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Female Moroccan Pilots Lauded on Social Media
Rabat - Royal Air Maroc (RAM) posted a photograph of a jet piloted by two women early on Saturday morning that quickly went viral on social media. RAM posted the picture to Facebook with the caption:...
View ArticleMuslims Among Those Killed in Nice Attack
Rabat – After a lorry ploughed into a crowd of revelers celebrating Bastille Day in Nice on Thursday night, the Guardian reported that many Muslims were among the victims of the presumed terrorist...
View ArticleBrother Strangles Pakistani Social Media Starlet in Suspected “Honor Killing”
Fez – Qandeel Baloch, 26, a Pakistani social media celebrity famous for posting titillating videos, was killed by her brother two days ago in what the Pakistani press has described as an “honour...
View ArticleItaly: Moroccan Woman Assaulted for Not Wearing ‘Islamic Clothes’
Rabat – A 48 year-old Moroccan living in Italy was assaulted last Thursday by a 37-year-old Moroccan woman due to her dress that did not adhere to the guidelines of Islam, according to Italian news...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Elected Miss Arabic Beauty 2016
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – Morocco’s Najlae El Amrani was elected Miss Arabic Beauty 2016, in a beauty pageant that saw the participation of 14 women from around the world, according to the...
View ArticleMoroccan Doctors Protest Mutual Insurance Draft Law
Rabat – Doctors are taking to the streets in Rabat today to protest a law that would allow mutual health insurance companies to create their own care facilities and pharmacies, possibly cutting...
View ArticleFour Moroccans Killed, Three Injured in Nice Attack: Diplomatic Source
Paris – Four Moroccan nationals were killed and three others injured in last Thursday’s Nice attack on Bastille Day, said Wednesday a Moroccan diplomatic source in Paris. The deceased include a...
View ArticleMutual Respect, Backbone of Democratic Society
By Majda Benayache Casablanca – In any society, the advancement of a particular majority destroys conviviality. Among the reasons our society lacks mutual respect, especially towards the different...
View ArticleMoroccan Social Media Users Launch Campaign “Zero Grissage” to Fight Crime
Rabat – Moroccan social media users launched a campaign with the slogan “Zero Grissage,” on Monday. The campaign aims to increase public safety, eradicate the crime in Moroccan streets and call for...
View ArticleMunich Shopping Center Shooting: 1 Dead, Many Injured
Munich – A shooting, which took place on Friday afternoon, in a shopping center in Munich (south of Germany), claimed the life of one victim and injured ten, German police said. According to German...
View ArticleSummertime in Morocco: A Childhood Remembrance
By Erkia Jarif Rotterdam – It is summer, and most people are preparing a trip for several weeks abroad. Most Dutch go to France, Spain, Greece and Turkey. And most Dutch of Moroccan descent leave for...
View Article7 Sub-Saharan Illegal Migrants Arrested in Morocco For Setting Fire
Rabat – Moroccan authorities in the northern city of Nador arrested, Friday, seven sub-Saharan illegal migrants, suspected of deliberately setting fire to a forest and damaging public property....
View ArticleSyrian Refugee Kills Woman with Machete in Southern Germany
Berlin- A Syrian man killed a woman and injured two others with a machete in the southern German town of Reutlingen, police said. The 21-year-old Syrian refugee was arrested after the attack, according...
View ArticleMoroccan Jews Accuse Israeli Authorities of Discrimination
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – Moroccan Jews living in Israel accuse Israeli authorities of discriminating against Sephardic Jews. They told the Israeli newspaper Haaretz that they were “robbed of their...
View ArticleMore American Women Study Abroad Than Men
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – As a woman interested in travelling the world, it seemed perfectly logical to study abroad for a semester in high school and find an internship abroad after my first year...
View ArticlePriest Murdered After Hostages Were Held in French Church
By Lauren Morgan Rabat – Police shoot dead two armed men after they took five people hostage in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray and are reported to have slit priest’s throat. Two men armed with knives held...
View ArticleVideo: Moroccan Workers in Saudi Arabia Ask King Mohammed VI to Resolve...
Rabat – Some Moroccans working in Saudi Arabia are requesting that King Mohammed VI intervene to resolve the issue of their delayed salaries after not being paid for eight months. A video posted on...
View ArticleEgyptian Filmmaker Mohamed Khan Dies at 73
Rabat – Egyptian director and filmmaker Mohamed Khan died in a hospital following a sudden health crisis on Tuesday morning. Khan, 73, was one of Egypt’s most important filmmakers. Along with Daoud...
View ArticleAsma Lamrabet: Deconstructing Patriarchy in Islamic Thought
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – Individual liberty, equality in heritage, Islamic feminism. In an interview with HuffPost Maroc published Sunday, Asma Lamrabet said that a debate about the legacy of...
View ArticleItalian Police Arrest Moroccans on Terrorism Charges
By Kimberly Avalos Rabat – Italian police say they have arrested two Moroccan nationals on terrorism charges on suspicion of distributing pro-Islamic State propaganda, as reported by the Associated...
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