by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Jan 11, 2017 | Middle East
Marrakesh- The Moroccan Ministry of Interior notified burqa producers and retailers of the immediate prohibition on the sale as the destruction of current stocks. Copies of the notices have circulated on social networks, resulting in heated debate. Civil society...
by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Oct 2, 2016 | Features
Marrakesh- More than 15 million Moroccan voters are expected to participate in the parliamentary election on Friday, which is the second to take place after the new constitution in 2011 and the fourth under the rule of Mohammed VI of Morocco. The regulatory law of the...
by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Jul 13, 2016 | Interviews
Marrakesh-Dr. Said Yaktin is one of the most prominent Moroccan figures who influenced the Arabic literature. He enriched the Arabic cultural scene with many novels that tackle most fields of literature like the “Analysis of Novelist Discourse” published in 1989....
by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | Oct 27, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Marrakesh, Asharq Al-Awsat—This year’s Atlantic Andalusia Music Festival in Morocco will display an exhibition of works by French artist Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863), including his famous painting Jewish Musicians of Mogador. When Delacroix painted this work, Mogador...
by Abdul-Kabir Al-Minawi | May 12, 2014 | Business
Marrakesh, Asharq Al-Awsat—Of all the countries in North Africa, Morocco is perhaps the least associated with fossil fuel production, in contrast to neighboring Algeria—a major gas exporter—and oil-rich Libya. As things currently stand, Morocco relies on imports for...
