Highway to Washington, DC
By Mohamed El Hassan Abou El Fadel Morocco World News Inezgane, Morocco, August 16, 2013 My host family and I were on our way to Washington DC, as I had expressed a strong desire to visit the city. My...
View ArticleCartoon Culture: the impact of cartoons on generations in the US and the world
By Mohamed El Hassan Abou El Fadel Morocco World News Inezgane, Morocco, August 18, 2013 Generations of Americans and other people of different nationalities round the world have been brought up to...
View ArticleFacebook use, sign of Dissatisfaction with one’s Life: Study
By Omar Bihmidine Morocco World News Sidi Ifni, August 18, 2013 According to a study, using Facebook frequently is a sign of dissatisfaction with life. The more people use it, the more insecure they...
View ArticleThe Flea Market
By Mohamed El Hassan Abou El Fadel Morocco World News Inezgane, Morocco, August 20, 2013 I was wondering whether I should write something about the flea market or not, but then I decided that after all...
View ArticleWhat remains in Pandora’s Box
By Mohamed El Hassan Abou El Fadel Morocco World News Inezgane, Morocco, August 22, 2013 If you happen to visit the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, I suppose you will not fail to notice...
View ArticleCasablanca: A 3-year-old American child victim of sexual abuse
Casablanca- MWN A few weeks ago, Moroccans were outraged after the Spanish child molester, Danial Galvan was granted the royal pardon. The outrage took varying shapes, ranging from peaceful...
View ArticleForsa Challenge, a contest for young Moroccan entrepreneurs with social projects
Casablanca- MWN Imdad, a nongovernmental organization based in Morocco that accompanies and assists young Moroccan entrepreneurs with valuable social projects, organizes a contest entitled “Forsa...
View ArticleThe new age of surveillance and voyeurism
Fes- MWN “Big brother” and “voyeurism” are terms that are associated with the acts of surveillance and controlling. These words have been known from an early age, and especially from the last century...
View ArticleFemen moves out of ‘bugged’ Kiev office
Kiev- AFP Ukrainian feminist movement Femen said Wednesday it was moving out of its Kiev offices, alleging official wiretapping, a day after police said they discovered a cache of illegal weapons in a...
View ArticleIndonesian rights official is latest to reject Miss World
JAKARTA A rights commissioner in Indonesia Thursday joined the chorus of opposition to hosting the Miss World contest, saying the country should protect youth from being "poisoned" by foreign...
View ArticleAn open letter to Racist Moroccans
By Ranya Sosse Alaoui Casablanca- MWN Dear Moroccan racist, yes it’s who I am talking to. You who, disgusted by Black Africans, is yet curiously fascinated by Obama, 2chainz, Lil’ Wayne or Denzel...
View ArticleWaitresses selling femininity: an example of distorted gender equality
Casablanca- Innumerable coffee shops stretch all along the boulevard adjacent to my house. Each of these multitudinous coffee shops has its own faithful clients, who spend a considerable portion of...
View ArticleTalent Show in C.W Post College
By Mohamed El Hassan Abou El Fadel Inezgane, Morocco The college campus was as busy as a bee- hive. Exchange students from countries around the world were there. Some were buying T- shirts, pins and...
View ArticleFirst papal ‘selfie’ goes viral on social media
VATICAN CITY Pope Francis has broken protocol once again, appearing with a puzzled look on his face in a "selfie" photo taken with a group of teenagers visiting the Vatican. The picture appeared on the...
View ArticlePaedophile pardoned in Morocco appears in Spanish court
TORREVIEJA, Spain A paedophile who was controversially pardoned by the king of Morocco appeared in a Spanish court on Saturday accused of sexually abusing a girl in Spain in 2004, court sources said....
View ArticleThe Zouaves of Gettysburg
Inezgane, Morocco – MWN The civil war was a great historical landmark in the history of the United States. Its aftermath deeply affected the way this young nation was going to confront its future and...
View ArticleI can have a girlfriend, yet my sister can’t have a boyfriend
By Amine Bendriss Meknes, Morocco We all know how important women are in our lives! Even Allah in his holy book emphasizes their importance and their love. In surat Al-i-Imran, Allah says: "Beautified...
View ArticleMuslimFest in Canada decennial celebration
TORONTO The 10th anniversary of the MuslimFest, North America's premier Muslim festival, was celebrated on Sunday in the city of Mississauga, Canada with the attendance of Muslim communities....
View Article“Use of pumpkin, watermelon or other tools for masturbating is legitimate”:...
Taroudant- MWN The controversial self proclaimed Imam and Islamic scholar Mr. AbdelBari Zamzami just made a new ludicrous “Fatwa” on sex. In an interview with the Moroccan weekly Al Akhbar, the...
View ArticleZouhri Children and Witchcraft: Morocco’s Darkest Beliefs
Casablanca - They are called “Zouhri children,” victims of medievalist beliefs that still lamentably persist in the minds of some Moroccans. They are thought to bring fortune and prosperity because of...
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