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My Interview with an Amazight Activist
RABAT - I recently interviewed a very active member of the Amazigh movement. For the purposes of this article, I will call him Takfarinas here (that is not his real name). He is a 25-year-old student,...
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Young Moroccan Sets Himself on fire in protest against custom officials
Casablanca Self-immolation as a form of protest against social injustice has almost become a common phenomenon in the Middle-East and North Africa. Morocco was no exception to this controversial trend...
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Embracing possibility is the only way to succeed
Nabila Nali – Tangier I have news for you. Nobody that has ever changed the world really knew exactly how they would do it when they started. So, yes it can be just as simple as that. Strike that T...
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‘There’s a place for gays in Islam,’ Moroccan filmmaker says
Washington- In a recent interview with France 24 English, Morocco’s sole openly homosexual writer/filmmaker, Abdellah Taia optimistically foreshadows Moroccan society in the future, stating, “Morocco...
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Moroccan, Sofia El Marikh, Named One of the Most Beautiful Women in the World
Washington- Sofia El Marikh, a Moroccan born actress and singer, was recently ranked the 15th most beautiful woman in the world by World Actuality. Also representing the Middle East and North Africa in...
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Spring into my Autumn Years
By Mariem Habibi TUNIS - This is a story that is deeply carved in my heart and that will never fade away from my memory, a story that ended up by swapping the bad for the good. It is about the past,...
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Saudi Prince Pays $500,000 for 15 minute Meeting with Hollywood Star
Washington- What would you do for a date with Kristen Stewart? Well, one Saudi prince paid $500,000 for a 15 minute meeting with the actress, according to MSN Arabia. Movie producer, Harvey Weinsten,...
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Morocco’s Princess Lalla Soukaina to get Married in October
WASHINGTON - Princess Lalla Soukaina, King Mohammed VI’s niece, who is engaged to Mehdi Regragui, son of King Hassan II’s former adviser, is set to be married in October of this year, according to the...
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Franco-Moroccan gay couple denied marriage in France
Taroudant- Although same-sex marriage has been legal in France since May of 2013, a Franco-Moroccan gay couple was denied union Saturday in Jacob-Bellecombette, Chambéry. According to the French daily...
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Under the scope: Street Vendors in Morocco
By Majda Layek CASABLANCA - How would you feel, if a poor member of your precious family was prevented from doing the only job, that brings him a piece of bread for the day? Before generalizing a rule...
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The Propaganda of ‘Having It All’
Audrey Bellis- When my friend Brooklyn Middleton shared Delia Ephron's New York Times article on Facebook a little over a week ago entitled "You Can't Have It All, But You Can Have Cake" -- we both...
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Moroccan Artists in Support of Nador’s Forbidden Kiss
Casablanca- Nador’s “forbidden kiss” has not only spurred the sympathy of some young Moroccans, who subsequently organized random “kiss-ins” in solidarity with the two young students who were...
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IFAD president commends synergy between authorities and populations in...
Marrakech - President of the International Fund for Agriculture Development (IFAD/based in Rome) Kanayo Nwanze, commended the development dynamism going on in rural areas in Morocco and the synergy of...
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Franck Ribery: “I am not an egoist, Islam has strengthened me”
MUNICH - "I am not an egoist. I always play for my team. I try to enjoy during the game. I improve the level of the game every day," says Franck Bilal Ribery in an exclusive interview with Anadolu...
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MEPI: a tool to empower young leaders in the MENA Region
By Asmae Azzamouri - Oujda, Morocco - “I have been admitted in the MEPI program,” said a friend of mine with a naïf smile on his face. Was it surprising? Was it unexpected? The answer is for sure,...
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Inspire! Be a Leader
Chicago - Relevant to different historical writings on the concept of leadership, the Republic of the great Greek philosopher Plato has defined its basic qualities and has linked the term fundamentally...
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Cairo taxi driving no longer for Egypt’s uneducated
CAIRO – Ahmed Shahin was groomed to become an engineer but has since taken up work as a taxi driver. He doesn't find anything strange in this, especially given Egypt's turbulent post-revolution...
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‘Sina’ Arrested in Agadir for prostitution and drug possession
Agadir- Ibtissam, the young Moroccan girl known as "Sina", was arrested in Agadir on Tuesday for prostitution charges and drug possession. Sina was caught in possession of drugs, according to police...
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Video of twin babies taking a bath goes viral
Bordeaux - A Video of twin babies taking a bath gets over 3.6 million views in less than a week. The video, posted on YouTube by French nurse Sonia Rochel, shows twin babies getting a thalassotherapy...
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UNICEF’s RapidSMS transforms lives
When in 2009 Christopher Fabian and Erica Kochi, two employees of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), developed RapidSMS, a platform for data gathering and group communication using the short...
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