Chicago Welcomes Moroccan Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal
By Manon McGuigan Chicago - Yesterday, March 19, Chicago Mayor and former Chief of Staff for President Obama Rahm Emanuel received a visit from Moroccan Ambassador Rachad Bouhlal. Both parties...
View ArticleWhat makes life a love story
Fez - Today March 20, the international community celebrates the International Day of Happiness. The day comes as a reminder to human beings of the crucial effects of happiness on the well-being of...
View ArticleThe creation of a “War Room” Key to Success in the Sahara
Washington DC — Morocco needs a new powerful framework to overcome recent public relations setbacks in its never ending cold war with Algeria over the “Western Sahara.” The time is ripe for Rabat to...
View ArticleMorocco lifts the ban on Amazigh names
Taroudant, Morocco- The High Commission of the Civil Registry confirmed on Monday the freedom of Moroccans to choose the names of their children, provided the names do not breach morality or public...
View ArticleAmine Raghib, Moroccan Winner of YouTube Silver Award
Rabat- As social media has proven to be an outlet for creative and innovative people to showcase their interests and activities, Amine Raghib, a Moroccan young man from Marrakesh, stands out from the...
View ArticleEgypt: video of student sexually harassed at university goes viral
By Abdelatif Ait Aazi Casablanca- In a video that went viral on social media, a female university student who can be described as having long blond hair, wearing black pants and a pink sweater, was...
View ArticleNetherlands: A Moroccan selfie campaign in reaction to anti-Moroccan remarks
By Ezzoubeir Jabrane Casablanca- After insulting remarks made by anti-immigration politician Geert Wilders about the Moroccan community in the Netherlands, Dutch Moroccans have responded with a selfie...
View ArticleDutch Far-Right Politician Resigns Over Racist, Anti-Moroccan Remarks
Taroudant, Morocco- The Dutch parliamentarian and former tax adviser Roland van Vliet, member of the far-right Party for Freedom, resigned from the party on Thursday over the latest comments of Geert...
View ArticleMorocco, Where Physical Abuse on Teachers Is on the Rise
Marrakech- On Tuesday, March 12th, a junior high school student broke his teacher’s nose inside the school’s administration. After arriving late in the court yard where students usually have their...
View ArticleMorocco: New Language Debate Between Islamists and Modernists
Rabat - After the Justice and Development Party produced a draft for a new law concerning Arabic language and submitted it to the house of representatives, “modernists” attempted on Wednesday to...
View ArticleCasablanca: MAD 22.9 Billion Invested in 2013
Casablanca - Casablanca did not become Morocco’s economic capital and one of the world’s top financial centers by chance. This large city is attracting more investors than ever before. According to the...
View ArticleAre Moroccans Racist Towards Sub-Saharan Immigrants?
Marrakech - Today, Friday March 21st, was the first day of a new Moroccan campaign called “I’m not called Azzi” –Azzi meaning a dark skinned person in Moroccan Arabic- which was organized for the first...
View ArticleGoogle Celebrates Mother’s Day in the Arab World
Taroudant, Morocco- The giant search engine, Google, has dedicated a nice doodle to celebrate Mother's Day in the Arab world today March 21. The innovative doodle presented by Google portrays a mother,...
View ArticleMorocco: 150 Masked Hooligans Attack WAC of Casablanca
Rabat- Over 150 masked hooligans, armed with knives, broke into the training complex of the Wydad Athletic club (WAC) on Thursday afternoon in Casablanca. By 3:45 pm, the hooligans flooded the Mohamed...
View ArticleShould we Reject Democracy to Be Able to Drink Whiskey?
Rabat- With a matchless spontaneity and an even more commendable honesty, the Algerian singer Khaled said that he supports the candidacy of Abdelaziz Bouteflika for a fourth term, despite all the...
View ArticlePolice Arrests 7 Suspects Involved in the Attack on WAC of Casablanca
Casablanca- Seven suspects, believed to be involved in the recent attack on the Wydad of Casablanca (WAC), were arrested in the Médina and Derb Sultan neighborhoods in Casablanca. The police in...
View ArticleYouth Days kick off in Tangier
By Asmae Azzamouri Tangier - From 21-23 of March, the city of Tangier invites youth nationwide to discuss political participation in the younger generation. Believing in the power of youth and the...
View ArticleMore Than 1,000 Elderly Homeless People Were Aided in “Winter 2014” Campaign:...
Rabat-The Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development, Bassima Hakkaoui, reported on Thursday that over 1,162 people have benefited from the Winter 2014 campaign that was created to...
View ArticleNetanyahu’s Wife Insults a Moroccan Jew
Rabat- Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife are facing a legal battle after their housekeeping staffer, who is a Moroccan Jew, filed a lawsuit on Thursday claiming he “was mistreated and...
View ArticleThe International Youth Foundation’s Passport to Success Program at Dar...
By Abdelaziz Askitou Zaio, Morocco - On March 15, 2014, a group of nearly 95 girls lodging at Dar Taliba, administrative staff, and the Passport to Success program facilitators and participants...
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