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What Would Push an Immigrant to Move Back to Morocco?
By Hassan Salman Orlando -In order to break up the daily hustle and bustle of everyday life here in the United States, Moroccan immigrants do all they can to keep their lives interesting and...
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Prophet Muhammad Subway Cartoon Blocked in Washington D.C.
Boston- Washington transport authorities prevented American Anti-Islam activist, Pamella Geller, from a running an ad depicting a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammed in Washington D.C. subway. Pamela...
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7 Millions Moroccans Are Addicted to Tobacco
Taroudant- Rachida El Mokrie Al idrissi, head of the National Coalition for the Fight Against Drugs, said on Wednesday that there are “about 7 million smokers in the kingdom which represent one fifth...
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Moroccan Schools Getting a Chance
Rabat - A Moroccan woman is working tirelessly to provide children in deprived schools with a chance at a better education. Fatima Khouchoua is the founder of Giving Chances, a charity that provides...
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Cultural Stereotypes about Female Sexual Threat in Morocco
El Jadida - Generally, Moroccan women are not invested with continual cultural authority like men. In popular culture, they are stereotypically considered as inferior, capricious and untrustworthy....
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Jewish History in Morocco: (Almost) Dead and Gone
Rabat - As tends to happen with the passage of time, much of Moroccan history is being forgotten as time goes on. Specifically, the portion of history in which Muslims and Jews coexisted somewhat...
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The United States’ Out Of Control Obsession With Weapons
Rabat - The US is famous for many things. Besides having an affinity for fast food, being a "melting pot" of cultures, and hosting parties littered with red solo cups, the US is also known for its...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Accused of Discriminating Against Young Muslim Girl
Rabat - On Monday, June 1st, the supreme court ruled 8-1 that Samantha Elauf, a Muslim woman who sued the retail store Abercrombie & Fitch in 2008 or discrimination in the workplace after being...
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Belgium: Muslim Students Denied School Entry Because of Their Long Skirts
By Illah Soussi Tamli Orlando, Florida - Long skirts, particularly those of darker colors, are no longer acceptable in certain institutions in Europe. Sarah a 15-year-old Muslim student in France set...
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Thoughts on Maturity
Marrakech - Maturity isn’t necessarily what one might imagine. Maturity is not, as some may believe, when you’ve attained some ideal level of perfection and don’t make mistakes anymore. Maturity is...
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US Muslims and Jews Pray Side by Side
Taroudant - Around twenty Muslims and Jews performed a united prayer before the sunrise on a Los Angeles beach. In a video posted on YouTube, Muslims and Jews prayed together side-by-side in the beach...
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French Far-Right Politician Visits Egypt to Talk Policy
Rabat - Marine Le Pen claims her views on Muslim immigration to France remain unchanged, despite Egypt’s top religious authority’s attempts to change them. She met with Ahmed al-Tayeb, Egypt’s Grand...
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Moroccan Imams Need to Adapt Their Religious Discourse to Europe’s Reality
Rabat - During a recent forum for Moroccan imams in Europe, it was revealed that Moroccans living in Europe must make a greater effort to obtain citizenship, while Islam itself must adapt to the...
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Morocco: Young Man Killed by Lightning
Rabat- A young man died after being struck by lightning on Monday afternoon at Ait Ishaq, twenty kilometers to the South of the city of Khenifra. Authorities said the man was in a field in Ait Ishaq...
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Moroccans in Spain Absent From Spanish Political Life
Rabat- The Moroccan immigrant community in Spain is known for being disengaged and having little interest in Spanish political life, a reputation that has resulted in their low representation and...
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Spain: Moroccan Injured in Alleged Racially Motivated Arson Attack
Rabat - A fire destroyed two homes in San Fernando de Henares, Spain on Saturday, injuring two people, including one Moroccan. The fire was possibly an intentional racist attack against the Moroccan...
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American Agency to Organize 5th Annual Meeting on Adopted Children in Morocco
New York — The first Muslim adoption agency in the United States will hold its fifth annual reunion and gathering for parents who have adopted children from Morocco for the first time this year after...
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HRW Calls for Decriminalization of Adultery in Morocco
Rabat - In the wake of the Hicham Mansouri case, international NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Morocco to decriminalize adultery. In a communiqué published on Tuesday, the human rights...
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Youth Political Participation and Arab Spring
By Youssef Igrouane Meknes - It is commonly believed that a nation’s youth are the wealth of society. Most democratic countries correctly perceive their youth as a vigorous well of innovation and...
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Ray, Plight of an Abused Dog
By Zineb El Bekkari In Morocco, torturing animals is not yet a crime. In fact, animal abuse is an everyday thing in Morocco. Whether it is kids hitting dogs with rocks or pulling cats by their tails...
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