Le Centre culturel marocain de Montréal abrite, du 31 août au 2 septembre prochain, la deuxième édition des Journées culturelles Tijanes sous la présidence effective du Khalife général des Tidianes du Sénégal, Serigne Babacar Sy Mansour. Ces meetings des adeptes de la Tarika Tijania vivant au Canada sont organisés par le Collectif des Dahiras Tidianes de Montréal, Toronto, Québec, Sherbrooke, Ottawa,
Two people were killed and one «badly injured» in a knife attack Thursday in Trappes, a suburb west of Paris, according to France's National Police. The attacker was also killed, police said. «After the attack, he ran into a house to hide. He left shortly afterward and threatened police before being neutralized», police added. The two people who were killed were the attacker's mother and sister, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry told reporters. Interior Minister
A labor court in France has ruled in favor of four Moroccan nationals who left the Kingdom for Indre, a department in central France, to work as lumberjacks, reports France bleu. The four workers, namely Driss, Rashid, Mustapha and Hamid claimed in June that they have been exploited by their employer, who paid them 2,000 euros for working one year for him. The latter was found guilty by the Conseil des Prud'hommes in Châteauroux on Thursday, 23rd of August. The employer will have
L'artiste franco-marocaine Hindi Zahra a été admise à un hôpital de Bruxelles, suite à un malaise, mais se porte bien et espère un retour rapide auprès de son public avec un nouvel album enregistré en Belgique et d’autres projets artistiques. Recevant la visite, jeudi, de l’ambassadeur du Maroc, Mohamed Ameur, la chanteuse franco-marocaine a confié à la MAP qu’elle est actuellement en résidence
In Marrakech wooden spoons are skillfully carved by the local craftsmen. Using their hands, feet and some woodcarving tools, these men manage to create 120 spoons a day. The traditional spoon carving process is showed in a video shot by a tourist and made public on August the 16th. The footage dates back to 2016, but showcases a craft that has survived nowadays' technology. Made from rough wood, a carver starts by giving the spoon its shape using a small axe then another craftsman carves the
Moroccan architects Tarik Zoubdi and Mounir Benchekroun were awarded at the 2018 Architizer A + Awards in New York, reports Huffpost Morocco. The two men were granted the jury and public prize for the «primary and secondary schools» category. Indeed, Zoubdi and Benchekroun designed a secondary school for the children of OCP Group employees in the city of El Jadida. The school was dubbed «The Wall of Knowledge», adds the same source. «This is a great victory for
Police and customs officials at the Tangier Med port have seized, Wednesday night, 160 kg of cannabis resin, known as chira, aboard a commercial Belgian-plated car, reports MAP press agency. After researching the car, the drug carefully hidden inside was found, added the same source. The driver, who is Moroccan, was arrested. The suspect, aged 39, was placed in custody and an investigation was launched to determine the circumstances surrounding this operation.
Convicted in Germany of helping three of the suicide pilots in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States, Moroccan national Mounir al-Motassadeq is banned from entry the country for 90 years, reported German media on Tuesday. The inmate was convicted in 2007 of «membership in a terrorist organization and accessory to murder for aiding the three hijackers who lived in Hamburg», says the same source. After being deported to his country of origin, Mounir al-Motassadeq
Les éléments de la police et de la douane au port de Tanger Med ont avorté, mercredi soir, une tentative de trafic de 160 kg de chira à bord d'une voiture utilitaire immatriculée en Belgique, a-t-on indiqué de source policière. Un contrôle au scanner et une inspection par des chiens policiers ont ainsi débouché sur la saisie de cette quantité de drogue, minutieusement dissimulée sous forme de plaquettes dans les
Dutch-language Belgian newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws wrote Wednesday, August 22nd, that Said EA, a 32-year-old Moroccan national, was arrested earlier this month while he was on holiday in Morocco, reports Belga. Originally from Merksplas, a Dutch-speaking municipality in the Flemish region, the man was reportedly arrested at the border. Since then, he has been imprisoned in a Moroccan prison. Saïd E.A. is one of the four alleged terrorists suspected of being responsible for recruiting
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