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Parallel Youth Government allows Moroccan youth to be involved in...
By Yassine Imrani Rabat - Moroccan Youth Forum launch the second edition of the Parallel Youth Government to address youth expectations by offering a real platform for youth to participate in economic,...
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Lessons from America: a Moroccan woman’s story
Boston- I still remember that day—the song playing on the radio, the sun shining all around me, and the excitement that grew with every passing moment as my brother picked me up from JFK airport, fresh...
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WHO report: 15% of Moroccans are addicted to cigarettes
Taroudant- According to a recent report on smoking released by the World Health Organization (WHO), entitled “Enforcing bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship“, 15% of Moroccans are...
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Moroccan-Dutch Entrepreneur Receives Silicon Valley’s Global Ideas Award
Casablanca- Last month, Chokri Mousaoui, a Moroccan-Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of Eternal Sun, was awarded the Global Ideas Award at the Cleantech Open Global Forum in San Jose, Silicon Valley....
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Lamia Bounahmidi: the Journey of a Young Moroccan Social Entrepreneur
Fez- Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative and sustainable solutions to social and economic problems. The mission of an entrepreneur is a relentless pursuit of opportunities,...
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Morocco: man arrested for raping 70 women
Casablanca - News stories on rape in Morocco are apparently not vanishing anytime soon. According to the Moroccan daily Akhbar Al Youm in its issue of Monday, a man in his fifties was arrested, this...
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Moroccan Sociologists Receive 2013 Arab Women Sociology Prize
Cairo - Two Moroccan searchers, Asmae Lamrabet and Hakima Hatri received on Sunday the 2013 Arab women sociology Prize, awarded by the Arab women organization. Asmae Lamrabet was rewarded for her book...
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Morocco: a woman helped a serial rapist trap some of his 70 victims
Fez- On Monday we reported that a man in his fifties was arrested in Fez for having allegedly raping 70 women and young girls. The serial rapist’s victims are aged between 6 and 45 years and from...
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Morocco: Amnesty International commemorates the International Human Rights Day
Rabat - Amnesty International’s Morocco section has organized a symbolic protest yesterday, December 10th, in front of the parliament building in Rabat under the slogan “We move, we unite for change.”...
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Syria: War’s ghosts
Rabat - “…weak and panicked, I only wanted one thing: leave everything behind.” Adham is 26 years old, single, with brown hair, clear green eyes, and thick black eyebrows. He is dressed as the...
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Morocco: Girl with Masculine Facial Features Victimized by Society
Casablanca- In its edition for this Wednesday, December 11, daily Al Akhbar recounts the painful events constituting the story of a young woman who has manly facial features. According to Al Akhbar,...
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Muslim scholars’ union decries Jewish settler attacks on mosques in Israel
By Ahmed al-Masri CAIRO – The IUMS urged Muslim imams around the world to dedicate their Friday sermons to "denouncing these criminal acts, which hurt the sentiments of Muslims." The International...
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US committee approves a draft resolution aiming to end persecution of...
WASHINGTON- A United States committee has approved a resolution urging Myanmar to stop maltreatment of Rohingya ethnic minority living in Burma. The U.S. House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific has...
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Encouraging civic engagement one young Moroccan voice at a time
By Sarah Bertin and Gus Tupper Rabat - From December 6th to the 8th, Young Moroccan Voices Programme brought 30 talented and committed young people to Rabat to train them in leading debates and...
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Morocco: a forum discusses peace, tolerance and equality
Oujda, Morocco - “The New Youth Generation Leaders of Change” (NYGLC) will organize, for the first time, an international conference about peace, tolerance and equality in what has come to be known as...
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Five Reasons why Moroccans wouldn’t seek a Marriage Counselor
By Zakaria El Hajji Rabat - Do you often encounter problems in your relationship with your partner? Are you sick of trying to fix your relations but they always end up with a break up? Have you become...
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Morocco: Why are extra-marital relationships common?
Sidi Ifni- Our society is notorious for the spread of extra-marital relationships. We often read news about a married woman cheating on her husband or hear a story about a married man cheating on his...
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Scandal in Israel: blood donation of Jew of Ethiopian origin rejected
By Nahla Landalousi, Brussels- In Israel it is not enough to be a Jew to enjoy all your rights. You rather be a Jew of European origin, otherwise you would be exposed to discrimination and...
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Morocco lags behind in sexual and reproductive health: NGO
Rabat - The Moroccan Family Planning Association (MFPA) estimates that progress made by Morocco in the field of sexual and reproductive health is not sufficient, according to MAP. The MFPA warned of...
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Cheb Khaled decides to leave Morocco for good and resettle in France
Fez- Cheb Khaled, the king of Rai, has decided to leave Morocco for good and resettle in France with his wife and his daughters, according to RT Arabic. The singer, who was granted Moroccan...
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