Tanjazz, the annual international festival organized in Tangier is inviting this year, Noam Vazana, an Israeli artist who is a reserve soldier for the Israeli air force. Noam’s upcoming performance has created controversy among some Moroccans who see her participation at Tanjazz as a normalization of relations with the Israel.
16 years after the deadly 9/11 attacks, Muslims and Arabs are still looked at in a different way. According to the Council of American Islamic relations, Islamophobia and hate crimes have been on the rise since then. On the 11th of September 2017, two Moroccan nationals who lived in New York during the attacks spoke to Yabiladi about their experiences.
The two Spanish enclaves located in the farthest region of the Kingdom are being at the center of the fight against terrorism for Spain, according to The Conversation. The latter suggests that the flow of illegal migrants through Morocco is a Major factor leading to the recent attacks that targeted Catalonia.
Prince Moulay Hicham, the cousin of King Mohammed VI was expelled from Tunisia on Friday the 8th of September. The unpredicted decision has created a lot of controversy to which the Prince has replied to in an interview conducted by a Tunisian Blog. Details.
Nadine Hanafi is a role model that we should all look up to. The young Moroccan woman was selected in 2014 as one of the 100 best entrepreneurs under the age of 35 and was awarded by the United Nations in New York. Three years later, she was ranked among the most influencial Arabs under 40 years old in the world. Portrait.
The 30-year-old photographer, writer and blogger, Ali Berrada, is certainly one of the most famous Moroccan photographers who managed to shine bright bringing together two of the things he loves the most : travelling and taking photos. Fascinated by the Asian culture, the young man was able to attract Moroccans with his magic exhibition «Look Back», collaborating with Amine Benboubker in 2010. Since then, Ali has been working on multiple projects. Travelling to India, the
It has been almost nine months since Donald Trump got elected president of the United States. It has been also nine months since the American Embassy in the Kingdom is waiting for a new Ambassador after the departure of Dwight Bush in January, knowing that Trump has already appointed in June a new ambassador to Algeria.
Morocco is a reputable country internally according to the 2017 reputation report conducted by the Royal Institute for Strategic Studies and the Reputation Institute. The survey investigates how Moroccans evaluate living in the Kingdom as well as how foreigners see the country. Details.
The Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) World Giving Index, released recently, revealed that Morocco is one of the least generous countries in the globe. The Kingdom is ranked 136th by the report that gives an insight into generosity in 139 countries.
Recently, the Royal cabinet has become accustomed to communicating about the illnesses of King Mohammed VI. The communiqué published yesterday is therefore not a surprise. While this is seen as an exception for some neighboring countries, it is nowadays a common practice that stands as a primordial rule in the exercise of power in other regions.