The Moroccan Exception in the Arab World

King Mohammed VI is carrying out a wide-ranging effort to revive his country’s Jewish heritage. By Yaëlle Azagury and Anouar Majid Ms. Azagury is a writer. Mr. Majid is the editor of Tingis magazine. New York Times – April 9, 2019 TANGIER, Morocco — On a recent balmy spring afternoon, a group of Muslim Moroccan […]

Mauritania: Marriage between President’s daughter & anti-slavery activist likely to curb racism, a mayor suggests

A loyalist of Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has suggested to the country’s leader, as part of his endeavors to unite the North African country and stamp out racism, to wed his daughter to Biram Dah Ould Abeid, the leader of an anti-slavery initiative. Mohamed El Mokhtar Ould Hmein Amar, mayor of Aoujeft, a […]

France rejects Algeria’s memory blackmail

French President Emmanuel Macron has ruled out offering any apologies to Algeria over France’s colonial past while insisting on continuing reconciliation efforts between the two countries. In an interview with Algerian writer Kamal Daoud published on Le Point, Macron made it clear “I have no apologies to make.” “The only pardon I asked for was […]