Every four years, Morocco is supposed to provide a set of projects aiming at improving the human rights situation in the North African country. This year and most precisely during the 27th session of the Universal Periodic Review held on the 2nd of May 2017 in Geneva, NGOs from all over the world have brought on the table a number of questions targeting human rights in Morocco. These questions, as provided by the official website of the UN Human Rights Council, focused in particular
Gathered in Hong Kong, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced that veiled Muslim female players will be allowed to play with their hijabs on after being banned from it for three years. The ban was decided after a review conducted in 2014. «The headquarters approved the proposal submitted by the Technical Commission which authorizes the wearing of the veil by the players», said FIBA in a statement relayed by Radio Canada. Muslim players will be able to keep
Enjoying the sun and the beach in Agadir, Sophie Akins a British tourist who came to Morocco on holiday with her husband and family, suffered from severe burns and blistered skin because of a temporary black henna tattoo. The 22-year-old woman was approached by a vendor next to the sea who offered her a black henna tattoo for £ 4 (around MAD 51). After getting tested and waiting for 24 hours, Sophie made sure that her skin wouldn’t react to the black henna chemical
Dar Si Hmad association was the first organization to bring the technology of water harvesting in the Moroccan Kingdom. Established in south-west Morocco, Dar Si Hmad collaborated in 2006 with the University of La Laguna and launched an observation period for the evaluation of water potential in Boutmezguida, located near Sidi Ifni. According to the official website of the NGO, the results of the observation phase were out by 2011 resulting in the construction of 600 meter squared (around 2,000
The Moroccan Film Festival is now taking place in the Babylon Cinema in Berlin, an authentic location that was refurbished in 1999 after serving for years as a theater. The festival scheduled for the period between 2nd and 7th May is totally dedicated to Moroccan women and the film industry. The festival’s theme as the title foreshadows will focus on women and the way they are represented in movies. An opportunity to understand the Moroccan cultural dialogue and the struggles women face
Le Matin, a Moroccan daily newspaper, introduces them as «the first designers of Arab descent to leave a significant impact in the world of fashion in the USA». Indeed, Hicham Benslimane and Majida Housni, both of Moroccan origin, have just opened a store on Rodeo Drive, in the heart of world-famous Beverly Hills. Introducing Arab world styles to the West, such is the ambitious goal of the young stylists. After creating their own international fashion house, the «Royal
For Iman Oubou, the Moroccan young woman who immigrated to the land of opportunities twelve years ago, being beautiful and smart is the new black. After graduating high school in Colorado, Iman chased her big dreams by moving to New York. Once in the Big Apple, Iman went on to win Miss New York US, subsequently using her public platform to launch Entrepreneurs En Vogue, a podcast dedicated to elevating the voices of female entrepreneurs. After being named one of the best podcasts for women in
For Rachida and Najima, the Moroccan healthy sisters living in the Netherlands, being healthy is not always related to dieting. The sisters are vloging and blogging about their eating habits pushing people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. With 21,698 followers on Instagram and 18,527 subscribers on YouTube, the two veiled women have become a role model for Moroccans living in the Netherlands and for Dutch women too. Speaking to MySalam, Rachida and Najima, respectively 30 and 36 years old,
Nour Ayadi, a Moroccan pianist won the first prize of a competition held on the 20th of April in Baku, Azerbaijan. The talented young woman came back home carrying the trophy of the international competition of young artists of classical music, reports Femme du Maroc magazine. During this event, the artist competed in the senior category and represented Morocco at the musical contest. The latter was attended by several countries such as Uzbekistan, Turkey and Kuwait. For the record, Nour, who
After spending three years as a widow living under ISIS rule in Syria, Islam, a 23 year-old Moroccan has been able to escape terror in March 2017. 20 minutes reports that the young woman was able to flee ISIS’s northern stronghold of Raqqa to a territory controlled by the US-backed alliance. In 2014, Islam Maytat met a British man of Afghani descent through social media. The young girl, who dreamt of becoming a fashionista, two months later, married the man without realizing that her
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