British comedian and producer Sacha Baron Cohen is back again with a controversial episode of his new show «Who is America ?». The actor, who goes undercover, to interview people, meet personalities and sometimes locals, headed to Kingman, Arizona where he told a group of people that a new multimillion-dollar mosque will be built in the city. In the episode broadcast by Showtime, an American premium cable and satellite television network, Cohen appeared speaking to the
The United Nations Economic and Social Council elected, on Thursday, by acclamation, Morocco's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York Omar Hilale vice-president of the body on behalf of the African continent, reports MAP news agency. The decision will enable the Kingdom to chair one of the key segments in the council, namely : Integration, humanitarian affairs, operational activities for development and management meetings for the ECOSOC. The Moroccan diplomat will
Muslim children have been kicked out of a public swimming pool in Wilmington, Delaware for wearing «cotton-based» religious clothes, reported the Washington post on Thursday. On June 25th, Muslim kids at a summer camp were swimming in the Foster Brown public pool when they were told to leave. The pool’s manager told the facilitator of the summer Arabic enrichment program, Tahsiyn A. Ismaa’eel, that the kids couldn’t wear «cotton», while swimming
The United Nations General Assembly endorsed, Friday in New York, the final draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, reports MAP. The agreement, which will be formally adopted by Member States at an Intergovernmental Conference scheduled for the 10 and 11 December in Marrakech, Morocco, aims to better manage international migration, address its challenges, strengthen migrant rights and contribute to sustainable development. «Today is a historic day for the
EPA’s chief Scott Pruitt resigned on Thursday, following allegations of self-dealing and wasteful spending. The official heading the USA's environmental protection agency has been criticized for visiting Morocco to promote liquefied gas imports in the Kingdom.
The Supreme Court of the United States ruled, Tuesday, in favor of President Donald Trump’s Muslim ban, an order made public in September, restricting travel from majority Muslim countries, reports CNBC. SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS TRUMP TRAVEL BAN. Wow! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 26 juin 2018 The court found that Trump’s restriction was «squarely» part of his authority, rejecting accusations suggesting that the ban was «motivated by religious
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, John J. Sullivan, will visit Morocco at the end of June, as part of a regional tour, said Thursday the U.S. Department of State. During his stay in Morocco, the Deputy Secretary «will meet with senior government officials to discuss a range of political, economic, and security issues», the same source said in a statement. «Morocco's important contributions to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS» will be on the agenda of these
Moroccan-American hip hop artist Karim Kharbouch, known by his stage name French Montana, has launched a campaign with American television channel MTV to help undocumented immigrants attend college in the US. In a video published June the 15th, French Montana invited three undocumented immigrants to his place for dinner, where they shared their struggle. The initiative comes as in 2017 President Donald Trump put an end to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an American
Letters to Nour, a play by French-Moroccan political scientist Rachid Benzine, will be performed Wednesday, 27th of June, at the Instituto Cervantes of New York, indicates a poster sent to Yabiladi on Monday. The work of art narrates the account of a Muslim philosopher's letters to his daughter «Nour» who decided to join ISIS in Iraq. The event is organized by the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations and the International Committee on Crime and Radicalization
American newspaper New York Times created a vote tracker, keeping up with the football federations to vote on the 13th of June, choosing one of the presented bids to host the 2026 World Cup. According to the tracker published Friday, 8th of June, only 17 countries are committed to vote for Morocco next week in Moscow. The list contains federations from Africa, Asia, and Europe. Meanwhile 9 nations are leaning toward the Moroccan bid, including South Africa, Tunisia, and Nigeria. On the other