The Fault in Our Character
Nador - We do what we publicly denounce. We criticize what we believe. We defend what we doubt. And we teach what we hate. The humane principles and values we have been taught seem illusory in...
View ArticleMoroccans Are Happy When They Have Peace of Mind, Survey
Taroudant - A recent study sponsored by Atlanta Assurances on Moroccans’ perception of happiness revealed that Moroccans are happy when they have “peace of mind.” Ipsos, a global market research...
View ArticleExclusive: In Pictures Miss New York, Morocco’s Iman Oubou
New York - Moroccan American Iman Oubou was crowned last Sunday Miss New York 2015. Iman will represent the state of New York in the Miss United States, which will be held next July in Washington D.C....
View ArticleThe US Embassy in Rabat Engage Moroccan Youth in Social Entrepreneurship
Rabat - Eleven volunteers from around Morocco will showcase their work with women's associations and cooperatives on Saturday in Rabat. Their work will be presented by the U.S. Embassy-ENACTUS Young...
View ArticleA 16-year-old Represents Morocco at New York’s Model United Nations
By Amine Mechaal Rabat - Abdelmounaim Benakki, 16-year-old high school student, was the only Moroccan delegate to represent Morocco in the “Change the World Model United Nations Conference,” which was...
View ArticleWorld Social Forum in Tunisia: “No to Terrorism”
Tunis - The World Social Forum of 2015 was held in Tunisia from March 24th through March 28th. The theme of the event differed greatly from the event held in 2013, which was considered to be of a...
View ArticleTunisian Activist: Idleness Leads Youth to Kill Themselves or Kill Others
Tunis - On April 3, five students at the Bazina Preparatory School in Bizerte, northern Tunisia, attempted A few days before, young terrorists attacked the Bardo Museum in Tunis. Morocco World News...
View ArticleMoroccans Express Solidarity With Victim of Road Accident Amidst Silence of...
Rabat - Although the silence of authorities is deafening in the wake of the Friday tragedy that claimed the lives of 31 people, including 20 promising young athletes between the age of 10 and 14, many...
View ArticleA Chinese Father Sells His Dignity to Save His Sick Son
By Amine Mechaal Rabat - With a horse-head helmet and a sign reading: “Five yuan ($0.80) per ride. Good Samaritans, please ride on me,” a 38-year-old Chinese father tries to raise money for his sick...
View ArticleLittle girl to King Mohammed VI: ‘My Uncle the King, I want to Live in Safety’
Rabat - A Moroccan little girl posted a video to YouTube in which she expressed her feelings in the wake of the Tan Tan tragedy last week that claimed the lives of 34 people, including little children...
View ArticleBen Smim: An Abandoned Hospital in an Unknown Tourist Destination
By Youssef Igrouane Meknes - The Kingdom is going through a crisis in the health field, and I cannot find the words to express the extent of the trauma I feel from such a big loss for Moroccans. I was...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Fights Cancer With a Smile on Facebook
Rabat - Dalal, a young Moroccan girl, diagnosed with bone cancer, shared her story on Facebook, to raise awareness about this illness in Moroccan society. Dalal managed to combat her fears and...
View ArticleAl Akhawayn University’s Moroccan Politics Club Meets with Minister of...
By Ouassima Boujrad Rabat - The Moroccan Politics Club at Al Akhawayn University (AUI) paid an official visit to the Ministry of Communication in Rabat on Monday, 13 April 2015. As its name...
View ArticleRabat’s Youth to Business Forum to Discuss Innovation and Technology
By Hind Moumou Rabat - The AIESEC Local Committee of Hassan will organize the Rabat Youth to Business Forum on May 9, in Rabat at Centre de Formation et d'Expertise pour l'Entreprise (FSE). The...
View ArticleAIESEC Rabat Launches the Innovation Challenge Competition
Rabat - The local committee of AIESEC in Rabat has launched, in collaboration with Mohammed V University in Rabat, the Innovation Challenge, a competition for youth that allows them to participate a...
View ArticleOussama El Khairi, a Dancer Out of Nowhere
By Ouassima Boujrad Ifrane – Oussama Elkhairi AKA PerixStep is a rising artist at Al Akhawayn University Ifran. The 18-year-old Moroccan dancer known as PerixStep is full of sensation on and off the...
View ArticleSanaa Boukhlis: Journey from Biology to Journalism
By Youssef IGrouane Meknes - Sanaa Boukhlis is a 32-year-old Moroccan journalist at Maghreb Al Yaoum, as well as a wife and a mother. Boukhlis has been awarded the Humanitarian Journalism Award in...
View ArticleMoroccan Journalist Meryem Bouzaachane Gives Voice to Those With No Voice
By Youssef Igrouane Meknes - Meryem Bouzaachane, a 24-year-old Moroccan journalist at Al Akhbar newspaper, has won the youth journalist award in Dubai as part of the 14th annual Arab Media Forum. In...
View ArticleDevelopment in Children Under Five Is Being Hampered
Rabat - Children under five are being negatively affected by too much time spent in front of the television and other electronic screens, says Dr. Madeleine Portwood, one of the UK's top educational...
View Article#DrawDisability’s Art Campaign Reaches Morocco
Rabat - “Where words fail, art speaks.” Art has been used to understand the world and the people in it through many forms. #DrawDisability is a global campaign launched online in 2014 on December...
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