FILE PHOTO: John Nkengasong, Africa’s Director of the Centers for Disease Control, speaks during an interview with Reuters at the African Union Headquarters in Addis Ababa

ELLE Magazine zooms on Morocco’s trailblazing female preaching program

Worldwide style magazine ELLE put Morocco’s female preachers (Mourchidat) under the spotlight, underlining the efficiency of this trailblazing program meant to promote the lofty values of Islam while countering radicalization. The magazine shed light on a number of portraits of Mourchidat who were trained by the Moroccan government and employed as experts in Islamic law […]

Panic in Algiers, Tindouf as US pushes peace deal, backs autonomy plan

Under mounting pressure ahead of what diplomats describe as a “historic vote” at the UN Security Council later this month, Algeria and its proxy, the Polisario Front, are scrambling to project an image of flexibility. The separatist group announced a so-called “expanded proposal” for a political solution to the Sahara conflict, a move widely seen […]

Morocco, a Key Player in GCTF’s Initiative against Homegrown Terror

Morocco, which co-leads with the USA, the GCTF’s Initiative to address homegrown terrorism, plays a key role in the initiative thanks to its support and leadership, said a top U.S. State Department counterterrorism official. Over the course of the next year, a series of regional workshops will identify innovative prevention programs for addressing the challenges […]