Muslim graves in the Bois de Vaux cemetery in Lausanne, a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland were vandalized on Friday night according to Tribune de Geneve. A man who visits the Muslim square every Saturday has discovered the act of vandalism. «On my way and on the ground I saw tags saying 'Muslims get out'», the man told the same source which indicated that flowers next to graves were torn and some wooden parts were also destroyed. The Muslim square in Lausanne was
Right after his master’s graduation, the 23-year-old young man took bold steps in the world of finance. Now, Badr Berrada, the Moroccan national living in England is dreaming of becoming an entrepreneur in Silicon Valley. Portrait.
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has published on the 12th edition of the Global Hunger Index (GHI). Morocco is ranked 44th out of 119 countries, between Malaysia (44th) and Thailand (46th), scoring 10,2. On the 11th edition of the GHI, Morocco was ranked 42nd behind Moldova and ahead of Malaysia. It had a score of 9.3 points, considered «low» by the GHI (less than or equal to 9.9 points). The GHI annual report suggests that hunger levels in East and
The program dedicated to protecting children from the dangers of the Internet, dubbed e-salama, was launched on Friday by the Ministry of Family, Solidarity, Equality and Social Development with the help of the European Council. This program aims at structuring the initiatives of actors working in the field of child protection and involving civil society and the private sector. The objective is to create a dynamic cooperation in protecting children from the non-secured use Internet. This
Two new direct flights are created to link Morocco and Hungary starting from October the 30th, the director of the National Tourist Board (ONMT), Abderrafie Zouitene, said on Thursday 12th of October in Rabat. «Starting from October the 30th, two airlines, Ryanair and Wizz air, will launch their direct routes to connect Morocco and Hungary, from Budapest to Marrakech and from Budapest to Agadir», Zouitene said in a press conference after meeting with the Ambassador
A new discovery, made by a Swedish researcher, suggests that Vikings wore in the 9th century funeral clothes that had both the words «Allah» and «Ali» embroidered on them. The groundbreaking finding makes us think of the shared history between Vikings and Muslims. Flashback.
King Mohammed VI will preside over on Friday, October 13th «the opening of the parliamentary year», says the Ministry of Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement quoted by MAP news agency. «On this occasion, His Majesty the King, God glorify him, will deliver a speech before members of both Houses in the Parliament : the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors. The Royal Speech will be broadcast live on the radio and on television starting from 5
Audrey Azoulay, the former French Minister of Culture, arrived at the top and on an equal footing with the Qatari candidate after the third round of electing the next Director-General of the United Nations for Education, Science and Culture (Unesco), reports AFP, the French news agency. Only five candidates are in contention «after the withdrawal on Wednesday of the Vietnamese representative». Audrey Azoulay and the Qataru diplomat Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Kawari have collected
Handy Voice of Rabat was named as the best junior company on Tuesday in Casablanca by Injaz Al-Maghrib, a national competition initiated by Injaz Al-Maghrib, an association that was founded 10 years ago. The winning firm received the best young high school award for creating a mobile application dedicated to help deaf mutes communicate. Meanwhile, Titrite that manufactures tourist monuments miniatures with a multilingual application that tells the story of every building was granted the best
Tomoka Takano is a Japanese midwife whose love for volunteering made her cross the seas to work in Morocco. She gives pregnancy classes to women in the region of El Jadida, assisting them throughout the stages of pregnancy and childbirth. Interview.