Months after his ex-wife was arrested, former Moroccan diplomat Abdeslam Jaidi has been charged with visa fraud by a New York court. He is accused of bringing Moroccan and Filipino workers to the US based on materially false documents.
Since February 22, Morocco has observed silence regarding the Algerian Hirak. That position was formalized on March 16. However, this «non-interference» in the domestic affairs of the eastern neighbor was not always the policy followed by Rabat.
French newspaper Le Parisian describes it as «one of the best comedies of the year». «Ramy», put online this Thursday, December 12, on the platform Starz play, was produced by Ramy Youssef, a 28-year-old American stand-up comedian. The character who in his twenties, is a Muslim of Egyptian origin and is in the middle of an existential quest. «Between his desires as a young American and his faith as a practicing Muslim, he struggles to project himself
Footwear manufacturing company Nike will launch in February 2020 a swimwear line with hijab for Muslim women, Cnews reports. As announced by Nike on Tuesday, the swimwear for veiled clients will include a separate hijab, a tunic top and swim leggings. «The design of the Nike Victory Swim Collection serves a variety of needs from modesty preferences to sun protection and represents Nike's commitment to inclusive design, providing more women with game-changing innovation to enjoy
The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO) has finally reacted to terror threats in the Tindouf camps, mentioned November in an alert published by the Spanish Foreign Ministry. «Based on the information received from the Spanish and Algerian authorities» about terror and kidnapping threats in Tindouf, MINURSO has decided to «take precautionary measures», the mission told EFE. MINURSO’s response contradicts the denial of
According to a recent report by the European Court of Auditors, EU funding for Morocco between 2014 and 2018 had limited results. Assessing financial aid allocated to the Kingdom, the body concluded that fewer sectors must be targeted in the future.
A Conservative candidate is under fire for sharing Islamophobic material on social media. The former BBC journalist Linden Kemkaran has allegedly retweeted posts that claimed «Muslims have a nasty culture», the Guardian wrote Monday. Kemkaran who is representing the Conservatives in Bradford East, retweeted a user on Twitter last week who «dismissed Islamophobia as nonsense», the same source said. According to the BBC, Labor candidate Naz Shah has sent a complaint to
The Dutch public prosecution department said Monday that there is no «evidence of political interference» in the trial of far-right MP Geert Wilders for discriminating against Moroccans in the Netherlands. According to Dutch News, the Dutch politician wanted the prosecution to drop the charges against him, claiming that «the decision-making process» was politically influenced. The same source reported that the hearings in Wilders’ «fewer Moroccans»
International NGO Climate Chance has highlighted sustainable plans from the region of Souss-Massa and the city of Marrakech in a recent report. These plans are regional initiatives that have been set to combat climate change in the country.
Moroccan authorities expelled, Tuesday, pro-Polisario Portuguese journalist Isabel Lourenco from the city of Laayoune. According to Spanish news agency EFE, the journalist did not reveal the reason why she was visiting the Sahara. In fact, Lourenco was planning to «visit the relatives of Sahrawi prisoners sentenced by Moroccan courts», wrote online newspaper Tornado on its Twitter account. EFE recalls that Morocco expels «almost systematically foreign sympathizers» of
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