«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
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
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
Barbadian singer and song-writer Rihanna has stirred controversy on social media after releasing a promotional video for her new Moroccan-inspired eyeshadow palette «Moroccan Spice», reported online newspaper Arab News on Thursday. The 30-year-old star has been slammed for not hiring a Moroccan model when advertizing for her new makeup product. The desert-themed video was posted on the singer’s Instagram on the 6th of July, it has since then received many
RnB singer Rihanna Fenty launched on July the 6th her new Moroccan-inspired eyeshadow palette «Moroccan spice», with 16 shades changing from matte to shimmer. The palette is inspired by the souks and spices of Morocco. Talking about the palette, on the Fenty Beauty website the Barbadian star said that «when I think of Moroccan spice markets, I think of rich, sultry flavors. This palette embodies that. I love that there’s a little dash of everything here. If you only
Young Moroccan women told AFP that they face prejudice and harassment when surfing in the Rabat coast. «It’s easier in the winter because the beaches are empty, in the summer we suffer a lot of harassment, that’s why we pay attention to what we wear», 29-year-old surfer Meriem told the French press agency. Meanwhile, Jalal Medkouri who runs a Surf Club in Rabat’s Udayas beach told the same source that «some families are ashamed that their daughters practice
Two destinations have been this year on the travel list of Spanish influencers : Lanzarote and its volcanic landscapes, and Marrakech. Its captivating landscape, streets and riads decorated to perfection attract fashion bloggers searching for a perfect location to their shootings, according to the Spanish edition of the American magazine Harper's Bazaar. But these influencers are not the only ones to fell in love with the imperial city. The Spanish ready-to-wear label Zara was
On the 8th of March, Women’s Day, Women at the city of Jerada took their anger to the streets. Women marched in the main streets of the mineral town and gathered at a square downtown. The participants chanted protesting against the death of coal miners and the situation in Jerada. Thus, the protesters reiterated their demands for dignity and social justice, callin for the establishment of an economic alternative to develop their province and be able to work at income-generating
The work of Souad Benkaddour, a Spanish citizen of Moroccan origins, has just been awarded by the Rodolfo Benito Samaniego Foundation. She was indeed granted the 2018 Values of Conviviality Award. As La Luna de Alcalá explains, the awards given by the foundation reward individuals and groups who work on strengthening the values of coexistence and tolerance in society. For Souad Benkaddour, everything started in September 2015, as she explained to El País. Her neighbors had asked
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) symposium on women's football, aiming to create a new path for the development of women's football in Africa, opened Monday in Marrakech with the participation of the presidents of several African federations. This symposium, co-organized by CAF and the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) is set to boost women's football in Africa. For two days, the participants will discuss a number of very specific topics relating to women's football in the
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