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Sexual harassment : Masaktach, a hashtag that allows women to speak for themselves

On social media, Moroccan women created their own hashtag to denounce sexual harassment. Masaktach, (I am not keeping quiet) has went viral on the internet and several female internet users took their anger to Twitter and Facebook in a quite particular context. In fact, Morocco passed on September the 12th bill 103.13 on combating violence against women and which was dedicated also to sexual harassment. This step, in addition to several cases that were recently mediatized such as the

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Muslim fashions spotlighted at the De Young Museum in San Francisco

«Fashion is at its best when it both adapts to the needs of society and reflects its social and political undercurrents», said Jill D’Alessandro the Curator in Charge of Costume and Textile Arts at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco after the De Young Museum opened an exhibition on Muslim fashion, September the 22nd. More than 50 designers exposed their collections, including Dior and Nike Hijab to highlight diversity and «modesty». The exhibition entitled

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Diasporama #52 : «Sumaya Style» the burkini brand created by a Moroccan woman in Spain

Soumia Elouali Hanini is from Bouznika. She left Morocco for Spain in 1997, for a summer vacation but ended up settling down there. «I did not plan to stay there, but fell in love with the country and decided to come back for my studies», she told Yabiladi earlier this week. The young woman sat for her university entrance exam for students who are above 25 years-old, and started studying fashion, design and modeling, before taking makeup classes. Her thirst for knowledge is

Health

Morocco’s breast cancer screening program is limited, reveals a new scientific evaluation

An evaluation conducted by the Screening Group, Early Detection and Prevention Section of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, revealed that the Breast Cancer Screening Program in Morocco is limited, reported community website for medical imaging professionals AuntMinnie on Tuesday. The group led by Dr. Pathu Basu, interviewed managers and visited randomly selected sites, indicating that the program applied in the Kingdom comes «up short in terms of the

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Rihanna launches her palette «Moroccan spice» inspired by Moroccan spices and souks

Society

Spain : A Moroccan woman awarded for helping refugees

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

Touria Chaoui is the first Moroccan and Arab young woman to consider flying. Daughter of an intellectual and a forward-thinking father, she successfully became a female pilote, a hero for so many girls in the Kingdom at a time when the French protectorate was still taking control of the country. However, Touria’s success story and glorious achievement took a tragic turn when she was only 19 years old in a glaucous yet mysterious incident. Touria is now resting at the Ahl Fas cemetery in

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Diasporama #18 : Oumayma Boumeshouli, a Moroccan Instagramer and a style influencer

For Oumayma Boumeshouli, inspiring people is what her platform is about. The Moroccan Instagramer and blogger, living in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has been around for five years, styling, posting photos and working for each and every clothing brand young girls like to buy these days. On the phone, Oumayma, was proud to introduce her world, express her love for her Moroccan heritage and share her experience in the fashion industry. «I am an Instagramer, this how they call us these

History

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

Morocco was engaged in the struggle of the Palestinian people against the Israeli occupier throughout years. This is confirmed through the breathtaking story of two Moroccan sisters. Nadia and Ghita Bradley indeed left their marks in the history that the two nations, Morocco and Palestine share. In 1971, the international public opinion woke up to a shocking announcement made by the Israeli authorities. They had just arrested a commando that targeted several sites in Israel on

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Design and creation : Casablanca to host Design Week from 24 to 30 October

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