Diaspo # 107: Nadia Dala, writing to promote common sense

Antwerp-native Nadia Dala is currently focusing on teaching and writing. But before that, she was a journalist who decided to get into academic research in both Belgium and the United States.

The ordeal of an African-American who was mistaken for a Sub-Saharan migrant in Morocco

In March, African-American citizen Timothy Hucks was driven to a police station in Rabat, where he was taken, with a group of Sub-Saharan migrants, to Beni Mellal in a bus. The man tells Yabiladi about the unusual experience that now prevents him from leaving the country.

Hajj under threat from high heat stress

Climate change could harm Muslims planning to visit Saudi Arabia in the coming years to perform Hajj. The findings of a new study reveal that future Hajj seasons are expected to take place in hot summers.

A photography exhibit in the United States to put Morocco under the spotlight

A new photographic exhibition at the Marshall J. Gardner Center (Indiana) for the Arts in the Miller Beach section of Gary is expected to highlight several aspects of a number of countries, including Morocco. According to local online newspaper The Times of Northwest Indiana, the exhibition, which will take place from September 6 to October 6, will feature the «Definitive Moments» of Canadian-born photographer Martha Bohn and her trips to Nepal India, Cuba and Morocco.

Jewish pilgrimage in Morocco #12 : Rabbi Daoud Boussidan, Meknes’ eighteenth century saint

Visited yearly by thousands of Jewish Moroccans, Daoud Boussidan is the saint of Meknes. Born in Tamelelt and buried in Meknes, the rabbi was a Jewish scholar who lived during the eighteenth century in Morocco.

Casablanca at the bottom of the world’s safest cities ranking

The Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked the world’s safest cities to visit in 2019 and Casablanca is not one of them. The 2019 Safe Cities Index (SCI) featured 60 destinations, including Morocco’s economic hub, which was at the bottom of the ranking. Looking into the digital security, health security, infrastructure and personal safety of these cities, the index ranked Casablanca 54th, among the most unsafe 10 cities on the list provided by the Economist. The White City

Muslims in New Zealand unhappy about the Christchurch terror attacks’ inquiry

Muslims in New Zealand are not satisfied with the way an inquiry launched after the Christchurch terror attacks, that killed 51 people in March, is led. According to the New York Times, the investigation promised by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and expected to consult the Muslim community in the country failed to shoulder some of its promises. Members of a panel of Muslims appointed to «advise the inquiry» told the newspaper that they have been «sidelined by the

The land of God or the fortified city … the various meanings of Marrakech’s name

Etymologists and historians have tried to give an exact meaning to the city of Marrakech’s name. Some of them call it the land of God or Mur Akush, while others believe that its name refers to its ancient fort.

Spain arrests a Moroccan man wanted by Germany for alleged links with ISIS

Police in Spain arrested, Thursday, a 25-year-old man for his alleged links with ISIS. According to Spanish news agency Europa Press, the arrestee, who was wanted by an arrest warrant issued by Germany, is accused of «falsifying documents» and «tax fraud». In 2016, police officers were investigating the ISIS-related group, which operated in Europe. The latter recruited new members for the organization to plan terror attacks, the agency said. The members of this network

Flash floods in Taroudant … locals in Tizirt recall the tragedy

On Wednesday, sudden flash floods killed seven people in the Taroudant province, minutes before the start of a local football game. The inhabitants of the small village recall the tragedy that ended in a massive shock.