Morocco
Ramadan arrives in Europe
We’re hungry, and in a hurry. The evening sun is still strong enough to melt the tar between the cobbles. I’m in Bologna, Italy, and Badr is bringing me as a guest to iftar, the daily feast that breaks the ramadan fast.
Drug trade: Chefchaouen, Morocco is Spain's Amsterdam
'Le Rif – paradis du Kif” (The Rif – paradise for Kif). The rhyme has become the tourist slogan for Chefchaouen, a mountainous village in North Morocco well renowned for its blue medina quarter and it’s cannabis plantations. These plantations are the point of origin for tonnes of the drug that are headed for Europe
Why boo the French national anthem at a football stadium?
Will revolution soon hit the grandstands of France? After the Marseillaise was booed during a match against Tunisia in October, several politicians expressed their rage. It's a problem which says a lot about society in general
morocco, football, identity, protest, hymne, immigration, society
Nawal El Moutawakel: ‘girls think that sport is a macho world’
The former Moroccan women's track hurdler and current youth and sports minister says nobody wants to change. Interview
morocco, femme europeenne , european union, sport, feminism, olympic games, lisbon treaty
Africa: at the end of the Earth
On February 27 the Saharauis celebrate independence day. International aid makes survival possible
morocco, health, united nations, human rights, north africa, world affairs
Western Sahara: forgotten European colony
The Sahrawis celebrate their 30th Independence Day on February 27
morocco, photography, foreign policy, men and women, mauritania, algeria, north africa
Tahar Ben Jelloun, bridging the gap
Tahar Ben Jelloun, the celebrated Moroccan writer, explains how the children of Europe are spoilt and why his native country should be able join the EU.
morocco, literature, barcelona, fez, interview, paris, eu frontiers
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