By the end of the 17th century, sultan Moulay Ismail decided to forcibly enslave all «blacks» in the Kingdom, including those who were free. Inspired by the Saadi dynasty, the sultan wanted to create an army based on slavery which angered Muslim scholars in Fez.
«A person told me, and told other girls, that one sting is able to end it», Marysthell Polanco, one of the women who used to attend the bunga bunga parties hosted by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, recalled when asked by investigators looking into the mysterious death of Moroccan model Imane Fadil. According to Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX, less than a month ago, prosecutors in Milan summoned the Dominican woman living in Italy to ask her questions related to
Muslim congresswoman Ilhan Omar said that she received an increase in death threats after President Donald Trump tweeted about one of her speeches, CNN reports. The Republican alleged that the American President has «encouraged right-wing extremist violence», she told the same source. Her allegations were denied by White House press secretary Sahara Sanders on Sunday. For the record, President Trump published, Friday, a video that included parts of Omar’s speech and
Around 200 Moroccan Royal Navy soldiers are currently in Hamburg, a city in northern Germany, to attend a training. According to German online newspaper Kieler Nachrichten, these soldiers traveled via frigate Hassan II and corvette Allal Ben Abdellah. «Built in 2003, the first vessel is 93 meters long and was designed for maritime surveillance», the same source said, adding that Allal Ben Abdellah corvette is «more modern». The warship is 97 meters long and is
Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto was installed, Saturday, as chief rabbi for the Moroccan Jewish community, the Jerusalem Post reports. A special ceremony was held in Casablanca to celebrate the event, with the presence of senior government officials and the leaders of the Jewish community in Morocco, the same source said. The ceremony was also attended by Serge Bardugo and the Casablanca regional governor installed rabbi Pinto. Yoshiyahu Pinto has been living in Morocco since 2017, shortly after being
A 26-year-old Italian man of Moroccan descent died on Saturday night in Rome after a traffic accident. According to Il Sussidiario, which quotes several local media, the accident occurred around 2.30 am. The young man was driving his scooter when, for reasons still unknown, he would have lost control of the vehicle. Rescuers intervened immediately with the local police to transfer the victim to the nearest hospital. The young man died shortly after arriving to the emergency room. An
Long before joining the African Union, Morocco had showed interest in the CEN-SAD since 2001 to extend its influence on the continent. After the fall of Gaddafi, in September 2011, Morocco has strengthened its presence in the regional grouping.
Born in Sidi Ifni and currently living in Spain, Rachid Hanbali developed his love for drawing and painting in Tetouan, before flying to Granada and making himself a name among the prestigious contemporary figurative painters.
US rating agency Fitch Ratings announced Thursday it is holding the BBB- rating for Morocco with a stable outlook. A statement from the agency said that «Morocco's BBB- rating is boosted by its macroeconomic stability, its comfortable reserves and a small share of foreign currency debt in the public debt…This is counterbalanced by weak development and governance indicators, high levels of public debt, and budget and current account deficits that far outweigh the peers», the
A rabbi and a Moroccan Muslim student unveiled, in April, a common book presenting their letters on various topics, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, coexistence between Muslims and Jews and the image of Moroccans within the Dutch community. According to Dutch newspaper Reformatorish Dagblad (RD), Lody van Kamp and Oumaima Al Abdellaoui came into contact through a Moroccan colleague from Van de Kamp. «You both like to write. Come on, talk to each other», he told them.
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