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Claude McKay and Gnawa Music

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The New Yorker takes an in-depth look at Gnawa music shows, and their roots in Morocco. The music has drawn interest from famous musicians for years, and in 1998 the Moroccan government began investing to preserve and promote Gnawa, launching a festival in the city of Essaouira:

The New YorkerA dancer whips her hair and lifts and drops her chest as the thwacking bass sound of the sintir fills the air. There are cries of “Ifriqiya!” and “Kandisha!” The musicians call out the names of different saints and spirits  and ask for healing as a soprano sax sounds over the vocals. The dancer lights two sticks on fire and begins passing the flames over her bare torso. The metal castanets beat faster, the dancer’s hennaed arms point upward, and she begins to spin and spin, the flames swirling around her head. The percussion stops—she drops to her knees, throws her head back, and pushes a flaming stick deep into her throat, extinguishing the fire with her lips. The restaurant crowd cheers loudly. The dancer walks “offstage,” and the waiters bring platters of food to the customers.

Gnawa Music. Photo: Jalal Morchidi Anadolu Agency/Getty

Gnawa Music. Photo: Jalal Morchidi Anadolu Agency/Getty

These kinds of Gnawa music shows can now be seen regularly in New York City, if not always with the fire-eating—in Times Square, at music spots in Harlem, Latin clubs in Queens, impromptu jam sessions in Central Park. The Gnawa are a Sufi order in Morocco who identify with the descendants of formerly enslaved West Africans. Their music is believed to heal people possessed by jinn, or spirits. The rise of this music, which began, in the nineteen-fifties, as a marginalized Sufi practice but has become arguably the most popular music emerging from the region today, is a question that nettles scholars and ordinary North Africans alike: How did Gnawa music become our music? Of the myriad Sufi orders that use faith healing, and of the countless North African genres known for polyrhythmic syncopation, why has this one grabbed Western listeners?

One of the first Americans to be captivated by Gnawa music was the Jazz Age poet Claude McKay, who witnessed a healing ceremony in Casablanca and wrote movingly about how the rituals of these “Guinea sorcerers” reminded him of a similar ceremony practiced by peasants in his native Jamaica. McKay had lived in the port city of Marseilles, among people from all corners of the French empire—what he called a “gang of black and brown humanity”—and he saw how the French drew distinctions between African-Americans on the one hand and West Africans and North Africans from the colonies on the other. It was in Marseilles that he was inspired to write his novel “Banjo,” a classic of New Negro literature, which envisioned a pan-African world community that included the Senegalese dockers and Algerian longshoremen whom he had encountered…[Full Story]

 

 

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North Africa and the Middle East: Where’s Safe for Winter Sun?

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The Telegraph takes a look at must-see MENA winter travel destinations that remain safe for tourists, highlighting Morocco’s Ouarzazate at the “doorway to the desert”:

Ouarzazate – the “doorway to the desert”. Photo: AP

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Morocco retains a stable politically and varied geographically, from resorts on the Atlantic coast to exotic medinas in the cities, Sahara oases towns to villages in the in the Atlas Mountains. For the best chance of winter sun head south and east, where mountains and greenery give way to desert and the sands and kasbahs are navigable by tourists looking to mix a little adventure with relaxation in villas and guesthouses.

Naturally Morocco (0845 345 7195; naturallymorocco.co.uk) tailor-makes holidays to Morocco, and can put together a seven-night itinerary that includes Ouarzazate – which has the moniker the “doorway to the desert” and was the shooting location for films including Gladiator – camel trekking into the desert from Merzouga, and the Ourika Valley. Price for a November departure is £1,198pp including flights, accommodation, activities, transport and some meals…[Full Story]

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Morocco: Follow the sound of the Beats

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The Independent travels through Morocco, taking in the sounds and tastes of Tangier, Rabat, Marrakesh, and others:

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Paul Trynka's Travel Map. Photo: The Independent

Paul Trynka’s Travel Map. Photo: The Independent

The Marrakesh express train rattles off into the hinterland of Morocco through a desert that stretches on forever, an inky black sky crowding in on the lonely palm trees. It’s impossible to exaggerate the quietness of the rolling hills, with stars stretching to infinity, and only the most occasional light in the gloom.

Not too many hours later, I’m standing amid the most crazed cacophony, surrounded by massed drums, hucksters shouting, the reedy spiraling of snake charmers, performing monkeys, buzzing motor scooters and amplified calls to prayer. I don’t know of another country that’s so quiet and so loud, so calm yet so frenzied.

I’d begun my journey in Tangier, a tight-packed city whose foreignness seems familiar; wander around the medina, and for all the noise and intensity it’s easy to orientate yourself, its hippie and Beat landmarks all fall into place. I look for a coffee and happen on the Café Central, regular haunt of William Burroughs and Brion Gysin; I search out seafood and am soon queuing outside the Restaurant Populaire Saveur de Poisson on the Escalier Waller. I’m halfway through a succulent bowl of tiny squid before I realize I’m just a couple of doors down from a legendary Sixties haunt, where store owner Akhmed hosted Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Anita Pallenberg, all keen to sample the hash he kept in an antique wooden box…[Full Story]

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In pictures: Tom Cruise in Morocco for Mission: Impossible 5

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The Daily Mail describes Tom Cruise’s working visit to Morocco for the upcoming Mission: Impossible film. This is only the latest production to film in Morocco, which has been a major location for movies and television, recently including Game of Thrones, Inception, and Captain Phillips.

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Tom Cruise was given a warm reception as he arrived to the set of Mission: Impossible 5 for filming in Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Reuters

Tom Cruise was given a warm reception as he arrived to the set of Mission: Impossible 5 for filming in Rabat, Morocco. Photo: Reuters

He’s an action hero reprising one of his most successful roles in the upcoming Mission: Impossible 5.

So it’s no wonder Tom Cruise was given a warm reception as he arrived for filming in Rabat, Morocco on Saturday. 

The 52-year-old actor waved jovially from the backseat of a glossy BMW, continuing to acknowledge his fans as he disembarked from the vehicle…[Full Story]

 

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(Video) Changing Perceptions Episode VIII: “Addressing the Skills Gaps in Africa”

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What is it like to invest in Africa?  Hear firsthand from Africa’s experts, CEOs, and investors! Jean R. AbiNader, Executive Director, Moroccan American Trade & Investment Center (MATIC), is among several dozen experts being featured in a new video series produced by the Initiative for Global Development (IGD) that aims to address and change misperceptions about investing in Africa.

The time is now to invest, but misperceptions persist and need to be addressed. Hear what the experts have to say and join the conversation using hashtag #AfricaEmerging.

 

Part 1 can be found here.
Part 2 can be found here.
Part 3 can be found here.
Part 4 can be found here.
Part 5 can be found here.
Part 6 can be found here.
Part 7 can be found here.

 

 

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Morocco Launches Youth Talent TV Show

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Magharebia describes a new TV show in Morocco – a youth talent competition supported by the Moroccan youth ministry:

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'' Big Up'' gives young Moroccans a chance to show off their talent on national TV. Photo: [Medi1]

”Big Up” gives young Moroccans a chance to show off their talent on national TV. Photo: Medi1

A new competition on national television is looking for talented Moroccans between the ages of 10 and 30.

The first episode of “Big Up”, an initiative from the Moroccan youth ministry, aired Saturday (September 6th) on Medi 1.

The programme aims to “showcase talented young people and to encourage creativity and special talents by offering them the perfect environment in which to express themselves and make the most of their talent”, Youth Minister Mohamed Ouzzine said.

The goal of the show is to get young people to come to youth clubs, the minister added, and to encourage the emergence of budding talent in sport, singing, invention, dance, music, theatre and other areas…[Full Story]

 

 

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2015 Nations Cup: Hosts Morocco beat Libya in friendly

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BBC Sport reports on Morocco’s play leading up to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, which Morocco will host:

BBCsoccer 7The hosts of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco, easily beat visiting Libya in a friendly on Sunday in Marrakesh.

Younes Belhanda opened the scoring from the penalty spot just before half-time for Badou Zaki’s side.

Marseille’s Abdelaziz Barrada doubled the lead 10 minutes after the break and Raja Casablanca’s Mouhssinne Iajour sealed the win in the 88th minute…[Full Story]

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The Lost Libraries of the Sahara‬

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The Daily Beast explores ancient the libraries of Chinguetti, founded in the 12th century to serve as a resting point for the Saharan trade routes crisscrossing present-day Morocco, Mauritania, and Mali:

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Photo: The Daily Beast, Hemis/Alamy

Photo: The Daily Beast, Hemis/Alamy

A once-bustling center of learning in the middle of the Sahara Desert is now a dry, sparsely populated town trying valiantly to save its ancient, extraordinary libraries.

In a mud-and-brick town that blends in with the rusty red sand of the vast Sahara, generations of families have been guarding ancient books—some perhaps 1,000 years old—and with them, the reputation of a once-legendary, enlightened city. These libraries—mostly simple, mud-packed shelves stacked high with bound manuscripts in ancient huts—are what remain of a place that in better times was the epicenter of Islamic learning and medieval trading in northern Africa. In Mauritania, Chinguetti once flourished with scholars, pilgrims, and religious leaders. But today, the few thousand people left have been fighting against the harsh desert to maintain control of their precious artifacts.‬

The remaining 10 or so libraries hold frayed remains of ancient books on Quranic studies, science, and law. They’re tended to by the same families who’ve been passing down their literary treasures for generations. Some hold just a few shelves and boxes of manuscripts, but one contains an organized collection of 1,400 texts…[Full Story]

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Morocco, Guinea Sign Draft Agreement to Train 500 Guinean Imams

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Maghreb Arab Press reports on the latest effort by Morocco to spread moderate Islam through Imam training. Morocco is already has religious training agreements with Mali, Tunisia, and Libya, and has announced the construction of a new training facility in Rabat to train religious leaders from all over Africa:

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A draft agreement to train 500 Guinean imams (religious leaders) in Morocco was signed on Wednesday in Rabat, in the presence of Guinea’s PM Mohamed Said Fofana.

Signed by minister of endowments and Islamic Affairs Ahmed Toufiq and secretary general of Guinea’s religious affairs ministry Hadj Abdellah Jassi, the agreement touches on the training, in the first place, of 100 imams currently working in the different Guinean mosques, divided into three groups. each group will benefit form a three-month training.

The agreement will also benefit 400 imams divided into 4 groups. Every group will benefit from a basic training spanning two years.

In a press statement, Toufiq said that the signing of this agreement is an implementation of the instructions by HM King Mohammed VI, Commander of the Faithful, to respond positively to the request of Guinea to train its imams in the Kingdom…[Full Story]

 

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The Hunt for Spinosaurus

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The Washington Post reports on the big news in Paleontology this week; a new massive swimming dinosaur called Spinosaurus which was discovered in Morocco:

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Photo: National Geographic

Wash Post logo BlackThe discovery of the world’s first semiaquatic dinosaur — known as the Spinosaurus and on display as a replica starting Friday at the National Geographic Museum — nearly didn’t happen.

And it only happened from the kind of luck concocted in movies.

Nizar Ibrahim, a paleontologist, was traveling in 2008 in Morocco, researching the country’s Kem Kem beds, a Mars-like graveyard full of innumerable dinosaur fossils buried 95 million years ago. One day, a Moroccan fossil hunter came up to him on the dusty streets of Erfoud, an oasis town where dealers and hunters gather before expeditions…[Full Story]

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In Morocco, Elegance Along Atlantic

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Travel Weekly describes Morocco’s beautiful sights along the Atlantic coast:

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Hotel Heure Bleue Palais Essaouira Morocco

Hotel Heure Bleue Palais in Essaouira, Morocco. Photo: Travel Weekly

Morocco has long been a popular draw for its Saharan Desert, Atlas Mountains, cities and medinas.

Its less-known but equally alluring coastal road along the Atlantic Ocean offers authentic old world charm and accommodations that have a Moroccan elegance seamlessly mixed with modern amenities and sophistication by the sea. Here are a few posts along the coast well worth visiting.

Starting in Casablanca, check out Hassan II Mosque, the largest mosque in Morocco and the sixth largest in the world. Half the surface of the mosque lies right above the Atlantic Ocean and a partially glass floor offers clear views of the water. This mosque is one of only two in Morocco open to non-Muslims. After an inside tour exploring its rich architecture and design, head to the panoramic bar Sky 28 at the five-star Kenzi Tower Hotel, which has iconic views of the city, including vistas of the mosque…[Full Story]

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Moroccan Magic: Argana is a Must-Try New Neighborhood Restaurant

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Las Vegas Weekly reports on one of the top new restaurants in Las Vegas: a Moroccan restaurant called Argana, whose chef hails from Rabat:

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Argana's salad of braised Swiss chard with lemon juice and olives. Photo: Christopher DeVargas

Argana’s salad of braised Swiss chard with lemon juice and olives. Photo: Christopher DeVargas

There’s very little Moroccan food in Las Vegas, and, this being Vegas and all, if you do find some it makes sense to expect a somewhat cheesy, less food-focused experience. You know … bejeweled decor, platters of hummus and olive oil-smothered roasted vegetables, and of course, belly dancers. Seems about right.

But there’s something fresh and extraordinary hiding in the Lakes. Three months ago, Argana opened in the space once occupied by Jazzed Cafe, another warm, seductive neighborhood restaurant that left you wanting more. Argana does indeed offer an environment festooned with pillowed banquettes and colorful lantern fixtures, and yes, there are belly dancers on Friday and Saturday nights. But here, those are charming accents that serve a complementary role alongside truly beautiful, craveable food.

Argana’s cuisine is created by Christopher Hajji, a native of Morocco’s capital, Rabat, who has cooked at and owned restaurants in France, Hawaii and LA. His menu is compact, bubbling with refined takes on rustic recipes. Moroccan fare may be most easily compared with Middle Eastern or Mediterranean, but Argana’s dishes are more heavily spiced, bursting with sharp, memorable flavors—ginger, cumin, cinnamon, olives, mint, saffron, lemon…[Full Story]

 

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Iron Chef

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The Jerusalem Post reports on a new book on grilling the Moroccan way:

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Grilled pineapple. Photo:BEN YUSTER

Grilled pineapple. Photo: BEN YUSTER

If you think that the grilling season is over, think again. It is now, when the heat has mellowed (slightly), that spending time cooking outside may be just bearable. With the holidays just around the corner, the idea of cooking a whole meal for the family outside – leaving the oven and sink clean – may be very appealing.

Chef Guy Peretz, who comes from a family of butchers from Casablanca, Morocco, studied at some of the best culinary institutions in the world and won many prizes at international competitions. The co-owner of a culinary group and chef of a few leading hotels, his cooking style combines Mediterranean cuisine with the North African, mixing the traditional with the innovative.

Peretz recently published a cookbook called The Grill Book, which offers recipes for everything barbecued – from meat, poultry and fish to vegetables and desserts. Here are a few recipes we especially loved…[Full Story]

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James Bond Will Head To These Three Countries In Bond 24 [CinemaBlend]

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Morocco will host yet another major film production, this time it’s the new iteration of the James Bond franchise:

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Daniel Craig as James Bond. Photo: CinemaBlend

Daniel Craig as James Bond. Photo: CinemaBlend

In every James Bond movie, there are always a couple of exotic locations that 007 whisks away to. After all, international security can’t be completely served if you’re just sitting at a desk filing paperwork in England – at least not the type of international security Bond handles. Shooting locations are important to any Bond film because not only does this give us some sort of hint as to where the threat facing the world is coming from, it also hints at the usually amazing set pieces that a good James Bond adventure is based around. Judging by the newest locations mentioned for Bond 24′s upcoming December shoot, the franchise will continue to kick ass in locations of varying beauty and climate.

The prolific 007 fan site, MI6 has the scoop on the three locations that are going to be used in Bond 24, as well as the new official shooting date. Originally the film was set to start filming on November 6th, but delays involving rewrites and scheduling conflicts have pushed the film back by exactly a month to December 6th.

When Bond 24 does start filming, it will have the pleasure of starting in one of four places: its usual studio space on the 007 Stage at Pinewood Studios in England could be the perfect launching point, provided they’re starting with some interiors or MI6 office politics. Or, if they’re ready to start the show with something a little more adventurous and open, they could be beginning Bond 24′s production adventure in either Austria, Rome (which is rumored to involve one of the film’s car chases,) or Morocco. Out of these three locations, Rome is the newbie of the bunch, as the Bond franchise has never filmed there before. But if Austria and Morocco are any indication of what type of Bond film this could be, we could be in for a very special treat…[Full Story]

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King Dedicates New Apprenticeship-Training Center in Handicraft in Tetouan [AllAfrica]

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Morocco has opened an apprenticeship training center for artisan handicrafts as part of its ongoing efforts to promote youth employment and value-added trade:

AllAfricaKing Mohammed VI dedicated on Thursday a new apprenticeship-training center in handicraft in Tetouan, illustrating once again the particular interest granted to the handicraft sector as a factor of economic and social development.

A total of 25 million Dirhams was invested in this project that comes to consolidate the role of handicraft as a sector generating jobs and added-value.

It will give to young people of the region an opportunity to receive vocational training that is adapted to the socio-economic reality of the handicraft sector, particularly through apprenticeship and guarantee their integration in the job market.

The center will also contribute to preserving some endangered occupations, promoting local products and reinforcing the sector organization and structuring.

Built on 1,500 square meters, the new institution also aims to support, organize and supervise craftsmen of the city of Tetouan and its region in order to help them improve and diversify their income and develop their products.

It consists of five workshops (upholstery, pottery/ceramics, iron work, carpentry and leather work), training rooms, an exhibition hall, a library, a computer room, a lab, administrative offices and a meeting room.

Set to receive 500 apprentices annually, the institution is the fruit of partnership between the department of vocational training, the ministry of handicraft and social economy, the urban commune of Tetouan and the Handicraft chamber of Tangiers-Tetouan…[Full Story]

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Parsley, Cilantro at Core of Perky Fish Condiment From Morocco [The Post & Courier]

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Moroccan Chermoula (chehr-MOO-lah) was served at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit dinner:

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Photo: The Post & Courier

Photo: The Post & Courier

Chermoula originated in northwest Africa, but the condiment is perfectly suited to the Lowcountry.

Although there aren’t any rules governing what diners can do with the near-puree of fresh parsley and cilantro, it’s almost always paired with grilled fish in its native Morocco. The sprightly sauce also is good over steamed grains (rice here, couscous there.)

Like chimichurri, chermoula is a make-ahead add-on that swells with spice: It’s comparable to pesto, but with an undercurrent of heat. Recipes vary, but chermoula is most frequently made with olive oil, lemon juice, paprika and garlic. Optional seasonings include coriander, cumin, ground chili peppers, ginger and saffron. If you can imagine an ingredient being sold in a Algerian or Tunisian spice market, it probably belongs…[Full Story]

 

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Rushing for Morocco’s “Liquid Gold”? Here’s How to Get the Best Argan Oil [Aquila Style]

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Morocco’s famous argan oil continues to be a subject of fascination for beauty experts:

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Argan fruit. Photo: Dreamstime

Argan fruit. Photo: Dreamstime

Estée Lauder. Dove. L’Oréal. These brands have marketed a series of products containing argan oil, rich in vitamins E and C and often touted as a “wonder oil” to cure everything from split ends to acne. Unfortunately, these products usually contain only small amounts of argan oil.

Such advertising is often misleading since these products often contain much more of other ingredients that make hair feel smooth, such as silicones. I believe there are better forms of argan oil products, and better ways to obtain them.

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Argan oil has a strong but refined odour: a perfume that can be described as somewhere in between toasted hazelnut, almond, and sesame. In terms of appearance, it is a rich golden-brown colour with highlights of amber. Outside of Morocco, where it has been a traditional food of Berber communities for centuries, not many people know that argan oil also has precious nutritional properties…[Full Story]

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CNDH Showcases its Experience on Raising Human Rights Awareness in Business World [Maghreb Arab Press]

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Morocco’s National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) continues to shape an emerging culture of human rights in Morocco, speaking at a UN forum last week on their efforts:

MAP logoCNDHThe National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) showcased, Thursday before the UN forum in Addis-Ababa, its experience in the field of raising human rights and labor standards awareness in the business world.

The CNDH initiated an awareness-raising program in 2012-2013 which led to a multiparty dialogue and a strategy to fight child labor and ensure special needs people’s inclusion, women’s participation and the right to environment and water, said CNDH official Nabila Tbeur before the 2nd African regional forum on enterprises and human rights held on Sept. 16-18 in Addis-Ababa.

She added that CNDH developed partnerships with the Moroccan employers association, human resources managers and the social auditing institution in order to include the respect for human rights in businesses, saying that the CNDH conducted several studies to assess the human rights situation in some high risk economic sectors.

The rights body also made reports on the situation of female agriculture workers and the employment of special needs people, she noted. Tbeur underlined that these reports include recommendations which will be submitted to the different parties concerned as the government…[Original Story, Subscription Required]

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Ten Percent of Western Recruits to ISIS are Women [The National Interest]

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Morocco’s model for reducing violent extremism by empowering women:

The National InterestDuring Couture’s visit to Morocco, she found similar efforts at women’s empowerment in terms of finance, employment, and education. She also found special efforts to improve the legal status of women and, most remarkably, their role in the religious leadership of the country. Against opposition from hardline Islamist factions, King Mohammed VI has instituted progressive revisions to the Moroccan family code (Mudawana), granting women their due divorce and inheritance rights as well as protections within the household. Since 2005, by order of the king, Morocco’s Islamic affairs ministry has begun certifying female Muslim preachers.

Navigating the conservative precepts of Islamic legal tradition, the king introduced a new designation known as “Murshidat” (female religious guides), who share with the male imam in responsibility for administering a given mosque. In the course of their work, Murshidat serve to advance Islamic moderation and tolerance and curb radicalization. Couture writes, “This revolutionary development for the advancement of women in Morocco offered an opportunity for women to act as agents of positive change in their communities throughout Morocco.”…[Full Story]

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Fes: A Time Traveler’s Delight [CNN]

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The medina in the Moroccan city of Fes is a UNESCO heritage site, and Morocco is investing to preserve its traditions there:

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Photo: CNN

Photo: CNN

Fes is Morocco’s oldest city, and in many ways, it feels like a window on history.

It’s home to the world’s largest, living medieval settlement, as well as to thousands of professionals dedicated to keeping the flame of traditional craftsmanship alive.

A champion of antiquity, Fes shows off its old-world charm to all who visit…[Full Story]

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