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
Kickstarted by Moroccan student Hala Cherradi and her friends from Berlin's Design Akademie, the «Do not Be Silent Berlin» project won Wednesday's «Peer To Peer Facebook Global Digital Challenge» in Washington. The prize rewards student initiatives that fight against hate speech and extremism. As for Hala Cherradi's concept, the aim is to raise awareness against anti-refugee hatred by federating the «silent majority», which does not share prejudicial or
Sherine Hossni, a 23-year-old Moroccan national was named on Saturday Miss Arab World 2017 winning the pageant held in Giza, Egypt, reports GDN news. Competing with 16 other contestants, the young student from Tafraout was selected as Miss Arab World –Morocco on November the 22nd in Ouerzazate. Rania bin Ashoush from Algeria and Fawsya Abdul Ridha from Bahrain were respectively named as the first and second runners-up while Fatten Al-Shamsi from the United Arab Emirates and Ghofrane
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
The long awaited brand of Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch, president of the Askal group will be launched on October 28th in Morocco Mall, Casablanca. Yan & One was created in Morocco, developed in the best workshops of the Kingdom and abroad, indicates a press release. The BeautyStore Yan & One has been created to meet the needs of increasingly connected consumers. A space of 3500 m2 at the forefront of design «with 14 universes distributed along a central avenue». The same source
Casablanca is set to host the Design Week, which will be an opportunity for designers and creaters to gethaer for seven days, according to a press release issued by the Houna collective, the organizer of the event. Casablanca Design Week, «a unifying event, conceived as a free initiative and enameled by exhibitions, meetings and discoveries, to confirm the dimension of Casablanca as a place of creation» will be held from the 24th to the 30th of October and will bring together
Fashion professionals, who took part of the 2017 London Fashion Week (LFW), were seduced this weekend by the beauty of the Moroccan caftan, the richness of the gastronomy and music of the Kingdom. During a nationally organized cultural event on the 16th and 17th of September in London, guests, including members of the Moroccan community in England, were dazzled by the caftan , a symbol of the Moroccan elegance and designs. Named «Stories from Morocco», this artistic event, marked
After Paris, London, Doha and Baku, the Oriental Fashion Show is scheduled to be held in Marrakech. For its 21st edition, the event is committed to showcasing art and preserving Eastern traditional clothing, organizers said in a statement. On the 22nd and 23rd of September, creators from Morocco, Algeria, Pakistan and Russia will present their latest collections at the Royal Mansour hotel in Marrakech. Lamia Lakhssassi, Mahe-Mi, Albert Ouaknine, Safaa Ibrahimi, Raishma, Menouca and other
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