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France Dreams of Equality Again

France Dreams of Equality Again
05/08/2012 | Debates and Analysis
With Nicolas Sarkozy’s swerve to the far-right ending in failure, French Socialist voters say they are looking forward to a more egalitarian and unified France. The conservative incumbent was defeated in the second and final round of presidential elections Sunday by his Socialist challenger...

Morocco: Shipping out textiles

Morocco: Shipping out textiles
04/04/2012 | Business
Morocco’s textile industry is slowly recovering from the effects of the global downturn by boosting overall exports and restoring growth. However, declining demand in Europe could yet hamper the sector’s trajectory.. Textiles and clothing account for almost 12% of Moroccan exports. An average of...

French Muslims Fear Stigmatisation After Killings

French Muslims Fear Stigmatisation After Killings
03/24/2012 | Debates and Analysis
"The murderer is gone, and now it’s us who will have to live with the consequences." That’s how a Muslim shopkeeper summed up for IPS the death and legacy of the man suspected of murdering seven people in three separate attacks in France. The 24-year-old suspect, Mohammed Merah, was killed by...

Death of the famous Tunisian composer and performer of the 60's and 80's Hédi Guella

Death of the famous Tunisian composer and performer of the 60's and 80's Hédi Guella
03/14/2012 | Culture
A committed artist and activist of the second generation of independence and famous interpreter of the song'''' Babur Zammar on emigration, Hedi Guella died on Wednesday morning after a long illness. He was born in 1951. Hedi Guella, who was one of the representatives of the Tunisian committed...

Meem Gallery displays the recent work of Mohammed Melehi with Ahmed Cherkaoui & Jilali Gharbaoui

Meem Gallery displays the recent work of Mohammed Melehi with Ahmed Cherkaoui & Jilali Gharbaoui
03/12/2012 | Culture
Art Morocco, held at Meem Gallery Dubai this spring, presents the rare opportunity to view the work of Moroccan modern masters Mohammed Melehi, Ahmed Cherkaoui and Jilali Gharbaoui. Pioneers of modern abstract painting in Morocco, their work demonstrates how, following the country’s independence in...

The Forum for Moroccan Compentencies of the World "Careers In Morocco" Road Show 2012: June 16 in Paris, in London on October 6 and November 10 in Montreal.

The Forum for Moroccan Compentencies of the World "Careers In Morocco" Road Show 2012: June 16 in Paris, in London on October 6 and November 10 in Montreal.
02/21/2012 | Maghreb
Building on the success of previous editions, the Forum for Careers in Morocco is celebrating its fifth anniversary and is now recognized as the key event for graduates and Moroccan professionals residing abroad, in search of opportunities employment and entrepreneurship in Morocco. Since its...

The 18th edition of "Maghreb Books" on 11 and 12 February in Paris

The 18th edition of "Maghreb Books" on 11 and 12 February in Paris
02/03/2012 | Culture
The 18th edition of "Maghreb Books" will be held on February 11 and 12 in the Hotel de Ville in Paris with some 144 authors from Algeria, France, Tunisia and Morocco, the organizers said on Friday, APS reports. Initiated by the "Coup de Soleil" Association , this event was created in 1994 to honor...

The political opponent that Algiers wants to reclaim from Paris

The political opponent that Algiers wants to reclaim from Paris
01/30/2012 | News
In an open letter to the Prime Minister François Fillon, a dozen NGOs protested against the arrest and detention,for ten days in Paris,of Mourad Dhina an opponent of the regime,who Algeria wanted to extradite back to Algeria,Marie Verdier writes in an article in Le Monde. Mourad Dhina was a 31 year...

A Franco-Cameroonian lawyer in the hell of prisons in Yaounde

A Franco-Cameroonian lawyer in the hell of prisons in Yaounde
01/27/2012 | Africa
On January 8, 2010, Lydienne Yen Eyoum, a lawyer in Douala (Cameroon), was arrested at home by tens of miliary armed to the teeth, as if they were to stop a dangerous terrorist network Al Qaedar. Her French lawyer Caroline Wasserman describes her ordeal. Lydian Eyoum Yen was previously counsel for...

Amazigh heritage honored at the New Museum of the IMA in Paris

Amazigh heritage honored at the New Museum of the IMA in Paris
01/25/2012 | Culture
The tangible and intangible Amazigh heritage is honored at the new Museum of the Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA) in Paris, which opens to the public in February, the management of the IMA said on Tuesday. Thirty objects relating to everyday life of the Berbers as the original inhabitants of North...

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