On Saturday, the Baerum mosque in the suburbs of Oslo was the scene of a shooting carried by a Norwegian man. The young terror suspect has acted alone, according to the Norwegian police which are investigating the shooting as a terror attack. The assailant is described as a far-right sympathizer who had supremacist motivations.
On the 10th of Dhu al-Hijjah Muslims get to celebrate Eid al-Adha, a feast that is very particular. Muslims around the world meat with friends and family, pray and sacrifice an animal. Even those who are residing abroad manage to create their own version of the Eid.
There is no age for being a hero and to the Muslim community in Norway, Mohamed Rafiq is a big one. The 65-year-old worshiper helped, Saturday, take down the heavily armed terror suspect who opened fire in the al Noor mosque in the Oslo suburbs. Rafiq, who was praised for his heroic deeds, told media that he is «thankful for all of the help and support [he has] received», The Independent wrote. A few minutes before the shooting, about fifteen people were inside the mosque for Eid
The same Brahim Ghali who summoned members of the Polisario General Secretariat to «prepare for war against Morocco», spoke about peace at the 10th edition of the Sahrawi summer university in Boumedres.
Algerian activists launched an internet call to stage a sit-in near Colonel Lotfi border-crossing, Tuesday, to call for the reopening of the land border with Morocco. The Algerian Committee for the reopening of the Algerian-Moroccan land border, which is behind the initiative, explains that the two governments must respond to the calls of the two peoples and respect their «mobility right», HuffPost reports. Bashir Hakem, a committee member contacted by the media, points out that
On Saturday, a gunman opened fire on a mosque in the suburbs of Oslo, Norway, before he was arrested. Quoted by AFP, the head of the mosque Ifran Mushtaq told Norwegian media that the assailant, who «looks Norwegian», carried several guns with him, including a shotgun and pistols. «He started shooting around him» he added. According to Norwegian government-owned channel NRK, the police found several weapons in the mosque. A person who happened to be around when the
Mohamed Ayadi is a Moroccan businessman who managed to build himself a career in Europe. He moved to Germany at an early age to establish a leading company in the field of programming. The self-made man hopes to share his experience with others and create job opportunities for fellow citizens.
Algerian police arrested, Friday, former Moroccan journalist and the Advocacy and Communications Director for Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa division Ahmed Reda Benchemsi in Algiers. The founder and former editor of Moroccan weekly magazine TelQuel has been taken to a police station in Algiers after he was at a scene of popular protest, Algerian newspaper Al Watan reports. Speaking to his lawyer Abdelghani Badi, the same source indicates that he cannot tell
Throughout history, Moroccan women’s clothes were influenced by their lifestyle, culture and identity. But were they less conservative than nowadays ? To historians, the story of what our foremothers wore in the past is more complicated than that.
The Liberian government has finally responded to the demands of its stranded students in Morocco, who said that they have not received allowances for several months. Speaking at a press briefing, Liberian Presidential Press Secretary Isaac Solo Kelgbeh said that the scholarship students would receive allowances soon through the Ministries of Finance and Education, Front Page Africa Online reports. The official, also, explained that these students who staged a sit-in at the Liberian embassy in