A coalition of Moroccan diaspora organizations in Italy has issued a scathing denunciation of what they describe as the political exploitation of children from the Tindouf refugee camps in Algeria. Under the misleading banner of a “peace vacation,” over 60 minors were brought to Italy this summer, allegedly to escape hardship, only to be indoctrinated […]
Morocco holds a “strategic position” and fulfils an “essential mission” in preserving peace and security in the Middle East and Africa, Executive Director of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy (WINEP) Robert Satloff said on Saturday in Marrakech. Satloff, who is leading a large delegation from the US think tank on a visit to […]
The invitation extended by a Moroccan association to a controversial Islamic scholar from Saudi Arabia to visit Morocco has caused concerns amongst different organizations, thinkers, analysts and large layers of society over his anti-Shia, anti-Sufi and extremist stances. The infamous cleric, Mohammad al-Arifi, was also unwelcome because of his repeated calls for jihad, holy war, […]
