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Tribute to first Moroccan social activist in England
Taroudant- According to the Maghreb Arab Press (MAP), the Moroccan community in London recently held a reception day at Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women's Centre in honor of Hussein Sabbah, the first...
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Human Rights Watch calls on Algeria to “allow Rights Groups to visit”
By Aziz Allilou- Rabat Algeria is still denying the requests of UN human rights experts and international human rights nongovernmental organizations to visit the country, according to a new report by...
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Casablanca: A Budget of MAD 2.82 Billion for 2014
Casablanca- A budget of 2.82 billion dirhams will be spent on the upgrading of the Grand Casablanca and improving the living environment of its inhabitants in 2014 according to MAP. Following the...
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40 Years of solitude: in memory of Moroccan soldiers’ families stranded in...
Taroudant- In memory of Moroccan soldiers’ families stranded in Vietnam, Al Jazeera has released this week on YouTube a film by Sana Elyounoussi, “40 Years of Solitude.” This film tells the story of...
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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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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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30,000 sub-Saharan migrants in Morocco awaiting opportunity to cross to Spain
Taroudant- According to the English El Pais, approximately 30,000 illegal sub-Saharan migrants are camped out in Morocco, waiting for an opportunity to enter Europe through Ceuta and Melilla. The same...
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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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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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Tindouf camps witness violent repression by Polisario militias: Argentinian...
Buenos Aires - The Tindouf camps have witnessed a violent crackdown by the militias of Polisario and Algerian security forces, notably against the members of the Rguibat-Souaed tribes, noted on...
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The Linguistic Rivalry Between the Symbolic and the Utilitarian: The Case of...
Casablanca- The linguistic situation in Morocco has been marked by a discernable tension between the languages associated with tradition and those associated with modernity and progress. Gravel (1997)...
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