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Ethics in the Workplace
By Laila Ajrouh Ifran - We spend most of our day at work; this is why changing the work environment into a happier living place has always been a great challenge for many organizations and...
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Shakira Teams Up with Charity to Sell Bald Dolls for Cancer Research
Rabat - Shakira, along with seven other celebrities from the Spanish-speaking world, launched a new philanthropy campaign in partnership with the Juegaterapia Foundation earlier this week to...
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Moroccan Young People Create New Ways to Participate in Politics
Rabat - Youth and political science studies have both produced extensive research on youth participation in politics. The classical approach to youth participation arises from the socialization...
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Morocco: Petition Launched Against Bill Authorizing Maids to Work at Age 16
Rabat - A number of international lawyers have started a petition under the slogan “No to the exploitation of minors working domestic jobs” against a bill in the House of Representatives that aims to...
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Moroccan student engineer wins “Les Défricheurs” Award in France
Rabat - In a competition organized on Monday by the French weekly news and political magazine Le Point, Salah Ghamizi, a Moroccan student engineer at the “Ecole des Mines de Nancy” in France, won the...
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Moroccan Student Who Had Her Eyebrows and Hair Cut, Tells Her Story
Fez - After two days of being subjected to horrendous physical and psychological violence before the eyes of hundreds of students at the Faculty of Science in Meknes, Chaimae comes out in a statement...
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Rights Organization Calls on Morocco to Adopt Minimum Employment Age
Fez - The Executive Branch of the Organisation Marocaine des Droits Humains (OMDH) released a statement calling for Morocco to adopt a minimum age of employment of 18 years old. The organization based...
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Cigarette and Hashish Consumption on the Rise Among Moroccan Youth
Rabat - A study released by the National Observatory for Drugs and Addiction (ONDA) reveals that one in five Moroccan students has tried smoking cigarettes at least once and one in ten students has...
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Ramadan: Moroccan Bac Candidate Smokes Cigarettes in Front of His Peers
By Rania Tazi Rabat - A Moroccan high school student from Casablanca could not resist the lack of nicotine and smoked a cigarette in daylight in Ramadan. This year, the baccalaureate exam took place...
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Despite Progress, Morocco Lags Behind in Children’s Rights
By Christopher Thomas Rabat - KidsRightsIndex has recently released its 2016 international rankings measuring how well nations respect the rights of children. Morocco ranked as high as 74th on this...
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Morocco Has High Level of Child Labor: HCP
By Rania Tazi Casablanca - Morocco still sees high levels of child labor, including dangerous jobs. The dire conditions of these jobs make working a daily risk to the children’s health, safety, and...
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Lamia Bazir’s Message at Al Akhawayn University: ‘Leadership with a Soul’
Rabat - Lamia Bazir, the President of the Al Akhawayn Alumni Association, delivered an inspirational speech at the 19th Commencement of Al Akhawayn University (AUI) on June 11. This speech received 20...
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Marrakech: Woman and Her Husband Assaulted for ‘Inappropriate Dress’ in Ramadan
By Myriam Ait Malk Rabat - A Moroccan Human Rights Association member was verbally and physically assaulted along with her husband in Marrakech on June 17. The issue led to disagreements between the...
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Michelle Obama’s Trip to Africa, as Told by Snapchat
By Bryn Miller Rabat - On June 27, American First Lady Michelle Obama began her trip to Liberia, Morocco, and Spain to promote girls’ education in the developing world. Throughout her trip, Mrs. Obama...
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Meeting Michelle Obama Changed My Life
Marrakech - It was an honor for me to be among the twenty-four girls who attended the Let Girls Learn event in Marrakech, Morocco on Tuesday. Actresses Meryl Streep and Freida Pinto, CNN news...
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‘Zero Mika’ Is Just the Start for a Cleaner Morocco
By Anthony Abate Bouarfa, Morocco - Stunned faces filled the crowd at an environmental awareness event in southeastern Morocco as attendees found out just how long their litter will be present in the...
View ArticleMoroccan Woman Elected Miss Arabic Beauty 2016
By Alexandra Krauska Rabat – Morocco’s Najlae El Amrani was elected Miss Arabic Beauty 2016, in a beauty pageant that saw the participation of 14 women from around the world, according to the...
View ArticleCasablanca Security Forces Foil Attempt at Collective Prison Break
Rabat – Casablanca security forces successfully thwarted an organized collective attempt to break out from the Juvenile Correction and Discipline Center in Oukacha Prison in Casablanca. According to...
View ArticleMany Civil Servants, Security Officers Injured in Prison Break Attempt in...
Rabat – Mutiny and acts of vandalism, that took place on Thursday night in the Ain Sbaa Youth rehabilitation Center in Casablanca, caused important material damage, and wounded civil servants working...
View ArticleIkram Bakir, a Handless Successful Girl Overcomes Disability with Hope
Rabat – Ikram Bakir, 20-year-old girl from Fez who does not have hands, is mesmerizing Moroccan social media users with her positive attitude after her photo and story was published last Monday by...
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