The second hearing of Omar Radi's trial was rescheduled for 5 March, his lawyer told Yabiladi on Thursday. «The hearing was postponed at the request of the journalist's new defense lawyers», lawyer Omar Benjelloun said. «The request was submitted to help the new lawyers prepare their defense», he added. The second hearing, scheduled last week for January 2, came after Omar Radi was brought before the Casablanca’s First Instance court because of a tweet
In an attempt to start a new life, a young Moroccan woman named Fatima Aboudrar, who suffers from cancer, has decided to leave Morocco for the Canary Islands in a boat with other irregular migrants. Laayoune-native posted a video on her Facebook account documenting her dangerous trip. She posted a message explaining why she took the decision. «I had no other solution but to risk my life», she wrote, adding that she decided to migrate to get better chances of being cured. She
Young Muslims from across the UK decided on Wednesday January 1 to clean up the streets after New Year’s Eve celebrations, the Daily Mail reported. More than 1,500 members of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Youth Association (AMYA) took to the streets to clean the mess caused by celebrations. Divided between London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Manchester and Walsall, they collected several hundred bags of garbage. «Many people will be out on the night of new year’s eve celebrating the
The Moroccan economy is expected to see a modest decline over the next fifteen years, the Center for Economics and Business Research said in a new report.
Six jihadists of Moroccan descent, who left for Syria to fight for ISIS, were stripped of their Belgian citizenship, Belgian news agency Belga wrote on Thursday. A Belgian Appeal Court took the decision after the six men in question were convicted in absentia in 2015 for terrorism. The six jihadists are «brothers Ali and Said El Morabit, Ilyass Boughalab, Bilal Elhamdaoui, Azdine Tahiri and Fouad Akrich. Some of them are believed to have died in Syria, but the fate of others remains
Anti-Islamic slogans were spray-painted near a mosque and cultural center in south London, wrote The Guardian on Wednesday, quoting the Metropolitan police. In a statement released on the same day, police said that they «were called at around 11 on 1 January to reports of anti-Islamic slogans spray-painted on a building near the North Brixton Islamic Center in Brixton Road». Police said that inquiries are underway to determine who is behind these Islamophobic slogans.
Solidarity sit-ins are to take place, Wednesday, in Paris and Thursday in Casablanca to show support for Moroccan journalist Omar Radi, who is charged with offending a judge with a tweet. Initiated by the Paris-Ile-de-France office of the Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH), the organizers of the Paris sit-in aim to defend freedom of speech and opinion in Morocco. «Freedom of expression is increasingly at risk. Several activists (journalists, artists, YouTubers, human rights
On New Years’ eve, a Tangier shisha café caught fire, leading to the death of two people. Two other people were heavily injured during the incident. According to local authorities, the incident started because of a short circuit. #NocheVieja trágica en #Tanger #Marruecos , 2 mujeres fallecidas y numerosos heridos tras propagarse un incendio en un local de #Shisha , el incendio dejo reducido a cenizas el local #maroc #tanja @sonietamb @icembrero
Moulay Tadot, also known as Rabbi Habib Mizrahi, is a Jewish saint venerated by the Jews and Muslims of the Kingdom. His grave is located in the cemetery of Ait Ourir, a small town near Marrakech.
Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders held over the weekend a controversial competition dedicated to drawing cartoons caricaturing Prophet Mohammed, the Independent reports. On Saturday, Wilders asked people on Twitter to submit their Mohammed cartoons as part of a competition he launched last year. «Freedom of speech must prevail over violence and Islamic fatwas», he wrote. On Sunday, the Dutch politician revealed the winning drawing, announcing the end of his controversial
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