Moroccan-Canadian professor Mustapha Fahmi won the 2019 Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean Book Fair prize for his work «The Lesson of Rosalind» (La leçon de Rosalinde). The award was presented to him last weekend during a ceremony held in his honor. His book links between literature, philosophy and life. Just like his other contributions as an English literature professor, Fahmi spent 23 years studying the works of William Shakespeare and published several articles and essays in
Maryam Rouass, an Italian hairdresser of Moroccan origins, impressed the jury of Italy’s X Factor, a television music competition franchise. The 18-year-old singer succeeded in attracting the attention of the judges, who loved her audition and sent her to the next step of the competition. Rouass is expected to compete for the title, moving to the X Factor’s boot camps and trying to make it to the live show part of the musical context, opened in September. According to Italian
The world's largest first-tier aerostructures manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems has emergedas leading bidder to acquire Bombardier’s units in Morocco and Northern Ireland, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Months after the Montreal-based firm announced that it is selling its facilities in both Morocco and Belfast, well-informed sources said that Bombardier has not concluded yet an agreement with Spirit. The two companies, however, held private
The Moroccan head of the government and Finance Minister have given the green light to chemicals company OCP Group to set up a company in Mexico, called «OCP Specialties Mexico». The new Guadalajara-based firm is a subsidiary of «OCP International Cooperative UA», announced the government gazette. On June 26, 2018, OCP’s Board of Directors approved the creation of the new company in Mexico. According to the government gazette, OCP was also allowed to create
Tobacco made its way to Morocco by the end of the sixteenth century, years after its consumption became a trend in Europe. In the Kingdom, however, smoking was considered a «sin» by Muslim scholars.
Morocco-born contemporary artist Hassan Hajjaj is expected to present, Friday in Hollywood, his installation «My Rockstars Experimental Live» at the Ford Theaters in Los Angeles, Laist reports. The event is a live performance of his famous «My Rockstars Experimental Vol. 1 series», which includes photos of stars he styled. In this series, he collaborated with six artists from different countries, the same source added. Guests will attend six performances of
Raja Casablanca fans, expected to attend a football match in Palestine, were prevented from entering Al Quds through Jordan by the Israeli occupation. The fans will have to return to Morocco after a series of failed attempts.
Spanish Civil Guard members arrested, this week, a Moroccan man and a South American woman for their alleged links to the murder of a Spanish computer scientist who was found dead near Zaragoza. According to Spanish newspaper ABC, the victim was reportedly buried alive after being brutally beaten. It is believed that the man was trapped by a criminal network that uses a woman to attract its victims, through social media. The two suspects were arrested in Pedrola, a Spanish municipality
A total of 130,000 Sephardi Jews have submitted applications for the Spanish citizenship for believing that they are descendants of Spanish Jews expelled from Al Andalus in the fifteenth century, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported. Quoting the Spanish Justice Ministry, the newspaper reveals that, Tuesday, was the last day to apply for Jews around the world who were forced to leave Spain, controlled at the time by Muslims, during the Spanish Inquisition. According to the same source, most of
The «Who is Who» Award for women leaders in the world went, Wednesday, in Athens to Moroccan photographer Leila Ghandi. Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy John Plakiotakis handed down the award to Ghandi during a ceremony that celebrated thirteen other women from all over the world. Ghandi received this award for her work and efforts related to women and their empowerment. Speaking at the award ceremony, she said that she was proud and happy to be one of the
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