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Morocco: High school kids smoking, a time bomb for society
Soumia Zarouf, Tangier- Students seek refuge in smokingwithout knowing that they are heading towards a danger zone. With the absence of precise and accurate statistics about kids smoking in Tangier,...
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Controversial “facebook kiss” verdict postponed to December
Taroudant, Morocco- The court of Nador announced Friday morning that the verdict in the case, known as the "kiss of Nador" will be pronounced on December 6. "After a new hearing that lasted more than...
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Fez’ American Language Center organizes first annual conference on volunteering
By Yahya Bouhafa Fez - The American Language Center of Fez (ALC) and ALIF organized the First Annual Community Service Club Conference on Saturday and Sunday, November 16-17. The seventy-nine...
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Morocco: country where you rape a child and you get 4 years in jail
Casablanca- Morocco is increasingly becoming the ideal refuge for rapists. Stories on rape and sexual harassment have become so customary in our press that we don’t read them with perhaps the same...
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Moroccan women speak out against sexual harassment
Casablanca- Young, female Moroccan journalists, trained by American ONG, Global Girl Media (GGM), released an insightful documentary on rape in Morocco entitled, “Breaking the Silence about Sexual...
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Parallel Youth Government allows Moroccan youth to be involved in...
By Yassine Imrani Rabat - Moroccan Youth Forum launch the second edition of the Parallel Youth Government to address youth expectations by offering a real platform for youth to participate in economic,...
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Moroccan-Dutch Entrepreneur Receives Silicon Valley’s Global Ideas Award
Casablanca- Last month, Chokri Mousaoui, a Moroccan-Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of Eternal Sun, was awarded the Global Ideas Award at the Cleantech Open Global Forum in San Jose, Silicon Valley....
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Lamia Bounahmidi: the Journey of a Young Moroccan Social Entrepreneur
Fez- Social entrepreneurship is the process of pursuing innovative and sustainable solutions to social and economic problems. The mission of an entrepreneur is a relentless pursuit of opportunities,...
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Encouraging civic engagement one young Moroccan voice at a time
By Sarah Bertin and Gus Tupper Rabat - From December 6th to the 8th, Young Moroccan Voices Programme brought 30 talented and committed young people to Rabat to train them in leading debates and...
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Morocco: a forum discusses peace, tolerance and equality
Oujda, Morocco - “The New Youth Generation Leaders of Change” (NYGLC) will organize, for the first time, an international conference about peace, tolerance and equality in what has come to be known as...
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Morocco: the Internet has changed people‘s lives forever
Tetouan - I still remember the days when if we wanted to express our love to a girl we used to write letters on paper torn out of our school notebooks and sent them to the girl’s best friend. We used...
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Moroccan singer Dounia Batma celebrates her wedding in Casablanca
Casablanca- Moroccan singer Dounia Batma on Sunday got married in Casablanca with Bahraini millionaire Mohamed Al Turk. The wedding ceremony took place in one of the luxurious hotels of Morocco’s...
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Morocco: A New Era of Call Centers
El Jaddida - Hassan, a young Moroccan graduate from the faculty of Arts and Humanities at Hassan II University in Mohamadia, like many other young Moroccans, has taken refuge in a bilingual call center...
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Youth Views on the Forum Stocktaking of youth employability in Morocco
By Imane Bouhazaama and Asmae Lahlou Rabat - On December 6th and 7th 2013, Crisis Management Initiative (an Initiative of Former Finland President & Nobel Prize Winner Martii Ahtisaari), in...
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A Moroccan Prostitute shares her Experience on TV
Casablanca - Broadcast on Morocco’s Medi1 TV channel, TV Show “Kissat A’naas” is known for raising eyebrows with the breathtaking, shocking experiences its guests share with Moroccan viewers. A taboo...
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A teacher’s story of injustice in Morocco’s educational system
By Ouafae Bennis Sale, Morocco - While I was talking about some teachers’ situations and conditions, I was stupefied to hear that a teacher suffered a lot when he was robbed in odd circumstances. I was...
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Community-Based Learning: Five Pieces of Advice for Interns in Morocco
Florida - For the first semester of my junior year of college, I decided to study abroad in Rabat. One of my courses was called “Community-Based Learning”, of which one component was an unpaid position...
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Peace Corps volunteer Alina Urbanic Morocco-bound
By Melody Burri Canandaigua, N.Y. Alina Urbanic, 20, of Victor, has been accepted into the Peace Corps and will depart for Morocco Jan. 13 to begin training as a youth asset builder volunteer. The...
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Defamation via social media in Morocco
By Mly Abdellah TAIBI Ouarzazate- After the so-called “revolution” of social media, mainly Facebook and YouTube, some buried social phenomena and societal illnesses began appearing and are now...
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Microfinance in Morocco: At the Limits of ‘Social Business’
By Mari Miyoshi* Fez- It was a bright day in Fes, but the streets of Aouinate Hajjaj were still muddy from yesterday’s rain. Yacine and I avoided puddles as we navigated the neighborhood, a poor area...
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