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Egyptian Poet Jailed for ‘Insulting Islam’
Taroudante - Egyptian writer and former parliamentary candidate Fatima Naoot was sentenced on Tuesday by an Egyptian court to three years in prison and a $2,550 fine on charges of insulting Islam. The...
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Muslims Are Different ‘From the Rest of Us’: Trevor Phillips
By Daniela Castro New York - The increasing number of terrorist attacks and immigrants flowing from Muslim countries to Europe has sparked discussions about how to counteract Islamic radicalization,...
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Southeast Morocco: Pregnant Women, Infants Face Death Due to Lack of Medical...
By Brahim El Boukharib Ourrzazate - Almost every week a pregnant woman or infant dies because of the absence of medical care in the Alnif region. Alnif is a small town in southeast Morocco surrounded...
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Saudi Prince Lashes Out At Trump Over Fake Photo of Him & Fox News Anchor
New York - Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed bin Talal lashed out at Donald Trump on Thursday after the Republican presidential candidate tweeted a fake photo of him with Fox News host Megyn Kelly....
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National Workshop on Violence against Women and Strategies Countering it
By Latifa Elogri Fez – Isis Center for Women and Development organized on December 29th a workshop entitled “National Workshop on Violence against Women and Strategies Countering it,” in cooperation...
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U.S. Music Producer Helps Moroccan Immigrant Reunite With His Family After 25...
New York - Seth Jones, a young American music producer and songwriter, tells the touching story of his friend Larbi Assaoui, an elder Moroccan immigrant, whom he helped reunite with his family in...
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UNICEF Launches Funding Appeal
By Fatima Drar Meknes - On Tuesday, January 26, UNICEF launched a new funding appeal for children in humanitarian emergencies that amounted to $2.8 billion. UNICEF director of emergency programs in...
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Moroccan Activists Criticize Benkirane’s Silence on Fatal Beating of Amazigh...
Agadir - Moroccan activists took to social media to denounce government silence regarding the death of Amazigh activist Omar El Khaleq on Wednesday after he was beaten brutally by Pro-Polisario...
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Cologne Attacks: German Soldier of Moroccan Descent Speaks out Against Racism
By Daniela Castro New York - Nariman Reinke, a German and Muslim female soldier, criticizes the racism that followed the Cologne attacks on New Year’s Eve. She is the daughter of Moroccan immigrants...
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Marrakech Conference Urges Muslim Countries to Protect Non-Muslim Minorities
New York - The Marrakech conference on the protection of religious minorities in Muslim countries, calls on Muslim states to protect Non-Muslim minorities and ensure religious freedom for all...
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Obama to Visit U.S. Mosque for First Time Since Elected President
New York - United States President Barack Obama will reportedly visit a mosque for the first time since he was elected president nearly eight years ago. The White House announced on Saturday that...
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‘Dropped Wallet’ in Azerbaijan & Dubai Leads to Staggering Difference in...
New York - A “social experiment” video on the difference between Azerbaijan and Dubai has sparked the interest of thousands across the world. The nearly four-minute video is composed of several scenes...
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Moroccan Unemployed Nurses to Protest in the Footsteps of Teacher Trainees
By Mohamed Lakdali Fez - The National Coordinating Committee for Unemployed Nurses has decided to organize a national march next Thursday, February 4 in Rabat, in protest for the constitutional right...
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Moroccan asylum-seekers Attacked in Hate Crime at Shelter in Stockholm
New York - Hundreds of men wearing black masks stormed a shelter in Sweden on Friday night beating up refugee children in revenge for the death of a Swedish social worker allegedly killed by an asylum...
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Video: Tangier Residents Beautify Their Neighborhood
New York - Proud residents of Tangier in northern Morocco have decided to beautify every corner of their city. An initiative has begun this year with several neighborhoods in Tangier competing to...
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Austria Plans to Deport Moroccan, Algerian Undocumented Migrants
By Jonathan Walsh, Rabat - Government ministers in Austria have announced in a report that they will now consider North African countries including Morocco and Algeria to be safe enough to deport...
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Three Christian Students in Egypt to Stand Trial for Mocking Muslim Prayers
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - Three Coptic Christian students will stand trial on Thursday, on charges of insulting Islam, after appearing to mock Muslim prayers in a video. The 30-second clip, which was...
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German Teen Admits Falsifying Rape Claims Against Muslim Migrant
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - A 13 year old Russian-German girl in Berlin has admitted to police that her alleged rape and abduction by migrants, a story that added fuel to the flames of anti-migrant...
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UK: Second Annual #VisitMyMosque Day to Curb Islamophobia
By Daniela Castro New York - The Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) announced in a press release that over 80 mosques around the United Kingdom will open their doors to non-Muslims in an effort to curb...
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Young Moroccan Migrants in Sweden, Norway to be Sent Home
By Jonathan Walsh Rabat - Sweden and Norway have announced plans to repatriate young Moroccan and Afghan migrants. It is estimated that there are currently around 800 homeless Moroccan and North...
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