Maradona: “we should not blame Messi for not winning the World Cup”
Rabat - Football legend Diego Armando Maradona said that Barcelona star Leo Messi is not the one to blame if Argentina does not win the 2014 World Cup next summer. Spea...
Benkirane and Istiqlal clash in debate on corruption, more to come in 2014
Tafraout- Abdelilah Benkirane’s last intervention at the House of Representatives in 2013 was marked by a clash between him and the members of the Istiqlal party. ”W...
Messi, Ronaldo and Sarkozy to Join other Celebs in Marrakech for New Year
Casablanca- Hats down to Marrakech! The Red City is now officially “international celebs’ Mecca” par excellence. Celebs and influential figures from all corners of the wor...
Anecdotes from Chicago
Why relate simple anecdotes from an architectural giant that has been described as the ‘city of big shoulders’? Well, to be fair I would say that when visiting Chicago I was not interes...
Deer Park: Edgar Allan Poe life itinerary and ‘hangouts’
In Newark, Delaware there is a famous tavern called Deer Park that witnessed a certain part of Edgar Allan Poe’s life, I was told. As you walk by Deer Park, you will not fail to notice ...
“The Couple”: the best Comedy Series in Ramadan
“The Couple”, a Moroccan comedy series, has been enjoying wide viewership despite the fact that Moroccans have already evinced their dissatisfaction with the quality of programs broadca...
Civil-Military relationships in North Africa and Middle East
Military-led regimes rose in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, and Libya, after the army became involved in series of coups. When the army intervened in politics in the sixties, they did not...
RNI party’s national council approves participation in government
The national council of the national rally of independents (RNI/opposition) approved by a majority of votes the principle of the party’s participation in the government. The RNI’s nati...
IMF presses the Moroccan government to implement reforms
The IMF latest statements sound more like an ultimatum to the Moroccan government. The policy of procrastination is no longer acceptable and the IMF can withdraw the liquidity precautiona...
Lewis Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix, a first for Mercedes
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, a first victory for Mercedes and “probably one of the most important Grand Prix wins” of his career, he...
1/03/2014
Tamazight language in Morocco: Is standardization possible?
Maradona: “we should not blame Messi for not winning the World Cup”
Ancelotti: “The January transfer window is closed for us”
12/31/2013
Benkirane and Istiqlal clash in debate on corruption, more to come in 2014
Messi, Ronaldo and Sarkozy to Join other Celebs in Marrakech for New Year
In Pictures: Marrakech, the favorite city of international celebrities
8/30/2013
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Politics
RNI party’s national council approves participation in government
The national council of the national rally of independents (RNI/opposition) approved by a majority of votes the principle of the party’s...Morocco’s king orders probe into paedophile pardon
The king of Morocco promised Saturday an investigation will be held into the royal pardon of a Spanish paedophile who had been serving a...Detroit Bankruptcy a “Game-Changing Event,” Meredith Whitney Says
It’s been just over a week since Detroit filed for the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history and, so far, there are more questions than...Thousands turn out for funeral of slain Tunisian MP
Tens of thousands of Tunisians, many calling for the toppling of the country’s Islamist-led government, turned out for the funeral of...Algeria accuses Morocco of “targeting its youth with hashish pumping its fuel”
Algerian officials and media outlets have recently fired a number of vehement allegations at Morocco, accusing the kingdom, and HM King...
News
Pope Francis on Saturday encouraged Brazil’s young people, who have protested against corruption in their country, to continue their efforts to...Muslim Brotherhood's Libya offices attacked by protesters
Protesters attacked the Muslim Brotherhood’s offices in Libya on Saturday, one day after prominent political activist and Brotherhood critic...Egypt unrest: More than 60 supporters of Mohamed Morsi killed by security services in Cairo
Egyptian security forces shot dead dozens of supporters of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi shortly after the army chief called for a...77 dead in worst Spanish train crash in decades
SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, Spain, July 25, 2013 (AFP) A train hurtled off the tracks in northwest Spain killing at least 77 passengers and...
travel
A foreign perspective on obnoxious tourists visiting Morocco
When visiting a new country, immersing yourself in a new language, culture and environment, it is inevitable to make a few cultural faux...
Sports
Maradona: “we should not blame Messi for not winning the World Cup”
Rabat - Football legend Diego Armando Maradona said that Barcelona star Leo Messi is not the one to blame if Argentina does not win the...Ancelotti: “The January transfer window is closed for us”
Rabat – Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said Thursday that he is not interested in signing any new players during the winter transfer...Messi, Ronaldo and Sarkozy to Join other Celebs in Marrakech for New Year
Casablanca- Hats down to Marrakech! The Red City is now officially “international celebs’ Mecca” par excellence. Celebs and...Lewis Hamilton wins Hungarian Grand Prix, a first for Mercedes
British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton won the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, a first victory for Mercedes and “probably one of the most...Ancelotti’s Real Madrid beats his former club PSG 1-0
Real Madrid football club won a friendly match against the Paris Saint-Germain (1-0) on Saturday, to the delight of Madrid’s coach Carlo...
Sahara Issue
Polisario youth involved in Al Qaeda operations in the Maghreb: Mustapha Salma
In an interview with the Moroccan news outlet Hespress, Mustapha Salma Ould Sidi Mouloud, a former police chief of the Polisario Front and a...Spain: Polisario officials summoned to court on charges of torture and crimes against humanity
The exceptional political, economic and diplomatic relations between Morocco and Spain, reinforced by the recent visit of king Juan Carlos to...Dissenting voices challenge the legitimacy of the Polisario leader
It’s very ironic, and incomprehensible that the man who is ostensibly leading the so-called nation of the Sahara towards emancipation and...Agreement reached to expand visits for separated Sahrawi families – UN
A meeting between the United Nations refugee agency, Morocco, Frente Polisario, Algeria, and Mauritania ended today in Geneva with agreement...Spanish justice ‘determined’ to pursue Polisario leaders accused of genocide,Dahi Aguai
The Spanish justice is “determined” to move forward in pursuing the Polisario officials accused of genocide and serious violations of human...
Society
Anecdotes from Chicago
Why relate simple anecdotes from an architectural giant that has been described as the ‘city of big shoulders’? Well, to be fair I would say that...“Apparition” in Rehoboth, Delaware
We (Moroccan teacher colleagues) were retained at the customs office at J.F. Kennedy airport in New York too much for the routine screening...The End of Ramadan and the meaning of Zakat Al Fitr in Islam
At the end of Ramadan, Muslims must pay Zakat al Fitr, purifying charity that every Muslim has to pay as Islamic legislation enforce...Poet on a Delaware bus
Fourteen Moroccan ‘Johnny-come-latelys’ were very noticeable on the University of Delaware’s campus grounds and even more noticeable on Main...Deer Park: Edgar Allan Poe life itinerary and ‘hangouts’
In Newark, Delaware there is a famous tavern called Deer Park that witnessed a certain part of Edgar Allan Poe’s life, I was told. As you walk by...
Essays
Civil-Military relationships in North Africa and Middle East
Military-led regimes rose in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, and Libya, after the army became involved in series of coups. When the army intervened...The Ideal Language
Is there an ideal language? Descartes would say ‘yes’ if one follows his line of thinking. His argument for God’s existence is the presence of...Civil-Military relationships in North Africa and Middle East
Military-led regimes rose in Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, and Libya, after the army became involved in series of coups. When the army...
Education
Power, language and social relations: doing things with words
The study of the relationship between “language and power” has clearly shifted from proving the existence of this relationship, to probing and...Education: Think Beyond Curricula
Our thinking of education, now, is different and so is our thinking of its challenges. Teaching now reaches beyond our classrooms and...The Making of a “Moroccan American Studies Association” (MASA)
An exciting development in Moroccan American studies is in its early stages. On July 2, 2013, a small group—Dr. Karim Bejjit...
Arts and Culture
“The Couple”: the best Comedy Series in Ramadan
“The Couple”, a Moroccan comedy series, has been enjoying wide viewership despite the fact that Moroccans have already evinced their...Over 2000 years-old cave engravings destroyed in southern Morocco
Cave engravings dating back to over 2000 years ago have been deliberately destroyed in the “Bougarit” site (southern Morocco), a source at the...Sipping on summer: Mixologist Tony Conigliaro's gooseberry and elderflower Collins
(Relaxnews) - To celebrate the full bloom of summer, two of the world’s top mixologists share their best “summer-in-a-glass” cocktail recipes for...Racism, sex, crime: French 'malaise' hits big screen
Contemporary French cinema, for all its virtues, has not been particularly adept at shedding light on contemporary French problems. Despite...Moroccan Ramadan Cuisine: a recipe for Lsan Teer cookies
Lsan Teer, (bird’s tongue) known also as Wdinat Lghzal (gazelle’s ears) is a sweet honeyed Moroccan cookie served in snacks along with...