By Rachid Madani Morocco World News Casablanca, April 16, 2013 She woke up frightened when she heard someone frantically knocking on the door and screaming “Wa Aicha! Wa Aicha!” Her heart started quickly beating and her legs became heavy, practically unable to carry her body to the door. She wasn’t so much surprised to have someone knocking at 4:00 am. After all, she had unemployed sons who often spent nigh ...

By Karima Wakrim Morocco World News Agadir, Morocco, April 13, 2013 “So I’ll finally do this the hard way” I said to my best friend Amina on the porch of her house. “You cannot be serious Laila! Come on!” she replayed back. “I’m doing it, it is my last choice.” I firmly said. “Why being so pessimistic? Do you even realize the danger you’re putting yourself into” Amina said, with a sad, pathetic look in her ...

By Elhoussain Naaim Morocco World News Rabat, April 10, 2013 It was a winter day, specifically after the Ichaa prayer around 11 pm. The sky was as dark as a lunar eclipse and as cloudy and foggy as if it were going to rain heavily. Against that terrifying background, I was irrigating our fields. No other person was in the fields but myself because it was freezing, windy, and too late and perilous to be out. ...

By Bounaga Anas Morocco World News Ifrane, Morocco, March 28, 2013 She was sitting next to him in a fluffy pink robe with her legs together on the couch, and her right hand around his neck, gripping on tightly. He could feel her thumb rubbing back and forth against his skin. There was a fake smile on her face, and her lips were telling a lie. "I love you so much angel, I will miss you." she said softly. “Do ...

By Mohamed Handour Morocco World News Beni Mellal, Morocco, March 27, 2013 Walking listlessly as if claimed by a sort of inexplicable inertia, looking up at regular intervals as though to invoke his Creator or blame his fate on the sky, the young man was steadily heading towards the café where I was absorbed in my book as usual. He was so exalted, as he seemed to be, in his threadbare clothes when he paused ...

By Mohamed Amine Qasserras Morocco World News Rabat, March 24, 2013 The bus stop seemed vacant, only Shaita was hunkering by the road, putting his box on the ground, waiting for the bus to drive him to Medina. “Sir, shall I shine your shoes,” Shaita offered a service, as a man with black shoes passed by. “They are fine, thank you” the man said in low voice gesturing towards his shoes. The driver stood up as ...

By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, February 22, 2013 The weather was terribly cold and snow shrouded in white all the surrounding mountains and bare hills. Abruptly, Hicham showed up in the café where he usually meets his colleagues and plays cards till midnight leaving his newly married wife alone at home! His countenance evinced something unusual about him this time, something really vague to unr ...

By Rachid Khouya Morocco World News Smara, Morocco, February 20, 2013 The teacher used to bring some milk to his mother every night .He also used to stay out late in cyber nets and on his way home, he bought a bottle of milk for her. His relation to his mother is a special one. He often jokes with her and tells her:”all what makes you a special woman for me is the milk you made me drink when I was a baby. N ...

By Cecile Sarruf Morocco World News Los Angeles, February 15, 2013 The sun spills through the kitchen door in this late morning hour. It is meaningful and relentless as it washes the stone floors with its warmth under my bare feet. I set water to boil for Arabic coffee and I am drawn to the back door, which is wide open to a bustling city. Doors and windows in Beirut are perpetually open in the summertime. ...

By Houda El Mouatassim Billah Morocco World News Marrakesh, January 01, 2013 He suddenly woke up at dawn, feeling the left side of the bed getting colder and colder; the thing that woke him instantly since he wasn’t used to her absence. He moved his right hand a bit further on the bed to feel her presence, a move that he had seen in movies too many times and never believed could actually occur in real life, ...

By Youssef El Kaidi Morocco World News Fez, December 19, 2012 Once upon a time, in a small secluded village near Ifran, there was an old man riding his unsaddled donkey and dogged by his shabby old wife. While passing by the wreckage of a demolished house, the donkey arched its eyebrows, erected its ears, and stopped at the cry of a baby in the remains of the house.  The old man clumsily hastened to find ou ...

By Jamal Saidi Morocco World News Casablanca, May 28, 2012 Anir left to Ankara. He wanted to visit the Zawiya which was in the outskirts of the city. It was two houses surrounded by huge garden, with different kinds of orange and olive trees. The flowers were seemingly flourishing and there was a stream just down from the garden. Nature had the last word here. The first house was for the spiritual master, h ...