It was unveiled this week in Dewsbury, an English city in West Yorkshire County : a large zillij composition inspired by the design of a madrasa in Meknes. This was announced today by artist Eric Broug, specializing in compositions inspired by Islamic arts, on his Twitter account. Unveiled this week in Dewsbury, UK: a very large #zillij composition, inspired by a design from a madrasa in #Meknes. @shubbakfestival @OasisMag @MarisaMazriaK @Casaarabe @TheMosaicRooms @e_flux @MathafModern
The body of Moroccan-Canadian flight student Hind Barch, who has been missing since Wednesday night, was found yesterday in the area of Racine, the Sûreté du Québec confirmed, quoted by Radio Canada, hence the official confirmation of the death of the 22 year-old. Two Canadian Armed Forces aircrafts and one from the Sûreté du Québec have been deployed to locate the missing aircraft, according to La Presse canadienne. An investigation will be opened to
Born in Rabat, Zoubida Barik has been practicing as a lawyer for over ten years in Spain. Her career is that of a fighter who went on to pursue the job of her dreams with determination. Today, she is distinguished in Spain for her hard work.
A small Cessna-type aircraft has been missing in the Estrie region of Quebec since Wednesday, September 4t, says Le Journal de Montréal. The victim is a 24-year-old Moroccan-Canadian student pilot, Hind Barch, from the National Aerotechnical School of Montreal and the grand-daughter of a former governor, a family member told Yabiladi. On Wednesday evening at around 9:30 p.m., two students from the Cargair Flight School drove to Sherbrooke Airport in their vehicles. «They were
Russian diplomacy is preparing for the October deadline in the Security Council on the Sahara issue. On Wednesday, 4 September, the Chargé d'Affaires at the Moscow Embassy in Rabat, Maksim Ganzei, met in the capital with the Commander of MINURSO Peacekeepers, Force Commander Zia Ur Rehman. On this occasion, «the two sides exchanged views on the current situation in Western Sahara. M. Z. Ur-Rehman appreciated the professionalism of Russian officers» who work for the UN
To secure the support of Podemos during his inauguration as head of government, scheduled for September 23, Pedro Sanchez seems ready to sacrifice his good relations with Morocco. The Spanish politician believes that MINURSO must monitor human rights in the Sahara.
The white supremacist behind the «Punish a Muslim Day» campaign was sentenced this week to 12 and a half years in prison. According to the British newspaper The Independent, David Parnham who had sent parcels to several mosques and political figures, is expected to serve his sentence in hospital until he is well enough to be transferred to prison. Quoting The Old Bailey, the newspaper recalls that the 36-year-old had sent several malicious letters, targeting mosques, the queen
Moroccan international footballer Hamza Mendyl, who plays for Schalke 04, has been loaned to Dijon Football Côte-d'Or (Dijon FCO). He will have to leave Germany to join the first French division until end of June 2020. According to German newspaper Westfälische Rundschau, the 21-year-old Moroccan-Ivorian player joined Schalke last summer. Since then, he made 16 appearances with the club. His contract with Schalke 04 will expire on June 30, 2023. A second Schalke player is also
The United States granted Morocco 100 light military vehicles, including M1078, M1083 and M1084 tactical trucks. According to several media reports, which quote a Facebook page called FAR-Maroc, these trucks are second-hand vehicles that will be sent in two convoys. Fifty of these trucks are on their way to the Kingdom while fifty others will be sent in the coming weeks to the Royal Armed Forces, the same source said. This grant is part of military between the Kingdom and the United
It is finally the end of an unfortunate chapter in the life of Timothy Hucks in Morocco. Monday morning, the New Yorker has had managed to leave the country and head back to the United States, after he got arrested and driven with a group of Sub-Saharan migrants to Beni Mellal in March. An acquaintance of the young man told Yabiladi, Tuesday, that Hucks «could take the ferry to Tarifa, in order to return to New York through Spain». The ordeal of an African-American who was