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Moroccan Feminist Activist In Trouble For Heresy
National Network
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August 14, 2025
A Moroccan feminist activist, Ibtissame Lachgar, has been taken into custody and says she has received threats of stoning after posting a photograph of herself wearing a T-shirt with the slogan “Allah is a lesbian.” The Public Prosecutor’s Office...
Body of Moroccan teen found off Ceuta after failed crossing attempt
Hespress
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August 15, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News General Hespress ENFriday 15 August 2025 - 19:12 Spanish authorities recovered the body of a Moroccan teenager off the coast of Ceuta on Thursday morning, after what officials believe was a failed attempt to swim...
Malak Karimeddine Finds Her Musical Power in Emotion, Self-Discipline
Morocco World News
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August 15, 2025
In Morocco’s music scene, where surface trends sometimes drown out sincerity, Malak Karimeddine stands apart with her honest approach. She won one of the ten prizes at Orange Music Talents 2024. Her songs flow with grief, resilience, and a...
Harambee Stars slam Bahati for backing out of KSh 1m promise
TUKO
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August 18, 2025
Bahati had pledged to reward Harambee Stars with KSh 1 million if they won their third Group A game against Morocco on August 9 After Kenya secured the victory, the musician explained the reasons for the delay and outlined how he planned to...
Morocco promotes the classification of the Polisario Front as a terrorist group
Atalayar
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August 14, 2025
Morocco enjoys broad international support for its Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara and is now moving forward with a new initiative related to this issue, which is to label its rival, the pro-independence Polisario Front, as a terrorist...
The Quiet Social Engineering of Morocco's Indigenous Identity
Atalayar
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August 15, 2025
The Imperial Origins of Arab Nationalism The Machinery of Transformation Educational Revolution Media Transformation Administrative Arabisation The Tifinagh Snare La trampa de la utilización de la ortografía The Demographic Transformation The...
Morocco contains three of four fires in Chefchaouen, final blaze ongoing
Hespress
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August 14, 2025
Efforts to extinguish the forest blaze that broke out in the municipality of Derdara, in the province of Chefchaouen (north Morocco), have contained three of the four main fires, while aircraft are working to bring the last one under control,...
How ‘shady’ travel firm flogged by TV stars like Vicky Pattison & Jess Wright is leaving young mums £100s out of pocket
The Scottish Sun
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August 15, 2025
POSING in a lime-green bikini beside the rooftop pool of her upmarket Nice hotel, Vicky Pattison looks like any other off-duty celeb in the glamorous French Riviera for the Monaco Grand Prix. But her envy-inducing Instagram post isn’t just a...
Spanish media: US removes Spain’s Algeciras from strategic shipping route, turns to Tangier-Med
Hespress
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August 15, 2025
The United States has replaced Spain’s Algeciras with Morocco’s Tangier-Med as the main hub on one of the most strategic maritime routes linking the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, taking over the activity that previously passed through the Bay of...
Lorch Signs Permanently with Moroccan Giants Wydad After Sundowns Exit
Briefly
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August 15, 2025
Mamelodi Sundowns have confirmed Thembinkosi Lorch’s permanent move to Moroccan giants Wydad Athletic Club after a successful six-month loan spell Lorch struggled for game time at Sundowns but impressed during the FIFA Club World Cup under Wydad’s...
Morocco's new feeding ban for stray animals triggers outage
The New Arab
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August 13, 2025
Foreign activists have accused the country of increasing mass culls to create a "cleaner image" before the sports events. [Getty] Morocco's latest law to rein in its sprawling population of stray animals ahead of co-hosting the 2030 FIFA World Cup...
Morocco Opens Pavilion as Guest of Honor at Panama International Book Fair
Morocco World News
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August 13, 2025
Rabat – The 21st Panama International Book Fair has opened with Morocco as guest of honor, with a week of cultural, literary, and artistic encounters from August 11 to 17. The inaugural ceremony brought together senior Panamanian officials,...
Morocco Fined for Player Misconduct at CHAN 2024
Morocco World News
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August 13, 2025
The CAF Disciplinary Committee has handed out sanctions to three nations, including Morocco, during the ongoing CHAN TotalEnergies 2024 tournament. Morocco’s Royal Football Federation (FRMF) was fined $5,000, with $2,500 suspended, after the...
Festival celebrates a decade of Mediterranean music
Euro Weekly News
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August 14, 2025
Sefarad band in a videoclip. Credit: Sefarad Youtube The Al Dani Festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary — a milestone that confirms its commitment to traditional Mediterranean music and dance, approached from a contemporary perspective, has...
Moroccan Armed Forces probe video of alleged misconduct near Ceuta
Hespress
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August 13, 2025
HESPRESS English – Morocco News Hespress ENWednesday 13 August 2025 - 11:53 Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces have launched an investigation into a video circulating on social media and in some media outlets showing a member of a Royal Navy patrol...
Highlights and Goals Morocco vs Zambia (3-1) in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 14, 2025
End of the match: Morocco defeated Zambia 3-1 and continues its path to qualifying for the next African Nations Championship. It was a good performance by the home side, who scored in key moments. Mohamed Hrimat 45'+2' Oussama Lamlioui 66' Sabir...
Spanish politician raises flag on occupied islands off Al Hoceima, prompting outrage in Morocco
Hespress
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August 14, 2025
Spanish politician Alves Pérez, leader of the far-right “The Party’s Over” (SALF) movement, has sparked new tensions between Spain and Morocco after raising Spanish flags on a disputed island off the northern Moroccan coast near Al Hoceima. Pérez,...
Spain arrests 9 people for stealing over 50 cars, selling parts to Morocco
Hespress
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August 14, 2025
Spanish police have arrested nine people from a criminal network accused of stealing more than 50 vehicles, worth an estimated total of €1,250,000, dismantling them, and selling the parts to workshops in Morocco, according to Spanish media outlet...
NGF Set To Unveil Investopedia, ‘Morrow
The Tide
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August 18, 2025
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) will launch its ‘Investopedia’, a platform designed to showcase investment opportunities across Nigeria’s 36 states. Director of Media and Strategic Communications at NGF, Yunusa Abdullahi, described the...
Morocco : Feminist Activist Ibtissame Lachgar Detained for “Offending Islam”
Tunisie Numerique
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August 12, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Moroccan feminist activist Ibtissame Lachgar, 50, was taken into custody on Tuesday on charges of “offending the Islamic religion” after posting a photo on social media deemed insulting to God. The case, which...