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French Mosques To Hold a ‘Tea for Fraternity’ to Promote Tolerance
Rabat - This weekend, hundreds of mosques across France are holding an ‘Open House’ welcoming people from all religions to share a “Tea for Fraternity” to promote tolerance, fraternity and unity. One...
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Germany: Anti-Islam Protests Face Pro-Tolerance Demonstrators in Cologne
New York - Hundreds of anti-Islam protesters and pro-tolerance demonstrators have taken to the streets of Cologne in the wake of the tensions caused by mass sexual assaults and robberies that took...
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Canada: Syrian Refugees Attacked With Pepper Spray in Vancouver
New York - An event organized on Friday by a Muslim association in Vancouver to welcome Syrian refugees to the city, turned sour when a group of refugees was pepper sprayed by a stranger. The Muslim...
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Syrian Refugee and Muslim Among Obama’s State of The Union Address Guests
New York - The White House released on Sunday the names of its guests invited to President Obama’s Final State of the Union Address (SOTU) on Tuesday. A Syrian refugee and a Muslim American will be...
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Video: British Muslims Talk About Islamophobia in U.K.
Miami - In a powerful video published on YouTube titled “Do You Know Who I Am?” a number of young British Muslims open up about the Islamophobia they face in the United Kingdom. According to Dazed...
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Donald Trump Sends Protester Out Into Freezing Weather Without Coat
New York - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made headlines once again, not for his presidential qualifications, but for the inhuman way in which he treats those that oppose him. During a...
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New Book Highlights Stigmas Against Muslim Schoolchildren in France
Taroudante - On January 7, sociologist Beatrice Mabilon-Bonfils and historian François Durpaire published their book entitled "Fatima less rated than Marianne" where they highlighted stigmas against...
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Benkirane’s Government Dismisses Responsibility in Violence Against Teachers
Fez - Following the recent protests and marches organized by teacher trainees all over the country, the intensity of their massive demonstrations reached its height on Thursday when all Centres...
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Saudi Arabia, World’s Third Happiest Country: Survey
Washington D.C. - In the latest study conducted by Wayne Gallup International for Independent Research, polls found that Saudi Arabia’s citizens consider their country to be among the world’s third...
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Morocco, Among World’s Five Most Hopeful Nations: Survey
Washington D.C. - Morocco was named among the most hopeful nations according to a recent survey conducted by the WIN/Gallup International Association that interviewed people from 68 countries. For the...
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Moroccan Amazigh Push to Make Amazigh New Year a Public Holiday
Washington D.C. - Today marks the first day of year 2966, according to the Amazigh calendar. To gain recognition for this New Year, Amazigh have been orchestrating inclusive cultural festivities on...
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New Jersey Cleric Criticizes ‘Passiveness’ of Muslim Americans
Taroudante - On January 8, Tunisian cleric Abdelfattah Mourou delivered a sermon criticizing fellow Muslim-Americans in a New Jersey mosque. Mourou who serves as vice president of the Tunisian...
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Thousands of Germans Rally Against anti-Islam Movement
Taroudante - On Monday, thousands of people participated in a rally against the anti-Islam group LEGIDA in the East German city of Leipzig, forming a "chain of lights" that measured kilometers in...
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Moroccan Woman Declared Dead Wakes up Minutes Before Her Burial
Rabat - On January 9, a Moroccan woman woke up minutes before she was buried in Berrechid, 41 kilometers south of Casablanca. Before the burial, the woman was declared dead by a forensic doctor, but...
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Spain: Councilor of Moroccan Origins Officiates Gay Wedding
New York - Fátima Taleb, a Moroccan-Spanish councilor has recently officiated the wedding of two men last Saturday in the town of Badalona, in Spain. An image of Taleb dressed in hijab, next to the...
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Insulting Muslims Doesn’t Make Us Safer: President Barack Obama
New York - United States President Barack Obama gave his Final State of the Union Address on Tuesday. The U.S. leader laid out the topics of the evening, including bipartisan priorities, criminal...
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Viber, Skype, WhatsApp: Moroccans Launch Campaign to Boycott Telecom Providers
Taroudant – After Morocco’s three telecom providers announced a decision to impose further restrictions on the use of WhatsApp, Skype, and Viber, Moroccans launched a campaign on Facebook to boycott...
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Aylan Kurdi’s Aunt Says Charlie Hebdo’s Cartoon Is ‘Disgusting’
Taroudant - The aunt of drowned Syrian refugee boy Aylan Kurdi said that the controversial new cartoon from Charlie Hebdo is "disgusting," and dishonoring the innocent boy. Dishonouring my innocent...
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“Refugee” is Not a Synonym of “Terrorist”
By Mohamed Amine Karafi Rabat - When I was a child, I watched a cartoon series called Pinky and the Brain. At the end of every episode, Pinky always asked the same question: “What we gonna do today,...
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Morocco to Offer 288,000 Students Healthcare Benefits
Rabat - Morocco officially launched a new system called L’Assurance Maladie Obligatoire (AMO-E) for 288,000 students starting school year 2015-2016. The new healthcare system was announced yesterday...
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