King launches Ramadan 1440 solidarity operation

Antisemitism: U.S. Special Envoy hails Morocco’s religious tolerance

U.S. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, has hailed Morocco’s religious tolerance and the country’s leadership in combating antisemitism. Speaking at a meeting hosted on Monday by the U.S. Consulate General in Casablanca, Mrs. Lipstadt said the number of synagogues, Jewish cemeteries and institutions in Morocco is very impressive, attesting to […]

Imlil Tragedy: More than 110 Danish tourists visit scene of double murder

A group of more than 110 Danish tourists have returned to the scene of the murder of the two Scandinavian hikers that was perpetrated in Imlil last December with the aim to show the world that Morocco is a moderate country, open to other religions. On December 17, the mountainous locality of Imlil was shaken […]

Mauritanian Government Lambasted at UNHC for Slavery

The Mauritanian government was rebuked at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva for its failure to abolish entirely slavery practices, which remain widespread in the West African country. A heated exchange took place between the Mauritanian government and independent national and international NGO’s calling for abolishing the abhorrent slavery practice in Mauritania as part […]