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An Imam Accuses Nabil Ayouch of Inciting Moroccans to Debauchery
Rabat- Nabil Ayouch's film about prostitution continues to stir outrage in Morocco with an Imam accusing the film of inciting debauchery. An excerpt from a sermon was posted to YouTube of Sheikh Yahya...
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Moroccan Terrorist Said He Was Sexually Abused by British Police
Rabat - Tssouli Younes, Moroccan Convicted in UK of Terrorist Offenses, Will Undergo Medical Examination Regarding Claims That He Suffered Abuse in UK Prison. Tssouli Younes, the Moroccan national who...
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Real Madrid Terminates Carlo Ancelotti’s Contract
Rabat- Florentino Perez, the President of Real Madrid, informed Italian coach Carlo Ancelotti that the club has decided to terminate his contract. According to Spanish media, Flotentino Perez held a...
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King Mohammed VI, Senegal’s Pres. Launch Project to Build Fishing Unloading...
Dakar - King Mohammed VI and Senegalese President Macky Sall launched the building works of a small-scale fishing unloading site in Soumbedioune in Dakar. The project, which is part of South-South...
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Morocco Bans Nabil Ayouch’s Film on Prostitution
Rabat- The Moroccan government decided on Monday to ban the screening the controversial film "Much Loved" in Moroccan cinema, a communique from the Ministry of Communication. After a CCM group saw the...
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Turkey, Saudi & Qatar Unite Opposition Fronts Against Syrian Regime
Washington D.C.- Lately, the front between the Syrian regime forces and the Islamic Army has been constantly escalating in the hot spot in the southern suburbs of Damascus. There are strong...
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Morocco’s Ban on Nabil Ayouch’s Film Stirs Controversy
Rabat - Morocco has opted to ban Nabil Ayouch's film on prostitution "Much Loved (Zine li Fik)", bowing to public pressure that has started since clips from the film were posted to YouTube last week....
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Moroccan Actress Receives Death Threats For Her Role in ‘Much Loved’
Rabat - Loubna Abidar, the heroin of Nabil Ayouch's controversial film, “ Much Loved (Zine Li Fik)” which chronicles the daily life of four marginalized prostitutes in the city of Marrakech, has...
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Morocco Represents ‘a Model of Openness, Tolerance,’ Zapatero
Rabat - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the former Prime Minister, said Monday in Casablanca that Morocco represents “a model of tolerance, openness and dialogue in the Muslim world.” After attending...
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Malian Singer Oumou Sangaré: “We Need to Approach Our Origins through Music”
Fez - Often called the diva of Mali, singer Oumou Sangaré speaking in French talked about the artist’s role in redefining the perception of Africa. “In Africa we have a tendency to forget the past. We...
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Spiritual Paths, Trade Routes Forum Highlights Morocco’s Connection with...
Fez - The Spiritual paths and Trade Routes Forum of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music provided vivid examples of events linking Morocco with other sub-Saharan countries and Andalucía. Highly...
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Forced Sex With Kidnapped Women Is not Rape: ISIS Woman
Rabat - A “jihadi bride” of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), whose husband kidnapped a girl from the Yazidi minority ethnic group as a slave, has claimed that forced sex with kidnapped...
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Development in Children Under Five Is Being Hampered
Rabat - Children under five are being negatively affected by too much time spent in front of the television and other electronic screens, says Dr. Madeleine Portwood, one of the UK's top educational...
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#DrawDisability’s Art Campaign Reaches Morocco
Rabat - “Where words fail, art speaks.” Art has been used to understand the world and the people in it through many forms. #DrawDisability is a global campaign launched online in 2014 on December...
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Two Raja of Casablanca Fans Given 6 Months Prison Sentence in Algeria
Rabat - Two Raja of Casablanca supporters who were arrested in Algeria earlier this month have been sentenced to six months imprisonment. Mohamed Yassir Malki and Salmane Elassri were arrested by...
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Banning ‘Much Loved’ is a Sovereign Decision: Minister
Rabat- Minister of Communications and Spokesperson of the Government Mustapha El Khalfi said banning Nabil Ayouch's film “Much Loved (Zine li Fik)” from screening in Morocco was a "sovereign...
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Moroccan TV Channel 2M Announces New Programs for Ramadan
Rabat - Moroccan state owned TV channel 2M has struggled to find an alternative to Hassan El Fad’s famous comedy sitcom, "The Couple," therefore must rely primarily on old productions to attract the...
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TIZI Initiative Awards 13 Exemplary Moroccan Women
By Zineb El Mechrafi Rabat - Organized by The Tariq Ibnou Ziyad Initiative, the Tizi Awards Ceremony has granted 20 awards to distinguishable leaders. Among these, thirteen are women. The 20 potential...
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Students Caught with Electronic Devices in Exams to be Sent Out
Taroudant - In an attempt to fight cheating during the baccalaureate exams, the Ministry of Education says that mobile phones and electronic devices are now strictly prohibited in examination centers....
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Ballake Sissoko, Debashish Mesmerize Audience at Fez Festival of Sacred Music
Fez - Ballake Sissoko and Debashish Bhattacharya stunned the audience on the fourth day of the Fez Festival of Sacred Music, performing beautiful artistic pieces that mesmerized the spectators. After...
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