Celebrating the 100th day of the school year, students at the Catholic school of Melle, in Belgium, decided to dress up as Muslims, reports Belgian TV channel RTBF. The celebration, however, was dubbed «controversial», because of the behavior of some teachers. In a video, made public online, students were imitating Muslims, performing prayer. But some of them were «wearing explosive belts», referring to terrorism. The video, which went viral on social media, was
According to a report compiled by Dutch governmental institution Statistics Netherlands, Moroccan-Dutch people are the most to offer informal help to others when in need. Moroccans do more volunteering than other non-Western groups in the country.
On Wednesday, February the 27th, a European Parliament delegation visited the Tindouf camps, reports the Front’s press agency SPS. Headed by the spokesperson of the Confederal Group of the European United Left / Green Left in the European Parliament, the German Gabriele Zimmer, the delegation was received by the Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali. During their meeting, Ghali hailed «the efforts made by the Friends of the Saharawi People in the European Parliament in
On Tuesday, London-based NGO Amnesty International announced that the Moroccan authorities refused to let two of its researchers enter the Moroccan territory to carry out a human rights investigation. On Thursday, the government commented on the decision. The government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi told reporters during a press briefing held on the same day that «the entry and stay of foreigners is monitored and governed by the country’s laws, which must be
During the 40th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), held from the 25th of February to the 22nd of March, South Africa launched a campaign to defend the Polisario. On Tuesday, February the 26th, the South African Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Luwellyn Tyrone Landers met with a delegation from the Front led by the movement’s representative in Algerian, Abdelkader Taleb Oumar. The two parties discussed means to prepare for the solidarity
Tunisia has again sought the help of the World Trade Organization (WTO) regarding anti-dumping duties imposed by Morocco on the country’s imports, reports Africa News. According to the same source, Tunisia has submitted its request to the WTO members on February the 27th, complaining against the Kingdom’s duties imposed on its school exercise books. Tunisia claims that Morocco is violating the General Agreements on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), a legal agreement between many
In February, both Senegalese and Nigerian presidents were re-elected for second terms. The situation in Senegal and Nigeria is a positive step for Morocco, which is wishing to gain the support of West African countries, politically and economically speaking.
Most of unemployed Moroccans who have been job hunting, in 2018, want to become salaried employees, according to HCP. In a survey published today, the agency reports that unemployment affects women more than men.
Moroccan national Mounir el-Motassadeq, who was sentenced in 2004 to 15 years in prison by the Hamburg court for being involved in the 9/11 attacks, received 7,000 euros when released from prison, reports EFE quoting the German weekly Der Spiegel. According to the German newspaper, the money was transferred to the Moroccan’s account, that he opened while in prison, before being extradited to Morocco in October, 2018. According to the same source, this operation violates European
The founder and president of the Peruvian Council of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (COPESA), Ricardo Sanchez Serra has decided to comments on critics, after announcing that he has changed his position on the Western Sahara dispute. On Wednesday, February the 27th, in an article published by Peruvian newspaper La Razon, COPESA founder decided to respond to those who criticized his new updated position. His answer comes after he wrote last week that Morocco's national autonomy plan,
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