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Controversy in Morocco over Banning of Production, Sale of Burqa

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...

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Morocco’s Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane wipes his forehead during the closing news conference after a summit of Mediterranean neighbours at Verdala Palace outside Valletta October 6, 2012. Leaders from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria and Malta are meeting in Valletta for the second 5+5 Dialogue Summit. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (MALTA – Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) – RTR38UT2

Morocco Elections…Death or Survival

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...

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Abu Dhabi – Moroccan critic Said Yaktin has won the Sheikh
Zayed Award in the category of “arts and critical studies”‘, the
Sheikh Zayed Book Award Foundation announced Wednesday in a statement.

Said Yaktin: Modernism is not About Imitating West

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....

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A Musical Reminder of Diversity

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...

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Moroccan Energy Minister: We are close to the finish line in oil search

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...