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Currently a roving correspondent for Al Jazeera English in the Middle East, Hashem Ahelbarra regularly covers news in Afghanistan, Yemen, as well as in the Gulf countries, North Africa, and the Sahel. Hashem Ahelbarra began his media career in 1997 as a correspondent for the Arabic news channel ANN in Morocco. Between 1998 and 2000, he held positions as a host, editor-in-chief, and presenter on Morocco’s second channel, 2M. He has over 25 years of experience in the media industry, covering numerous major international news stories throughout his career, including conducting exclusive interviews with prominent leaders such as Palestinian President…

Under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the Euro-Mediterranean University of Fez’s meetings on the Alliance of Civilisations are being held on 6 and 7 December 2024, on the theme ‘Rebuilding trust and improving the state of the world’. This year’s theme comes ‘’through a belief in the capacity for collective action to re-establish confidence in the future, to consolidate trust within societies and revive trust as a key basis for cooperation between Nations”, says a conference paper published by the Euro-Mediterranean University (EMU). The programme also includes a symposium on “Migration and International Cooperation: Towards harmonious…

Spain’s Secretary of State for Migration, Pilar Cancela Rodriguez hailed on Wednesday 04 December 2024 the “close cooperation” with Morocco in managing migration flows. Speaking at a press conference to outline the recently-approved reform of Spain’s immigration law, Rodriguez highlighted the strong relations between the two countries, based on historical, cultural and neighborly ties, and their “exemplary” cooperation in managing human mobility. The Spanish official noted that Morocco and Spain are working closely on circular and orderly migration projects, adding that both parties are determined to pursue their efforts along this path. “Joint efforts of the two countries are part…

The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) of the Netherlands has published a report on the social and financial difficulties facing Moroccans in the country. The report highlights the obstacles encountered by the Moroccan community in their daily lives, including the language barriers, their social isolation and unemployment. First-generation migrants face isolation and difficulties First-generation Moroccan migrants, who came from Morocco, experienced notable difficulties learning Dutch. The CBS report found that 40-45% of Moroccans living in the Netherlands interact mainly within their own community, leaving them isolated from the wider Dutch society. This isolation reduces opportunities for improving language skills, reducing…

De Nederlandse Instituut in Marokko (NIMAR), in partnership with the Council for the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME), announces the second edition of its monthly literary series, Café Littéraire. This initiative celebrates the voices and stories of Moroccan-Dutch literary figures. This month’s event features Chafina Bendahman, a passionate author and cultural entrepreneur dedicated to highlighting untold stories and fostering connections between cultures. As the founder of ROSE Stories, Chafina has made it her mission to champion inclusive and inspiring narratives. Through projects like Milk & Dates and Bedtime Stories for Rebellious Girls: 100 Extraordinary Dutch Women, she encourages reflection, recognition, and…

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Eugène Delacroix Circle, an association of French elected representatives of Moroccan descent, organized, on Thursday 28 November 2024 in the French Senate in Paris, the 3rd France-Maroc Electors Forum on the theme: “Ecological Transformation in Territorial Regions: Cross-cutting Visions’: Crossed Visions”. Addressing a seminar at the forum on the theme ‘’Engaging Diasporas in Environmental Transformation”, Mr.Driss El Yazami, the head of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad (CCME) said there is a need to ensure decentralized cooperation as part of the history of Moroccan migration, which extends back over more than a century.…

Géographe, Chadia Arab est chargée de recherche au CNRS et enseignante à l’Université d’Angers (France). Ses travaux portent principalement sur les migrations internationales et plus précisément sur les Marocain·e·s en France, en Espagne, en Italie et dans les pays du Golfe. Elle s’intéresse particulièrement au genre dans les migrations, à la citoyenneté, aux discriminations et au rapport au corps dans les pays arabes. Outre de nombreux articles, elle a publié un ouvrage (Dames de fraises, doigts de fée. Les invisibles de la migration saisonnière marocaine en Espagne) aux éditions En Toutes Lettres (Casablanca, 2018).

Leïla Bahsaïn is a Franco-Moroccan writer born in Salé. She is a graduate of ISCAE and holds a Master’s degree in management from the University of Besançon, where she has lived for around 20 years. She has authored several short stories published in the literary journal Apulée by Zulma Editions, as well as in collective publications. Her debut novel, Le Ciel sous nos pas (The Sky Beneath Our Feet), won the European and Mediterranean Book Prize and the Méditerranée First Novel Prize in 2019. It was also shortlisted for about ten literary awards.

Named by Les Inrocks as one of the ten next-generation poets to follow on social media, Rim Battal has been described by Vogue as “one of the most powerful voices in young Francophone poetry.” After studying journalism at the Institut Supérieur de l’Information et de la Communication in Rabat and the École Supérieure de Journalisme in Paris, she now dedicates herself to writing, blending poetry, prose, and visual arts in her performances. Her eighth poetry collection, x et excès, was published on February 8 by Le Castor Astral. It follows previous works, including L’eau du bain (Éditions Supernova, 2019), Les…

Born in Bejjaad, Morocco, Hakim Belabbes is a Moroccan-American filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer. He studied film at Columbia College and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He also restructured and directed the Education and Film Grant Department at the Doha Film Institute and developed the concept for the Qumra Film Festival for the same institution. In addition, he founded the Sahara Lab initiative and has been producing and co-producing short and feature films through his company, HAK Films, for over 15 years. His early works include documentaries such as Un nid dans la chaleur (1992) and Un berger…