On Friday, an American platform published a press release, announcing that Moroccan urologist Karim Touijer was named a 2018 Top Doctor in New York. The award, however, was nearly hard to track.
Born in Brooklyn but in love with Morocco, American pianist and Jazz composer Randy Weston lived in Rabat and Tangier, fusioning his music with the Gnawa folklore. On Saturday he died, leaving behind a heritage that links Morocco to the States.
Sahrawis living in the Tindouf camps participated in the Mauritanian elections, held Friday 31st of August. The same thing applies for the elections in Algeria.
Months after the Huelva Gate case was revealed, the Spanish government refuses to investigate the alleged complicity of local authorities in Almonte. The decision comes as a group of lawyers accused the Civil Guard of siding with farm owners.
Human Rights Watch has sent two of its Moroccan members to Laayoune. Surprisingly, the mission did not receive the support of all human rights activists in the city.
Unlike the African Union-European Union summit in November 2017, the Polisario will not be attending the China-Africa summit. The latter will be held Monday in Beijing and will be attended by a number of African leaders.
31-year-old Soufiane El Khalidy is a multitalented Moroccan national, living in Los Angeles. He is a movie director, actor and stuntman who has participated in 56 movies and TV shows over the course of only two years.
In 1996, President Bill Clinton relied on King Hassan II to help Russia’s Boris Yeltsin end the Chechnya conflict. In a phone conversation, the two leaders spoke about Morocco’s valuable contribution.
Far-right politician Geert Wilders has canceled his prophet Mohammed cartoon contest after receiving death threats. In the Netherlands, a Moroccan Imam was criticized for defending Wilders, stating that «freedom of speech is more important than an insulting cartoon».
Only one week after the Moroccan government announced that it is reinstating compulsory military service, a collective was created on social media to campaign against the decision. Its members want the measure to be «voluntary».
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