Marrakech: British Polo Day Morocco raises over $175,000
By Rabii Benadada Casablanca - On Saturday, April 19th, British Polo Day - presented by Land Rover - celebrated its first event on African soil with the inaugural British Polo Day Morocco. Guests...
View ArticleKarima Rhanem, only Moroccan to take part in Model United Nations in the Balkan
Rabat - Moroccan young leader Karima Rhanem will take part in the largest Model United Nations in the Balkan scheduled to take place in Albania on May 2-5. Ms. Rhanem will be the only guest speaker...
View ArticleFez college incidents: four students before justice
Fez - Four students accused of involvement in the incidents, which took place in the Fez Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah science college and claimed the life of a student, were brought before the public...
View ArticleToday, it is more difficult to be a Muslim in France: Samir Nasri
Taroudant, Morocco - Samir Nasri, a French international football player who plays for the English club Manchester City, expressed his concerns over growing racism against Muslims in France, his second...
View ArticleSami: Victim of ‘Tcharmil’ and a Merciless Society
Rabat - His name was Sami and his friends called him Sam, like the name of that fierce pit bull guarding the neighborhood. But Sami actually was neither a neighborhood guard nor a security agent as we...
View ArticleCheating in Exams: a Fundamental Right?
By Zineb Sbai El Idriss Rabat - It was a hot afternoon in June. The high school I frequented was more animated than ever. I still cannot figure out the nature of my feelings when I reached the...
View ArticleReflections on Positive Capability
Tunis - "Advice to Intellectuals: Let no one represent you." T. Adorno. We really cannot hope to be at ease with one another and peacefully co-exist in a world where the highest value is the self. Can...
View ArticleBalkan Model United Nations kicked off in Albania
Durres – Albania - “Invest in Today’s Leaders, Get Effective decision makers tomorrow." The largest Model United Nations in the Balkan (MUN) kicked off on May 2 in Albania. Moroccan young leader...
View ArticleU.S. Embassy Rabat TechCamp Caravan Takes Place in Ouarzazate
Ouarzazate - TechCamp Caravan is back this year and for the first time, it was hosted in Ouarzazate from April 26-27, under the theme of “Technology in the Service of Society.” TechCamp Caravan is an...
View ArticleWorld Press Freedom Day: Journalism a Profession of Hardships
By Nora Znaidi Rabat - Why does journalism have the reputation of being a profession of hardships? The answer is clear to me. Seeking and telling the truth in order to inform the public and raise...
View ArticleCampaign Calls for Protection of Gays, Lesbians in Morocco
Taroudant, Morocco - A group of people called “ASWAT” Group for sexual minorities launched a campaign for the defense of gays and lesbians in Morocco. The group whose motto is "Love is not a crime”...
View ArticleThe Moroccan National Debate Team: Leaders with Bright Future
Fez - When I moved to Morocco from America in February of this year, I knew that I was moving into the future. I had lived for some time in Qatar, and had grown up in Los Angeles-- both of these places...
View ArticleMorocco: 21-Year-Old Arrested for Internet Blackmail
Casablanca - Is Oued Zem, a city in Khouribga Province, becoming the capital of digital blackmailing? A 21-year-old man recently appeared in the court of Appeal of Khouribga after being accused of...
View ArticleTIZI Initiative to Award 20 Moroccan Young Leaders for 2014
Casablanca- Tariq Ibn Ziyad Initiative (TIZI) will hold the second edition of the TIZI Leadership Day on May 24, at the Hassania School of Public Works (EHTP) in Casablanca, during which 20 new...
View ArticleReflections on Readers’ Reaction to Shelly Segal’s Song on Morocco
Casablanca - Shelley Segal’s video on YouTube, Morocco, continues to gain more viewership despite growing dissent surrounding the song. Morocco, a single from Segal’s upcoming album, An Easy Escape,...
View ArticleThe Moroccan National Debate Team: In it to Win it
Fez - On Sunday of last week, the Moroccan National Debate Team had their first competition of the season. The consensus from the judges, debaters and observers? The team is in it to win it! In a four...
View ArticleThree Moroccans to Represent Morocco in Microsoft’s “Imagine Cup” Semifinals
Taroudant, Morocco - Three Moroccan engineering students from “L’Ecole Marocaine des Sciences de l'Ingénieur” (EMSI) (the Moroccan School for Engineering Sciences) in Rabat have qualified to represent...
View ArticleA Coach Who Believes in Morocco
Marrakech - This Saturday, Marrakech played host to the second Moroccan National Debate Team mini-tournament. Six debaters faced off against one another, discussing both intervention in Syria and the...
View ArticleMorocco keeps welcoming the ‘influenza’ of cigarettes
Tangier - It is crystal clear that cigarettes are spreading horrendously among different age groups and, unhappily, no real efforts have been made so far by the government to put an end to its...
View ArticleMoroccan student engineer invents gloves that translate sign language
Taroudant, Morocco - A Moroccan student engineer at the “Ecole des Mines de Nancy” in France, invented “HandSpeaker,” a translation device for sign language, which is composed of a pair of gloves and a...
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