Moroccan police dismantles terrorist recruiting cell in Ceuta

20 January 2013 Moroccan police have dismanteled a terrorrist recruitment cell of young Moroccans in Ceuta to be trained in terrorist tactics and then employed at the orders of Al Qaeda related organizations, as reported by the Ministry of Interior. These volunteers received intense training in military operations and suicide bombings. Among the operating cell…

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Al Hoda, the first mosque of Cadiz

19 January 2013 The Moroccan community of Cadiz  now has a place for prayer and meeting, plus a religious school for the whole Muslim society. Al Hoda, which translated means” Straight Path ‘, is the name of the first mosque recently opened in the Cadiz; an aspiration for both, Lahcen and Hakim, president and secretary…

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Crime Rate Discussion Continues Following Death of Moroccan Youth in Amsterdam

January 7 2013   Two men of Moroccan origin were killed in Amsterdam on December 29 2012. Said el Yazidi (21) and Youssef  Lkhorf(28), who were known to the city’s police, died in Amsterdam following a car chase and shoot out. Police are examining witnesses to gain more information about the perpetrators, reported to be…

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Dutch Muslims Report Increasing Religiosity

6 November 2012  Dutch Muslims are visiting mosques in the Netherlands at least once a week, according to a survey conducted by the national policy unit SCP. While the previous SCP survey in 2004 suggested a decrease in religiosity among the country’s Muslims, this most recent update suggests that this is no longer the case,…

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Spanish and Moroccan children separated in the classroom

10 Octobre 2012 The local authorities in Valencia had authorized the creation of two exclusive classrooms for Moroccan children from 3 to 5 years old (at the school La Paz) although having now pushed back the measure. The parents of the Spanish children asked for the North African students to be distributed in the other…

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