Ksar El Kebir, Morocco- Serving as American volunteers in Morocco, my wife and I were give a priceless gift. That gift was the ability to see and experience another culture...
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France: 15 Moroccans Arrested for Allegedly Stealing 2,000 Solar Panels in Italy
Casablanca- The French police arrested 15 Moroccans last week at Sète Port, Montpellier in France, for allegedly stealing more than 2,000 solar panels in Italy. Fifteen Moroccan drivers holding...
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Chaos Is Coming to the MENA Region: Libya
Rabat Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness. Werner Herzog Libya, in a few months, went from the dictatorship of a megalomaniac pan-Arab leader into the...
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United Arab Emirates: An Opera on the Life of Prophet Mohammed
Casablanca - Over 200 artists and producers participated in the creation of a musical drama on the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and performers took to the stage to present their work of art last...
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Sarah Sewall to participate in the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue
Fez - U.S Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall will participate in the second session of US-Morocco strategic dialogue in Rabat on April 4-5. "Under...
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120 Cyclists To Compete For The 27th “Tour Du Maroc”
Rabat- Organized by Morocco’s Royal Cycling Federation, the 27th annual of the Cycling Tour Du Maroc will take place from April 4th to 13th, with the participation of 120 cyclists representing 17...
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South Africa’s President Boycotts EU-Africa Summit In Protest Of Invitation...
Rabat- South Africa has stepped up its hostile moves towards Morocco in the European Union; South African president Jacob Zuma has withdrawn from the EU-Africa Summit, because the European Union...
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Melilla: Moroccan Soldiers Intervene to Stop Illegal Immigrants, Spanish NGO...
Casablanca- Units of the Moroccan Auxiliary Forces intervened last week in the Spanish exclave of Melilla to stop an onslaught of illegal immigrants. For a Spanish NGO, the intervention was rather an...
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Gender inequality and the recent reforms of Moudawana in Morocco
By Noureddin ELKhayaty Fez - After many years of struggle by women’s organizations, the situation of women in Morocco has improved, thanks to the adoption of several reforms. During the last two...
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