The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Rabat, Morocco - A 24-year-old pregnant woman has become the first person in Morocco to die as a consequence of contracting the H1N1 influenza, the Health Ministry said Monday. The woman died Sunday at a clinic in the northern city of Tangier. ...
Angry Arab News Service (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
"Caldwell repeats the thoroughly debunked canard that the 9/11 terrorist attacks were roundly celebrated in the Muslim world: "It was a day of joy in much of the Muslim world, including parts of Muslim Europe." On the contrary, there were demonstrations of solidarity with the families of the victims in nearly every major Muslim capital, from Rabat to Cairo to Tehran. More to the point,...
baithak (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
Prof. Lazrag’s assertion cannot be refuted. In Islam the hijab is not a pillar of faith. “Nowhere in the Quran is there an indication that the veil is a condition of a woman’s acceptance of her faith.” She constantly draws on her interview with Muslim women to make her point and to demonstrate the havoc religious bigotry and ignorance have caused in the lives of Muslim women....
The Lost Girls (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
By Molly Gallagher LG International Correspondent When I arrived to Morocco I had no idea what to expect. I traveled to the country through a group called Morocco Exchange. The program is meant to give Americans a better understanding of Islam and the cultural differences that exist. I knew nothing about Morocco before I went and I knew very little about Islam, so I wanted to experience the country...
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The frosty weather between Paris, Tunis and Algiers has worked in Rabat’s favor. The kingdom’s envoy to Paris, El Mostapha Sahel, was the lone North African ambassador to attend the inauguration of the exhibition entitled Generations, A Century in the Culture of North Africans in France, on November 17th. (...) [168mots]
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Headed by Mark Lewis, a mission from the International Monetary Fund was in Rabat between Nov. (...) [162mots]
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
VALLETTA, Malta, NOV. 17, 2009 ( Zenit.org ).- The Archdiocese of Malta announced the main events of Benedict XVI's visit to the nation, which will commemorate 1,950 years since St. Paul's shipwreck there. The visit, set for April 17-18, was announced in September. The Maltese bishops, as well as the nation's president, George Abela, had invited the Pope. "The Pope will arrive in Malta on Saturday...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
Malta Star 14 November 2009 13:51 Pope Benedict XVI will visit Malta on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 April 2010, on the occasion of the 1950th anniversary of St Paul’s shipwreck. The Pope will arrive in Malta on Saturday afternoon and return to Rome Sunday evening. On arrival, His Holiness will hold meetings with the highest Civil Authorities and then visit St. Paul’s Grotto in Rabat. On Sunday...
Snuffysmith's Blog (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
NEFA: Backgrounder on Anwar al Awlaki By Madeleine Gruen This backgrounder on Anwar al Awlaki, written in February of this year, is now posted here for the first time. U.S. government agencies are increasingly concerned about the ability of pro-Jihad ideologues to use the Internet to incite U.S.-based Muslims to conduct terrorist attacks. Indeed, there have been several terrorism cases in the years...
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The new go-between Rabat and Paris is six years of age and is named Ouadoud. The barb horse (the breed that Mohamed VI prefers) is due to arrive any day now in France as the palace’s latest gift to Paris, at a moment when the two countries are finding it hard ton agree on a visit by Mohammed to the French capital. (...) [188mots]
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 12/11/2009
The managing director of Veolia Transport in Morocco, Abdelali Khalil, has run into a major obstacle with Stareo, the public transit system in Rabat (which he runs in a joint venture with Hakkam and Bouzid. (...) [103mots]
Public Sector Developer Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
An Invitation for partners in the LA area or those that are attending PDC: if you are a Public Sector partner or HLS customer please see below! Please join us at the Figueroa hotel for cocktails, dinner, and discussion at the Public Sector/Healthcare & Life Sciences Cloud Computing Showcase on November 17, 2009 in conjunction with the PDC09 conference. This invite-only event will bring together...
Counterterrorism Blog (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
This backgrounder on Anwar al Awlaki, written in February of this year, is now posted here for the first time. U.S. government agencies are increasingly concerned about the ability of pro-Jihad ideologues to use the Internet to incite U.S.-based Muslims to conduct terrorist attacks. Indeed, there have been several terrorism cases in the years since 9/11 in which actors based in Western countries were...
Planet Nomad (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
When we realized that all three of our children were spending part of their vacation with various friends in Casablanca (remember: not a fun city), Donn and I looked at each other and knew this was a golden opportunity not to be squandered just sitting round Rabat. A kid-free weekend! (Ok, it was Thursday and [...]
Daily Khabor @ Khabor.Com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2009
----- ABDUL WAHID OSMAN BELAL --- On Tue, 3/11/09, OIC News wrote: From: OIC News Subject: OIC Newsletter 43 (2009) To: Date: Tuesday, 3 November, 2009, 18:28 Issue 43 (03 November 2009) In this issue · Al-Quds is a red line, warns OIC. The Executive Committee calls for an emergency session of the UN Security Council to discuss Israeli violations in Al-Quds · OIC clarifies its views on...
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