Diaspo #97 : Nour Ayadi, a Moroccan award-winning pianist in France

She is the first female pianist to win the 2019 Cortot Prize and the Princess Lalla Meryem International Piano Competition. 20-year-old Nour Ayadi is a talented Moroccan student who lives in France. In addition to the many awards she has won, Nour was selected earlier in June to participate in French Academy of music.

French-Moroccan comedian Jamel Debbouze to take a break from his career

King Mohammed VI chairs inauguration ceremony of PSA group's ecosystem in Morocco

Rabat to host exceptional exhibition on Eugene Delacroix in 2020

Jewish pilgrimage in Morocco #3 : Raphael Encaoua, the Kingdom’s first Chief Rabbi

Born in Sale, Raphael Encaoua is a Jewish saint who was the President of the High Rabbinical Court of Rabat. Encaoua is known for being the first Chief Rabbi of Morocco during the protectorate.

American Civil War : When Morocco violated its neutrality arresting two Confederate diplomats

The Moroccan authorities arrested, in 1862, two Confederate diplomats who visited Tangier. The arrest was ordered by the U.S. Consul James DeLong who held the two men in prison and sent them to Boston, in a move that violated Morocco's neutrality.

Pope Sylvester II, the first French pontiff who attended Al Quaraouiyine University

Pope Sylvester II, who studied at Morocco’s Al Quaraouiyine University in Fes, is the first French scholar to hold this position. The Arabic-speaking Pope is, according to some historians, the one behind the Crusades' plan.

French-Moroccan activist Latifa Ibn Ziaten wakes up to threats tagged on her house’s wall

Diaspo #95 : Mina Kawashy, a photographer who addresses social issues

Mina Kawashy is a photographer who overcame her disability to put her passion at the service of human relationships, especially strengthening family ties between Moroccans living in France and their loved ones.

France appreciates work done by Horst Kohler, wishes continuation of process