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Islamophobic Backlash in Spain after Terrorist Attacks

The involvement of Moroccans in the terrorist attacks that killed 14 in Barcelona will undoubtedly impact the Moroccan diaspora and institutions in the country after a series of anti-Muslim attacks targeted Morocco’s consulate in Tarragona (north east Spain), a mosque in Montblanc town, north of Tarragona, and another mosque in Madrid. Red painting was spilled […]

Nigerian Electoral Commission office set on fire in Ebonyi state

The Nigerian Electoral Commission (INEC) has said its local office was burnt down on Sunday in the southeastern state of Ebony, the third incident in November three months ahead of presidential and parliamentary elections. “Our Izzi local government office in Iboko was burnt down,” INEC spokesman Festus Okoye said in a statement on Sunday. Okoye […]

Morocco: Nawal El Moutawakil re-elected member of the IAAF governing body

Nawal El Moutawakil, the only Arab and African woman on the board of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), was elected for a new four-year mandate. The former Olympic Champion garnered 120 supports during the voting process in Doha-Qatar in buildup of the 2019 IAAF World Championship slated for September 27 to October 6. […]