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PORTRAIT morocco : Ramadan arrives in Europe

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.

by naomi o'leary @ // 25/08/09 - 2 Comment

morocco, italy, bologna, recipe, food, yum nyam, islam

FEATURE morocco : Drug trade: Chefchaouen, Morocco is Spain's Amsterdam

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

by Caroline Venaille @ // 10/06/09 - 6 Comment - 1 vote

morocco, agriculture, family, weed, spain, society, drugs

ANALYSIS morocco : Why boo the French national anthem at a football stadium?

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

by Cyril Marsaud @ // 24/11/08 - 1 Comment

morocco, football, identity, protest, hymne, immigration, society

INTERVIEW morocco : Nawal El Moutawakel: ‘girls think that sport is a macho world’

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

by et Citoyenneté Sport @ // 10/11/08 - 2 Comment

morocco, femme europeenne , european union, sport, feminism, olympic games, lisbon treaty

TESTIMONY morocco : Africa: at the end of the Earth

Africa: at the end of the Earth

On February 27 the Saharauis celebrate independence day. International aid makes survival possible

by núria serra // 01/03/07

morocco, health, united nations, human rights, north africa, world affairs

PICTURES

Western Sahara: forgotten European colony

The Sahrawis celebrate their 30th Independence Day on February 27

by ferrán garcía queralt // 26/02/07

morocco, photography, foreign policy, men and women, mauritania, algeria, north africa

morocco : Tahar Ben Jelloun, bridging the gap

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.

by Prune Antoine @ // 28/01/06

morocco, literature, barcelona, fez, interview, paris, eu frontiers

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Europe and the Mediterranean

Europe is bored A need for Europe on the other side of the Mediterranean Bassma Kodmani Director of the Arab Reform Initiative Europe is bored but she doesn’t know it. Her citizens live comfortably and for a long time. They were told that happiness is the satisfaction of their ...

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