One of the largest mosques in France will soon find a home in the southern port city of Marseille, serving over 2,000 worshippers. The city’s mayor symbolically handed over the mosque’s key to Nordine Cheikh, commencing the start of renovation initiative. The mosque is expected to cost around eight million euro. Cheikh, the president of…
Persons in Spanish occupied territories of Ceuta and Melilla in Morocco have declared themselves to be enemies of the Spanish state, asking for several demands, including mosques, schools, Islamic professors, and sovereignty of the population. More than 30,000 Muslims live in Ceuta, where they comprise almost half of the population in the Spanish enclave, similar…
The spokesman of the Moroccan government, Jalid Naciri, affirmed today that there are red lines of territorial integrity that shouldn’t be crossed, and that Spanish citizens ought to respect these sensitivities. These comments were made in reference to the visit of the Spanish Royal family to Morocco. Naciri added that he hopes that this visit…
The Princes of Asturias have opened the Cervantes Institute of Marrakech, accompanied by the Prince Muley Rachid of Morocco. The opening of this new centre transforms Morocco as the country with the highest number of the institute locations, with representation in Rabat, Casablanca, Tangier, Tetuan, Fez and Marrakech.
The Interculture Association will present a book entitled Spain-Morocco from the river South presented by the La Vanguardia and Cadena Ser, and North African correspondent Carla Fibla. The presentation of the book will be also include a debate and open discussion. The author focused her work in the Perejil crisis, and the diplomatic relationship between…
