Seven Moroccan Journalists Visit Israel to ‘Improve’ its Image in Arab World
Rabat – Israel is currently hosting a team of seven Moroccan journalists in Tel Aviv to “improve the image of Israel in the Arab World,” according to reports from Al-Jazeera and several media...
View ArticleAmerican Students Abroad React to Trump’s Victory
By Ellen Asermely Rabat – The day after Donald Trump became President-Elect of the United States, I sat in a cafe in Rabat, Morocco with my American friends. The mood was somber as we reflected on the...
View ArticleMoroccan Doctors Establish Charter for the Protection of the Environment
Casablanca – The humanitarian and environmental medical collective of the Casablanca-Settat region developed an environmental responsibility charter for doctors and the staff of health on the sidelines...
View ArticleErdogan Helps Turkish Actor Propose for Former Miss Morocco
Rabat – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, has helped Turkish actor, Murat Y?ld?r?m, propose to former Miss Morocco Iman El-Bani on Monday. Murat published photos of his family, president Erdogan...
View ArticleCOP22: 16-Year-Old Moroccan Girl Delivers Speech in Front of World Leaders
Casablanca — 16-year-old Meryem Mawhoub may be young, but she is certainly accomplished. As a “Representative of the Moroccan Youth,” Meryem Mawhoub was invited to deliver a speech at a COP22 event in...
View ArticlePrincess Lalla Meryem Chairs 15th National Congress of Child’s Rights
Marrakech – Princess Lalla Meryem, chairwoman of the National Observatory of the Child’s Rights (ONDE), chaired, on Sunday in Marrakech, the 15th National Congress of the Child’s Rights, held under the...
View ArticleVideo: Brawl Inside Classroom Between Professor and Student
Rabat – A YouTube video posted Monday shows a professor of mathematics in a heated brawl with one of his students in a classroom at Mohammed VI High School in Taroudant, 140 miles south of Marrakech....
View ArticleBabies Advertised Online, Sold to the Highest Bidder
London – An illegal baby selling trade is thriving in Malaysia, with infants openly advertised on social media. In a new Al Jazeera documentary, Malaysia: Babies for Sale, 101 East reporter Chan Tau...
View ArticleTwo Moroccan Students Win International Social Entrepreneurship Prize
Rabat – Two students at Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane have won the gender equality prize at AIM2Flourish, a higher-ed curriculum and online platform highlighting social entrepreneurship that aligns...
View Article80 % of Moroccan Youth in ISIS Recruited Through Social Media: Minister
Rabat – Approximately 80 percent of Moroccan youth who have joined the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) were recruited through Facebook and Twitter, according to government spokesperson Mustapha El...
View ArticleMoroccan Wins European Inventor of the Year Award
By Chaimaa Zahaar Rabat – Moroccan biologist Adnane Remmal, has been lauded for his work developing a new method improving the effectiveness of antibiotics and was awarded European Inventor Award on...
View ArticleKing Mohammed VI Congratulates Award Recipient Adnane Remmal
Casablanca – Moroccan Monarch, King Mohammed VI, has sent a telegram of congratulations to Adnane Remmal, the Moroccan biologist who won the European Inventor of the Year Award. King Mohammed VI has...
View ArticleMoroccan Scientists Design Robot to Milk Scorpions
Rabat – Moroccan engineers from Ben M’sik Hassan II University have built a robot that safely extracts valuable venom from scorpions. The use of scorpion venom for medical treatment may seem...
View Article12 Moroccan Students to Attend NASA Space Camp
Rabat – Twelve Moroccan high school students have been awarded with a trip to Washington, DC and Space Camp in the United States. The sky-high dreams of 12 Moroccan high school students came true on...
View ArticleMoroccan-American 16-Year-Old Makes US Academic History with Valedictorian Award
Rabat – Moroccan-American Reyhan Lalaoui is the youngest university student in the United States to have been awarded the Hudson University’s (HCCC) Valedictorian Academic Award for best performing...
View ArticleWhy Moroccan Millennials Aren’t Voting, and What They Do Instead
Rabat – Voting rates for Moroccan youth are remarkably low. But while young Moroccans remain disenchanted with formal politics, they look to other venues to make their voices heard. Despite an uptick...
View ArticleMorocco Competes in Enactus World Cup with ‘Green’ Innovations
By Madiha El Mnasfi Rabat – The Hassania School of Public Works’ (EHTP) Enactus team will represent Morocco in the Enactus World Cup, the world’s largest social entrepreneurship competition, which is...
View ArticleMoroccan Activist Karima Rhanem Wins Pan-African Humanitarian Award
Rabat – Karima Rhanem, a Moroccan civil society activist, has been named winner of the 2017 Pan-African Humanitarian Award. The activist is the first Moroccan young woman to be nominated for this...
View ArticleMoroccan Engineer Laila Sidqi Wins Gold in South Korea Energy Competition
By Sana Elouazi Rabat – Moroccan engineer and inventor Laila Sidqi has won the gold award in the 2017 Bixpo Awards, an international contest for invention in alternative energy, held annually in South...
View ArticleYoung Moroccan Receives Common Ground Award for Fight Against Violent Extremism
Rabat – Young Moroccan woman Fatima Ezzahrae Benoughazi received on Thursday in New York the Common Ground Award for her contribution in mobilizing youth against radical ideologies by extremist groups....
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