The Polisario leadership is not in good terms with Sahrawi NGOs operating in Morocco's southern provinces.
The Committee of Moroccan Christians hopes to meet Pope Francis in Morocco. The latter is expected to pay Rabat and Casablanca a visit on March the 30th and 31st, 2019.
On the 12th of Rabi’ al-Awwal Sunni Muslims celebrate the Prophet’s birthday. In a festive atmosphere, some of them recite the Quran, praise the lord and study the prophet’s biography. But is celebrating the date of birth of Mohammed (peace be upon him) contradictory to Islamic Law ?
Accredited at the rank of «Minister plenipotentiary» by Morocco in Now York, Jamal Benomar is entitled to «diplomatic immunity», according to the US authorities. The diplomat is involved, alongside several officials, in a case brought by a Republican close to Donald Trump.
Helen Gloag is a Scottish redhead beauty whose fate brought her to the Kingdom of Morocco in the 18th century. Daughter of a blacksmith, Helen was captured by Moroccan corsairs only to become later the empress of the North African empire and Sultan Mohamed ben Abdellah's favorite consort. History.
Earlier this month, Moroccan Islamic jurist Ahmed Raissouni was elected chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, replacing Egyptian Islamic theologian Yusuf al-Qaradawi. Interviewed by Yabiladi, Raissouni discussed his ideas about the union's future plans.
Although the kingdom was proclaimed an independent state on the 2nd of March, every year; Moroccans celebrate independence on the 18th of November. The latter commemorates King Mohammed V accession to the throne and his notorious speech delivered to announce the end of the French control.
This Moroccan-Belgian national from Casablanca has set up his company in Brussels to help people with reduced mobility in the city.
By the end of the 19th century, Spanish religious men in Morocco started to show interest in learning the Amazigh language, especially in the Rif region. The best example in this case is Pedro Hilarion Sarrionandia, a Franciscan priest who traveled to Morocco in an African mission. During his twenty-year stay in the Kingdom, he wrote a grammatical book for the Riffian language and a Spanish-Riffian dictionary.
Between 1801 and 1805, the United States fought a war against North African corsairs. Piracy was an important part of Morocco, Algeria, Tunis and Tripoli’s history which was not really appreciated by the Americans.
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