King Mohammed VI speech aug 20- 2021

COVID-19: Morocco closes temporarily 229 schools

To prevent the spread of coronavirus and keep students safe, Moroccan authorities have decided to shut down temporarily in-person learning in 229 schools as a precautionary measure in line with WHO safety health guidelines. According to education minister Said Amzazi, the decision was made after 1,708 students, 1,767 teachers, 289 school administrators and 187 staff […]

A New President for Tangier American Legation

Dale F. Eickelman, Ralph and Richard Lazarus Professor of Anthropology and Human Relations at Dartmouth College and chair of the Department of Anthropology, has been elected President of the Tangier American Legation Institute for Moroccan Studies (TALIM) in replacement of I. William Zartman. Pr. Eickelman was elected to the position by TALIM’s Board of Directors […]

Recent escalation reflects Polisario’s internal disarray- Carnegie

Polisario’s declaration of war against Morocco comes at a moment the separatist movement faces internal challenges amid changes in Algeria, wrote US Think Tank Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. “Polisario’s leadership is facing dissatisfaction inside and outside the refugee camps it controls in Algeria,” wrote Intissar Fakir in an Op-ed published on Carnegie website. The […]