In November 1933, Moroccans celebrated the first Throne Day, honoring sultan Mohammed ben Youssef. The holiday was introduced by nationalists and inspired by an Algerian poet, aimed at countering the symbols and rituals imposed by the French.
Moroccan-Dutch international player Hakim Ziyech is not leaving his club Ajax for this season. According to the Independent, the attacking midfielder who was «tracked» by big British clubs, such as Arsenal and Liverpool, said he is not ready to leave his current club for average offers. In fact, the player was only approached by Spanish club Sevilla. Reacting to that, Ziyech said that he «didn’t believe a move to the Spanish side was a step from Ajax», adding that
Two imams living in Barcelona will appear before a Spanish court for sexual abuse allegations. The two men are accused of sexually abusing two minors aged 9 and 12, who attended mosques for religious classes, La Vanguardia reports. Refuting the accusations, one of the two imams is arrested while the other one was released on bail. The first hearing is expected to open in September. According to the same source, the children were «sexually abused while they were alone in a room in the
In the United Kingdom, Muslim parents refuse to let their children take part in a national flu vaccine program, Telegraph reports. The Muslim community’s worries were voiced after the Muslim Council of Britain said that the vaccine might not be halal. Parents believe that the vaccine contains porcine gelatin, a translucent derived from pigs, which is forbidden by Islam. Public health officials in the UK fear that Muslim children will get excluded from the program, expected to start in
The Polisario is angry at Sinochem Corporation, a Chinese conglomerate engaged in the production and trading of chemicals and fertilizer. In a letter sent to the company’s CEO, the Front’s member M’Hamed Khaddad warned the group against its «illegal, unethical and immoral import of stolen phosphate cargos from the occupied territories of Western Sahara». The coordinator of the separatist movement with MINURSO called on the Chinese firm to stop «phosphate
Born in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Belgium) to Moroccan parents, former footballer Ibtissam Bouharat was one of the first girls from an immigrant background to consider from an early age playing football.
Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali has unveiled his old project of war against Morocco. The «mandatory step» could start with introducing compulsory military service in the camps, Ghali said in a video.
Days after Cuba appointed an ambassador to Morocco, the Polisario Front rushed into sending the Cuban government a letter. On the 6th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the Front’s representative Mohamed Salem Ould Salek addressed a letter to the Cuban Foreign Minister. In his letter, Ould Salek thanked Cuba for its «position and unconditional solidarity with the Sahrawi people», stressing that the separatist movement is ready to «strengthen historical ties»
Europe’s oldest mosque could be in a medieval city in Spain, archaeologists have found. The study shows that the city’s ruins date back to the 8th century, shortly after the Muslim conquest in Al-Andalus.
The office of the Prime Minister at Saint Kitts and Nevis announced, Thursday, that former police commissioner Iam Queeley has been appointed as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)'s first ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. According to The Saint kitts & Nevis Observer, office of Prime Minister Timothy Harris said that Queeley has officially retired to become OECS’s envoy to Morocco. The inter-governmental organization includes several Caribbean states,
chargement...
المقالات الأكثر...
إشترك في النشرة الإخبارية اليومية
