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Eid El Fitr in America to Be Celebrated Friday: Fiqh Council of North America
New York- Eid El Fitr holiday, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan will, be celebrated on Friday July 17, according to the Fiqh Council of North America. Unlike most Islamic countries,...
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Saturday, First Day of Eid El Fitr in Morocco
Rabat - Saturday will be the first day of Eid El Fitr, the Moroccan Ministry of Endowment and Islamic Affairs announced on Thursday evening. Earlier on Thursday, Abdelilah Benkirane, Morocco's head of...
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German Public TV to air Eid al Fitr Prayers
Tinejdad - German public TV and radio broadcaster Bayerischen Rundfunk will air the Eid al Fitr prayers live from a mosque in a town near Munich on Friday Morning. In an unprecedented move in the...
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US Presidents Wishes Muslims Happy Eid al Fitr
Rabat - U.S President, Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, extended their Eid al Fitr greetings on Thursday to the Muslim community in the U.S and all around the world. Eid al Fitr, marks the...
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Challenging the Stigma of Women in Moroccan Society
By Firdaouss Boutaba Rabat - Imagine smiling after a slap in the face; then think of doing it all your life. This is the way women live in Moroccan society. Women’s lives are shaped by deadlines; that...
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France: Police Officer Seriously Injures 14-Year Old Moroccan Boy
Rabat - A Moroccan schoolboy has been seriously injured after receiving a direct hit from a policeman’s ‘flash-ball’ during a riot in Argenteuil, near Paris on Monday night. Local media reported that...
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Five Reasons to Spend Your Next Ramadan in Palestine
Visit important religious sites Palestine is home to some of Islam's holiest sites. Al Aqsa (the Noble Sanctuary), considered the third holiest site in Islam, in Jerusalem, hosts Al Aqsa Mosque, where...
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Uber Arrives in Morocco After Launching a Test Service in Casablanca
Rabat - The famous taxi-finding service, Uber, has finally been launched in Morocco after it began a test phase in Casablanca, the country’s largest city. After Dubai, Amman and Cairo, Casablanca has...
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New York’s Empire State Building Lit Up in Green to Celebrate Eid al Fitr
Rabat - New York City’s emblematic Empire State Building lit up in Green on Friday to share with Muslims around the world their celebration of Eid al Fitr, the three-day holiday that marks the end of...
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Moroccan Teen Invents App That Protects Smart Phones in case of Theft
Rabat - A Moroccan school boy has designed a new app that protects cell phones in case of theft and allows users to find their phone when it goes missing. Hamza Amama, a 17 year old teen, created an...
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20% of Moroccans Are Jews: Egyptian Actress
Rabat - Egypt’s famous actress, Ilham Chahin, made a weird statement on Friday, when she claimed that over 20 percent of Moroccans are Jews. Hosted in a live reality show aired on Abu Dhabi TV, Ilham...
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Diverse Reaction in Morocco to the New Amazigh Highway Signs
By Aicha Sadik Rabat - Discussion on Facebook was heated this week, when photos of the new road signs were shown, replacing French with Tifinagh. “Not a good idea!" some people said, while others...
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Moroccan Immigrants Save an Old Couple in Italy
Rabat - Two Moroccan immigrants reportedly rescued an old Italian couple from a house fire on Friday, in Lendinara, a small town in the province of Rovigo, northern Italy. Multiple Italian media...
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Locals Outraged as France Closes Public Beach for Saudi Royals
Rabat - The French authorities have decided to close the public beach in the Cote d’Azur, for a visit of the Saudi Arabian royal family, citing “security reasons.” The move created a wave of outrage...
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Sub-Saharan Immigrants Seek Shelter in a Spanish Church in Tangier
Rabat - A few weeks after the Moroccan authorities conducted an eviction operation against sub-Saharan immigrants who illegally occupied apartments belonging to others in Tangier, hundreds of them...
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27 dead, 100 others wounded in explosion in Suruc, Turkey
Rabat - At least 27 people have been killed and 100 others wounded in a blast on Monday in Suruc, Turkey, according to the country’s Interior Ministry. The ministry called the explosion a “terrorist...
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Moroccan National Sues Disney World over Discrimination
Rabat - A Moroccan former employee at Disney World has reportedly filed a lawsuit against the company for racial and religious discrimination. Nabil Boromi, who worked in the Florida theme park as a...
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Anti-Islam vs Anti-Racists Rally in Australia
Tinejdad - An organization referred to as Reclaim Australia, along with some far right activists held anti-Islam demonstrations in major Australian cities, on Sunday. Some 150 Reclaim Australian...
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Fasting Six Days of Shawwal Disputed
Fez - Imam Muslim narrates a Hadith via Ismael Ibn Jaafar, via Saad ibn Said ibn Qays, via Omar Ibn Thabet Ibn Alhareth Alkhazraji, via Abu Ayyub al-Ansari, that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said:...
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Eid al Fitr: Did Saudi Arabia Mistake Saturn for the Shawwal Moon?
Rabat - An information reported by a number for news website claimed that Saudi Arabia has reportedly made a mistake in the announcement of Eid al Fitr, which was celebrated last Friday in most Muslim...
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