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Breaking News: Haddadi Decides To Play for Spain
Rabat- A few hours after Spanish coach Vicente Del Bosque called him to join Spain’s squad that will play Macedonia in its first 2016 Euro qualifier match scheduled for next Monday, F.C. Barcelona...
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One in 10 girls sexually abused in the world: UNICEF
Taroudant- Around 120 million girls around the world, nearly one in 10, have been subject to rape or sexual abuse by the time they turn 20, a new UN report has found. The report shows that the most...
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Ta’ziya Theatre from a Constructive Approach
Rabat - Ta’ziya is a performing tradition out of many that were celebrated in the East before the appropriation of the Western model. Ta’ziya is a formulaic space resurrecting the historical memory of...
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Over 800,000 Die Due to Suicide Every Year, WHO says
Marrakesh- The World Health Organization (WHO) has released its first report on suicide prevention, covering the years 2000 to 2012. According to the report, over 800,000 die due to suicide every year,...
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Journals of a Moroccan Fulbrighter in America (2): Middle Eastern Studies at...
Austin - When I was preparing my research project for the Fulbright grant, I never thought that I would end up at the department of Middle Eastern Studies (MES). It just happened that the researchers...
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UK imams issues fatwa against joining IS
Taroudant- A group of influential imams and scholars based in UK has issued a Fatwa, religious edict, prohibiting (haram) British Muslims to fight alongside Isis extremists in Iraq and Syria. The...
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French Comic Dieudonne Ridicules Beheading of James Foley
Rabat- French comic Dieudonne is under investigation by the French authorities after he released a controversial video in which he mocks the beheading of American Photojournalist James Foley by ISIS...
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Casablanca Ranks First Emerging Global Financial Hub: report
Rabat- Casablanca was ranked first among the places being tipped by experts and finance professionals as the emerging global financial hubs likely to become significant in the future. In a recent...
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Texas Man Convicted in Crash that Claimed the Lives of a Moroccan Family
Rabat- A Texan was found guilty by a state district judge in Fort Worth, Texas of intoxication manslaughter in a drunken-driving crash that killed a Moroccan family of three, including an 11-month-old...
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Italy: Moroccan-Born Politician Resigns Over Death Threat, Flees Country
Rabat - Moroccan-born Aicha Mesrar, a councilor in the northern Italian city of Rovereto, has been reportedly forced to resign her post and flee Italy after she received a series of death threats,...
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Iran: a Man Sentenced to Death for Insulting the Prophet
Rabat- An Iranian social media activist has been reportedly sentenced to death for his alleged insult of the prophet Mohammed (PBUH). On Sunday, the Tehran-based court reportedly sentenced Souhail...
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‘The Other Leader Program’ Offers Opportunity to Poor Students in Southeast...
Marrakech - "Need is the mother invention." When a society is in need of something, it can create its own solutions and plans to respond to those needs. When the Al Atlassain, Jeunes Sud Volontariat...
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Over 1,600 Cases of Suicide Recorded In Morocco in 2012, WHO Says
Taroudant, Morocco- More than 1,600 cases of suicide recorded in Morocco in 2012, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO), released on September 4, covering the years 2000 to...
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Self-styled ‘Sharia Police Officers’ Try to Impose Islamic Law in Germany
Rabat- Police in the German city of Wuppertal are reportedly investigating a case of a group of men who call themselves the "Sharia police." The group has been observed patrolling the streets and...
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France, Leading Country for Jewish Emigration to Israel
Rabat- The rise in anti-Semitic sentiment has seen the Jewish community in France leaving the country for Israel in unprecedented numbers. According to a leading Jewish group, more Jews have left...
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Families of 9/11 victims launch anti-Islamophobia campaign
Rabat- Family members of the victims of the 9/11 attacks in New York have launched an Anti-Islamophobia campaign to commemorate the 13th anniversary of the tragedy that claimed the lives of more than...
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Former Facebook Employee launches Women-Only Social Network
Taroudante- Former Facebook employee Susan Johnson created a woman-only social network where women can discuss freely their matters including “careers, relationships, parenting, products, and more,”...
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Scottish Woman Joins ISIS, Wants to Become a ‘Martyr’
Taroudante- Aqsa Mahmood, a Muslim woman from Scotland, left her Glasgow home in November and joined Isis in Syria. The 20-year-old woman, who traveled to Syria to join the extremists, told her...
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Pierre Bergé Releases New Book: ‘Yves Saint Laurent: A Moroccan Passion’
Rabat- French industrialist and co-founder of Yves Saint Laurent Couture House Pierre Bergé is releasing the English version of his book "Yves Saint Laurent: A Moroccan Passion", which pays tribute to...
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Zaki Leaves Door Open for Taarabt to Join Morocco’s National Team
Rabat- In an interview with the Doha-based beIN Sport, Badou Zaki, the couch of Moroccan national football team, left the door open for Adel Taarabt, striker of Queen Park Rangers, to join the National...
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