By Erika Farris March 11, 2013 This article discusses women and the veil. In particular the story focuses on Khalida El Khatir, born in Morocco in 1984 her father moved to Trentino for work. She makes the point that the ex-premier Silvio Berlusconi has acted in a way that subjugates women. The veil is…
7 February 2013 The latest figures from the Netherlands Central Statistic Bureau reveal that the number of new immigrants arriving in the country in 2012 was 156,000, only 7,000 more than the number of people emigrating from the country. It is the first time the number of immigrants has dropped since 2006. More people…
25 January 2013 The Ministers of Internal Affairs of Morocco, France, Spain and Portugal signed in Rabat the ‘Rabat Declaration’ in which they materialize a closer police cooperation among the four countries. The statement was expressed in four main areas: management of migration flows, counter-narcotics, counter-terrorism (with special attention to the Sahel region and its…
October 5 2012 A yacht operated by the Dutch organization Women on Waves has left the waters of Morocco’s coastline, escorted to international waters. The organization only announced an intention to sail to Morocco after a boat had safely anchored in the harbour at Smir. Although initially the organization claimed their boat had been…
15 October 2012 102 people left from Melilla to Nador yesterday, to catch the bus that will take them to Rabat and then, towards Mecca. The trip was organized by the Andalusian Committee and paid by the Kingdom of Morocco.
