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Moroccan Woman Tops Forbes’ List of Most Powerful Young African Women
Rabat - Morocco’s Fatima-Zahra Mansouri, Mayor of Marrakesh, ranks first in Forbes magazine’s list of 20 young powerful African women released this Thursday. Every year since 2011, Forbes magazine...
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General Assembly: Youth and Children for Human Rights in Morocco
Rabat - The World Forum on Human Rights, which was held in Marrakech on November 28 and 29, devoted much time to children's rights. Following the activities that took place in Rabat last November...
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Child Marriage in Morocco: Young girls Married at the Age of 12
Rabat - A new report released by Morocco’s Ytto Foundation revealed that among 138 marriages in the Midelt province, 52 percent of brides are minors, and some of them married at the age of 12. 91...
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#100DHpouraider Campaign Helps Flood Victims in Morocco
Marrakech - The campaign known as #100DHpouraider that was launched among Moroccan Twitter users to support the disaster areas in the south and south east of Morocco destroyed by the recent...
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Saudi Cleric Says Women Are not Required to Wear Hijab, Can Put Makeup
Rabat - A new fatwa against wearing Hijab has been issued last week by a Saudi Cleric who said that “Islam doesn’t require women to wear veil,” adding that women can put makeup on, take pictures for...
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Al-Azhar Accuses Islamic State of ‘Barbarism, Distortion of Islam’
Rabat - The Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Mosque, Ahmed al-Tayeb, said on Wednesday that the Islamic State, known as IS or ISIS, is "barbaric," accusing "all armed groups and sectarian militias who...
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Egyptian Cleric Says Alcohol is ‘not Haram’ in Islam
Taroudant- Egyptian cleric Sheikh Rashid Mustafa made a controversial statement claiming that drinking alcohol is not haram (forbidden under Islam), and “those who say that it is haraam lie to God.”...
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Belgium: Moroccan Sentenced to 27 Years for Setting Fire to Shia Mosque
Fez- A Brussels court sentenced Moroccan national Rachid El Bukhari to 27 years in prison on Friday for setting fire in a Shia mosque in Brussels, killing the imam. Rachid El Bukhari, 35, was convicted...
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Sidi Ifni: Humanitarian Relief Diverted on its Way to Emergency Areas
Fez- Representatives of local NGOs have denounced the diversion of food aid carried by boats to Sidi Ifni, while some remote small villages are still without help. Citizens in Sidi Ifni were isolated...
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Morocco: Italian arrested for sexually abusing a minor
Rabat - An Italian national has been arrested in Marrakech on claims of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy. The Italian was arrested on Friday by local authorities in the town of Tamseloht, 15...
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Saudi Arabian Researcher Praises Model of Islam Practiced in Morocco
Fez- After frequent visits with Moroccan intellectuals and participating in many Moroccan forums and debates, Saudi Arabian researcher Dohyyan Suliman recognized Moroccan Islamic benevolence as...
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Street Harassment: After Sparking Controversy Sheikh Sar Apologizes
Rabat - Controversial Islamist Rapper and YouTube celebrity Sheikh Sar has apologized Moroccans for his recent video in which he filmed women’s behinds on the street. On Tuesday, Sheikh Sar posted a...
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ISIS Releases Pamphlet on How to Enslave Non-Muslim Women
Rabat- The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has reportedly released a new pamphlet detailing how to treat female slaves, as well as justifying beating, trading, and having sexual intercourse with...
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Rural Women in Morocco: a Call for Empowerment
Fez - Although Article 19 of the 2011 Constitution states that men and women should enjoy equal rights and freedoms in all civil, political, economic, social, cultural and environmental matters,...
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Salé: Live Ammunition Used On Stray Dogs
Marrakech - The residents of the city of Salé, a town near Rabat, woke up, on December 9, to the sound of live ammunition, which local authorities used to kill stray dogs. The inhabitants were...
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Does Advertising Support or Criticize Cultural Stereotyping?
Sale, Morocco - It is important to realize that media text tends to lend itself to either ‘preferred’ or ‘oppositional’ reading. My review of two advertisements employ deconstructive analytical...
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Mehdi Benkirane: The Story of an Orphan
Rabat - 24-year-old Mehdi Benkirane is a Moroccan orphan who turned his tragedies into successful story of overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds. In order to learn more Mehdi Benkirane’s life,...
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10 Facts About Abdellah Baha THat You Should Know
By Hind Touissat, Kenitra - Morocco’s minister of state and one of the top members of the government’s leading party died last Sunday and I was really surprised to see how my Facebook feedback rained...
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Why Wearing the Veil is not Required in Islam
New York - The universality of Islam invalidates the claim that veiling of any kind is mandatory for all Muslim women, and, for that matter, negates the notion of particular clothing requirements for...
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Moroccan Hamza Ouarch, World’s Best Reciter of the Quran
Marrakech- Moroccan Hamza Ouarach won first prize in the Bahrain International Competition for the Recitation of the Holy Quran online (Universal Reader), organized on Tuesday in Manama, Bahrain’s...
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