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Two Moroccans featured in Forbes’ «Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands» list

The Forbes Middle East magazine launched the second annual edition of its list of women entrepreneurs who have created brands and have succeeded in attracting the attention of costumers and investors. Entitled «Women Behind Middle Eastern Brands», the list features two Moroccan women. The first one is Salwa Akhannouch, the wife of Morocco’s agriculture minister and businessman, Aziz Akhannouch. The businesswoman launched her cosmetics brand Yan & One in 2017. According to

Facing unemployment, Lamyaa Alloussi embarks on a male dominated job

Unemployed, Lamyaa Alloussi did not give up and embarked on a 100% male-dominated job. This Moroccan is the first woman working at a mobile car washing in the city of Mohammedia and is planning to expand her business.

Touria Chaoui, Morocco’s first female pilot and daring teenager

Courageous, bold, and determined Touria Chaoui built herself an impressive career that every man was dreaming of. She was the first female Aviatrix out there, a title that attracted the wrong people.

Fisherwomen create Morocco’s first female artisanal fishing cooperative

Artisanal fishing is no longer a male-dominated job. In Belyounech, a group of Moroccan women has set up the country’s first artisanal fishing cooperative, American news agency Associated Press (AP) reports. «We live in the sea and if we separate from it, we will die like fish. The sea is my entire life and that of my children and the people of the village», Fatima Mekhnas, president of the Belyounech cooperative, told AP. The residents of Belyounech who previously worked in

The stylish Moroccan-Dutch mother and daughter behind this cool Instagram account

The cool photos of her 67-year-old mother have invaded her Instagram account. Moroccan-Dutch Meryem Slimani have been posting pictures of her mother on her account, styling her in a fashion-forward and edgy way. The retired teacher who left Morocco for the Netherlands in the 1980s has become a fashion icon, posing with sports clothes, a hijab and confident and photogenic looks. «I thought that if I actually style her, instead of having her in her normal clothes, it would be even

Yves Saint Laurent Beauty grows its skincare line ingredients in Ourika

In Ourika, a small town at the foot of the Atlas Mountains, the beauty section of the French luxury fashion house Yves Saint Laurent (YSL) grows the ingredients used in its skincare and fragrances lines, Marie Claire magazine wrote on Tuesday. Exploring the fields that host YSL’s plants, the magazine indicates that the brand’s new skincare line «Pure Shots» features some of Ourika’s products. «The soft pink petals of the marsh-mallow plant, traditionally

The Moroccan caftan under the spotlight during the Oriental Fashion show in Paris

On the sidelines of the Paris Fashion Week, currently held in France, the Moroccan caftan was the star of the show through the new Spring-Summer collection of Moroccan designer Fatima Zahra Filali Idrissi. The 2020 collection was part of the Oriental Fashion show, held in the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, read a press release sent Tuesday to Yabiladi. On Monday, Idrissi debuted her haute-couture collection of caftans «adorned with Louis d'Or - a French gold coin that had been in

Meghan Markle’s Morocco dress was reportedly the most expensive thing she wore in 2019

A Dior dress that the Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle wore to a reception during her February visit to Morocco is the most expensive clothing item she pt on in 2019, wrote the Daily Mail. In a list, which includes the cost of all the new items worn by Markle throughout 2019, the British daily reports that the Duchess’ «most expensive outfit» was the one she wore during her royal tour of Morocco. The cream-colored gown reportedly costs £90,000 (MAD 1 120 851),

Nadia and Ghita Bradley : Two Moroccan sisters engaged in the struggle of the Palestinian people

In the early 1970s, the Bradley sisters left Morocco to carry out attacks in Israel on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Nadia and Ghita Bradley were arrested by Israeli authorities as soon as they arrived in Tel Aviv and were sentenced to prison. History.

Azerbaijan hosts a colorful Morocco fashion show

The Moroccan Embassy in Azerbaijan hosted, Sunday in Baku, a Moroccan fashion show, highlighting the designs of Moroccan female fashion designers Fatima Zahra Idrissi and Hind Morad Belghiti. «Fatima Zahra Idrissi opened a workshop dedicated to Morocco’s traditional dresses», the embassy said in a communiqué sent Sunday to Yabiladi. The «unique designs combine between what is traditional and modern, giving an original touch to the Moroccan style», the same

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