Two imams living in Barcelona will appear before a Spanish court for sexual abuse allegations. The two men are accused of sexually abusing two minors aged 9 and 12, who attended mosques for religious classes, La Vanguardia reports. Refuting the accusations, one of the two imams is arrested while the other one was released on bail. The first hearing is expected to open in September. According to the same source, the children were «sexually abused while they were alone in a room in the
In the United Kingdom, Muslim parents refuse to let their children take part in a national flu vaccine program, Telegraph reports. The Muslim community’s worries were voiced after the Muslim Council of Britain said that the vaccine might not be halal. Parents believe that the vaccine contains porcine gelatin, a translucent derived from pigs, which is forbidden by Islam. Public health officials in the UK fear that Muslim children will get excluded from the program, expected to start in
The Polisario is angry at Sinochem Corporation, a Chinese conglomerate engaged in the production and trading of chemicals and fertilizer. In a letter sent to the company’s CEO, the Front’s member M’Hamed Khaddad warned the group against its «illegal, unethical and immoral import of stolen phosphate cargos from the occupied territories of Western Sahara». The coordinator of the separatist movement with MINURSO called on the Chinese firm to stop «phosphate
Born in Berchem-Sainte-Agathe (Belgium) to Moroccan parents, former footballer Ibtissam Bouharat was one of the first girls from an immigrant background to consider from an early age playing football.
Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali has unveiled his old project of war against Morocco. The «mandatory step» could start with introducing compulsory military service in the camps, Ghali said in a video.
Days after Cuba appointed an ambassador to Morocco, the Polisario Front rushed into sending the Cuban government a letter. On the 6th anniversary of the Cuban Revolution, the Front’s representative Mohamed Salem Ould Salek addressed a letter to the Cuban Foreign Minister. In his letter, Ould Salek thanked Cuba for its «position and unconditional solidarity with the Sahrawi people», stressing that the separatist movement is ready to «strengthen historical ties»
Europe’s oldest mosque could be in a medieval city in Spain, archaeologists have found. The study shows that the city’s ruins date back to the 8th century, shortly after the Muslim conquest in Al-Andalus.
The office of the Prime Minister at Saint Kitts and Nevis announced, Thursday, that former police commissioner Iam Queeley has been appointed as the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)'s first ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco. According to The Saint kitts & Nevis Observer, office of Prime Minister Timothy Harris said that Queeley has officially retired to become OECS’s envoy to Morocco. The inter-governmental organization includes several Caribbean states,
Morocco is among the most innovative country in North Africa and in the Arab World. However, the country is still making slow progress compared, moving from 76th to 74th in the index's global ranking.
Kenya’s men’s basketball team defeated, Thursday, at the FIBA AfroCan the Moroccan team (96-66), Kenyan newspaper Daily Nation. After getting the Moroccan team knocked out of the competition, the Kenyan team will have to play against the Democratic Republic of Congo for the tournament’s final game. During Thursday’s game, Morocco’s basketball player Sami Al Uariachi was the star of the show, scoring 20 points and getting three rebounds. However, the Moroccan
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