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Law Criminalizing Violence against Women Enters into Force in Morocco

As soon as a law criminalizing violence against women has entered into force this week, already three complaints were filed by women claiming to have been harassed. The law, passed last February, includes a ban on forced marriage, sexual harassment in public places, and tougher penalties for certain forms of violence. Although it has been […]

SADC leaders slammed for failing to assist troubled Mozambique

Experts and analysts have piled criticism on the leaders of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) for “adding fuel to Mozambican fire” and for “failing the people of Mozambique” that has been for weeks engulfed in post-election violence. Zimbabwe’s president Emmerson Mnangagwa, who is also chair of SADC, has said the regional bloc is ready […]

Royal Advisor André Azoulay granted ‘Award for Lifetime Service to Dialogue of Cultures’

André Azoulay, Advisor to King Mohammed VI, received, on Friday in Tangier, the prestigious “Award for lifetime service to Dialogue of cultures”, in recognition of his commitment and efforts in favor of intercultural and inter-civilizational dialogue. This prize, awarded by the Aladdin project during the opening ceremony of the international conference “Dialogue of Tangier”, is […]