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Moroccan Ambassador to Vatican awarded High Honor of Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX

The Moroccan ambassador to the Holy See, Rajae Naji Mekkaoui, was decorated by the Supreme Pontiff, with the high honorary distinction of Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX. During the presentation of the solemn distinction, Msgr. Edgar Peña Parra, substitute for General Affairs to the Secretary of State, conveyed the most cordial wishes […]

Algeria withdraws bid to host African cup of nations 2025 and 2027

Algeria has spared itself another international embarrassment by proactively withdrawing its bid to host the African cup of nation for 2025 and 2027. Thirsty for whatever international recognition, Algeria has reaped a fiasco after another with the most painful blow coming from the BRICS grouping that denied the country a membership that was arrogantly promised […]

Burqa, Hijab, Niqab or ‘Nothing’? – MENA’s Attitudes to Female Dress Code

The Pew Research Centre has recently compiled the results of its research on the opinions of people in different countries across the MENA region on the way women dress. Respondents from seven MENA countries – Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia – were asked which of the six styles of Muslim women’s […]