Oumayma Boumeshouli is a Moroccan Instagramer and blogger who lives in Amsterdam. Through her platform, she inspires young girls through her style all while preserving her Moroccan heritage.
Ahmed Zefzafi, the father of Hirak's leading figure, Nasser Zefzafi, was invited yesterday to the Dutch parliament, the permanent committee on foreign affairs said. He was invited by the Dutch MP Sadet Karabulut (Socialist Party) in a special procedure. For an hour, in the middle of the afternoon, Ahmed Zefzafi spoke with Dutch MPs about the situation of the political detainees in Morocco. He arrived in the Netherlands on December the 6th to participate to several conferences on human rights
The Dutch kick boxer of Moroccan descent, Ayman Mouyah, was shot to death yesterday in Amsterdam, reports the Dutch TV channel AT5. The young man was only 19 years old. Three other men were also injured, aged between 18 and 19, according to the police. During the early hours of Thursday around 00:50, a gunshot was heard in the center of Amsterdam. An individual shot at a group of men including Ayman Mouyah. The men who were injured were transported to the hospital. They had various
Geert Wilders, a Dutch politician Known for his anti-immigration and anti-Islam positions, has urged the Dutch parliament to set an ethnic qualification for MPs with a dual citizenship. A decision that he failed to back in the past.
The Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer super heavyweight kickboxer is likely to be released on Friday 3rd of November after serving seven months in jail and is expected to visit Morocco; AD newspaper quoted his manager Jacques de Wit. «After his release, he will go immediately to Morocco, where he will live now and where his family is settled down», said Jacques de Wit. The Hague Supreme court found Hari guilty, on February the 7th, and sentenced the kickboxer to six months in
Hundreds of people took the streets on Saturday, 28th of October in Paris, the Netherlands and Spain to commemorate the death of Mohcine Fikri. One year after his murder, Moroccans in the three European countries gathered to call for the release of Hirak detainees and protest against the situation in the Rif region.
Mohammed is a 12-year-old Moroccan from Leiden who wanted to change the way Moroccans are looked at in the Netherlands through a documentary. Meanwhile, the leader of the extreme right in the country appealed against a previous conviction for discriminating against Moroccans.
Geert Wilders’ appeal against a previous verdict pronounced against him for discriminating Moroccans will take place on Tuesday in the high security court at Schiphol, Netherlands, reports NLTimes. The Dutch politician and the current leader of the Party for Freedom (PVV), who was convicted of hate speech and wasn't given a punishement appealed alongside the Public Prosecutor. «The court booked two days this week for the start of this appeal», states the same source adding
A Moroccan-Dutch female MC, who is too busy to rap about love, her name is Hanan Ait Mbark, also known as Nanah Dae, a role model for all the girls out there who want to be part of the music industry. The young musician is one of the artists who are invited to perform at the 17th edition of L’Boulevard festival and share their music with the audience. Portrait.
Karima El Fillali is a singer, poet and musician who instead of becoming part of the mainstream musical scene decided to embrace what’s classical, authentic and Moroccan. Although, she is not fluent in Classical Arabic, the Moroccan-Dutch artist residing in Amsterdam went for Oum Keltoum, the Oud and sometimes the Guenbri. Portrait.