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Dr Reem Meshal is an associate professor in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, Middle Eastern Studies Department at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. She received her PhD from McGill University, Institute of Islamic Studies, in 2007. She has held positions as lecturer at McGill University and the University of Toronto and as associate professor at Louisiana State University and Qatar University. Her research and publications focus on Ottoman history, gender, Islamic law, and Muslim societies.<\/p>\n"},"media":{"alt":"gendered violence","caption":"A protest after the death of Israa Gharib in Gaza. Photo credit: Middle East Monitor.","imageRatio":0.66714285714286,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Israa-Gharib-protest-in-Gaza.jpg","width":700,"height":467},"date":"Mar 8, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Gender issues","Society","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295579,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295579\/morocco-to-move-towards-more-flexible-exchange-rate-for-dirham\/","title":"Morocco to Move Towards More Flexible Exchange Rate for Dirham","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco\u2019s Ministry of Finance and the central bank, Bank Al-Maghrib, announced the country\u2019s readiness to expand the dirham\u2019s band of fluctuation to 5%. The ministry said the country will enter the next phase of its currency reforms on Monday, March 9. The move is part of Morocco\u2019s initiative to gradually expand the dirham […]","author":{"name":"Safaa Kasraoui","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d4686f2f81720a769be8968ce9b98e44?s=96&d=mm&r=g","description":"

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Morgan Reisinger is a soon-to-be-graduated history and international studies dual major at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n"},"media":{"alt":"Environmental Institute Promotes Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue in Kibbutz","caption":"Photo credit: The Arava Institute for Environmental Studies","imageRatio":0.66736183524505,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/arava-institute-for-environmental-studies.jpg","width":959,"height":640},"date":"Mar 8, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Features","Society","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295567,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295567\/latin-grammy-award-winner-tony-succar-explains-the-role-of-music-in-cultural-exchange\/","title":"Latin Grammy Award Winner Tony Succar Explains the Role of Music in Cultural Exchange","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Music is in Tony Succar\u2019s DNA.\u00a0 The 33-year-old percussionist, composer, and producer is perhaps best known for his \u201cUnity\u201d project, a Latin tribute to Michael Jackson. 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Medrek\u2019s presentation in the Australian capital on March 5 aimed to introduce Moroccan assets in various sectors that […]","author":{"name":"Taha Mebtoul","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mebtoul-Taha.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco Aims to Entice New Investments From Australia","caption":"The Moroccan Ambassador to Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific States, Karim Medrek, delivered a presentation on Morocco\u2019s economic assets to potential investors in Canberra","imageRatio":0.75,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Karim-Medrek-Moroccos-ambassador-to-Australia.jpg","width":1280,"height":960},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Economy","Morocco","Morocco","News"]}},{"id":295536,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295536\/tunisian-dairy-company-landor-confirms-kenitra-cheese-factory-plans\/","title":"Tunisian Dairy Company Land\u2019Or Confirms Kenitra Cheese Factory Plans","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Morocco\u2019s Minister of Industry, Moulay Hafid Elalamy, signed an investment contract yesterday with the president of Tunisian dairy firm Land\u2019Or, Hatem Denguizli, to open a plant in Kenitra. Elalamy announced the new agreement on Facebook, saying it will create 102 direct job opportunities. \u201cThe signing of an investment agreement with Mr. Hatem Denguizli, […]","author":{"name":"Hamza Guessous","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/49897325_610987605982274_7339974808215486464_n.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Tunisian Diary Company Land\u2019Or Confirms Kenitra Cheese Factory Plans","caption":"Land'Or delivery trucks.","imageRatio":0.5,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tunisian-Diary-Company-Land\u2019Or-Confirms-Kenitra-Cheese-Factory-Plans.jpg","width":1200,"height":600},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Economy","Morocco","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295531,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295531\/ronaldinho-to-face-trial-for-allegedly-using-fake-paraguayan-passport\/","title":"Ronaldinho to Face Trial for Allegedly Using Fake Paraguayan Passport","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – Paraguayan law enforcement arrested Brazilian football icon Ronaldinho and his brother on Friday for allegedly using fake passports to enter the country. The 39-year-old superstar and his brother, Roberto Assis, presented the fake passports when they landed in the capital Asuncion on Wednesday.\u00a0 Airport authorities took them to a police station in Asuncion, […]","author":{"name":"Hamza Guessous","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/49897325_610987605982274_7339974808215486464_n.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Ronaldinho to Face Trial for Allegedly Using Fake Paraguayan Passport","caption":"Ronaldinho testified on Friday at Paraguay's Supreme Court in Asuncion [Jorge Adorno\/Reuters] \n","imageRatio":0.5625,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Ronaldinho-testified-on-Friday-at-Paraguays-Supreme-Court-in-Asuncion-Jorge-AdornoReuters-.jpg","width":800,"height":450},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["News","Sports","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295528,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295528\/coronavirus-postpones-rabat-africas-capital-of-culture-celebration\/","title":"Morocco Shelves \u2018African Capital of Culture\u2019 Festivities in Rabat","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – The United Cities and Local Governments of Africa (UCLGA) has decided to postpone the African Capital of Culture festivities in Rabat in light of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in Morocco. Marrakech surrendered the \u2018African Capital of Culture\u2019 title to Rabat last month at the request of the Moroccan government. The organizing committee […]","author":{"name":"Taha Mebtoul","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mebtoul-Taha.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Coronavirus Postpones \u2018Rabat Africa\u2019s Capital of Culture\u2019 Celebration","caption":"Coronavirus Postpones \u2018Rabat Africa\u2019s Capital of Culture\u2019 Celebration - source: tripatini.com","imageRatio":0.6640625,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/the-city-of-Rabat.jpg","width":640,"height":425},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Health","Morocco","News","Society"]}},{"id":295520,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295520\/organizers-postpone-moroccos-rallye-aicha-des-gazelles\/","title":"Organizers Postpone Morocco\u2019s Rallye Aicha des Gazelles","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – The organizers of the Rallye Aicha des Gazelles have decided to cancel the women-only race to comply with Morocco\u2019s preventative measures against the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).\u00a0 Since its inception in 1990, Rallye Aicha des Gazelles invites women aged 18 to 71 from around the globe to compete in a race through […]","author":{"name":"Hamza Guessous","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/49897325_610987605982274_7339974808215486464_n.jpg","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Organizers Postpone Morocco\u2019s Rallye Aicha des Gazelles","caption":"Photo credit: Rallye Aicha des Gazelles du Maroc","imageRatio":0.66777777777778,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Organizers-Postpone-Morocco\u2019s-Rallye-Aicha-des-Gazelles.jpg","width":900,"height":601},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News","Society"]}},{"id":295517,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295517\/moroccos-economy-takes-a-hit-as-major-event-cancellations-multiply\/","title":"Morocco\u2019s Economy Takes a Hit as Major Event Cancellations Multiply","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat \u2013\u00a0Although only two cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) have been confirmed so far in Morocco, authorities are taking preventive measures to keep the disease under control. Morocco remains in the first phase of the national monitoring and response plan against the COVID-19 epidemic. As a preliminary prevention measure, the government prohibited gatherings of […]","author":{"name":"Yahia Hatim","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Yahia-Hatim.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco Confirms Second Case of Coronavirus","caption":"Morocco Confirms Second Case of Coronavirus","imageRatio":0.60321715817694,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Minister-Moroccan-Man-with-Coronavirus-Made-Contact-with-104-People-on-Plane.jpg","width":1119,"height":675},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Economy","Morocco","News","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295511,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295511\/tangier-police-seize-1-16-kg-of-cocaine-in-international-trafficking-bust\/","title":"Tangier Police Seize 1.16 Kg of Cocaine in International Trafficking Bust","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Marrakech \u2013 The judicial police in Tangier arrested a 31-year-old man allegedly involved in international drug trafficking on Friday, March 6. Police searched the suspect’s house in Tangier, seizing 1.16 kilograms of cocaine, five electronic scales, seven mobile phones, and a car. The suspect, a native of Tangier, has a work and residency permit in […]","author":{"name":"Rachid Elouahsoussi","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Rachid-profile.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Tangier Police Seize 1.16 Kg of Cocaine in International Trafficking Bust","caption":"Photo credit: MAP","imageRatio":0.56923076923077,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Tangier-Police-Seize-1.16-Kg-of-Cocaine-in-International-Trafficking-Bust.jpg","width":650,"height":370},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Morocco","News","Society"]}},{"id":295505,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295505\/jewish-diaspora-in-panama-celebrates-moroccos-religious-tolerance\/","title":"Jewish Diaspora in Panama Celebrates Morocco\u2019s Religious Tolerance","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat – The chief rabbi of Panama, David Perets, celebrated Morocco\u2019s history of religious tolerance during a Jewish celebration in Panama City on Thursday, March 5. Panama City hosted a Hiloula on Thursday to honor the death of Rabbi Isaac Bin Walid (1777-1870), who is buried in the northern Moroccan city of Tetouan. During the […]","author":{"name":"Taha Mebtoul","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Mebtoul-Taha.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Jewish Diaspora in Panama Celebrates Morocco\u2019s Religious Tolerance","caption":"Chief Rabbi of Panama, David Perets - source: selectmagazine.com","imageRatio":0.46428571428571,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Panamanian-chief-rabbi-David-Perets.jpg","width":700,"height":325},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Highlights on Morocco","Morocco","Religion","Society"]}},{"id":295504,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295504\/morocco-arrests-2-british-men-for-smuggling-medical-masks\/","title":"Morocco Arrests 2 British Men for Smuggling Medical Masks","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat \u2013\u00a0Moroccan authorities arrested two British men for attempting to smuggle thousands of face masks out of the country on March 3, reported UK newspaper the Metro. The arrests took place at the Tangier-Med Port and the Agadir International Airport. The first arrest concerned a British truck driver attempting to transport 100,000 masks to his […]","author":{"name":"Yahia Hatim","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Yahia-Hatim.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Morocco Arrests 2 British Men for Smuggling Medical Masks","caption":"Customs authorities at the Tangier-Med Port. 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The majority of the damage inflicted on major economies manifested in late February, as China, […]","author":{"name":"Austin Patterson","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Austin-Patterson.png","description":""},"media":{"alt":"Global Markets Adjust to Uncertainty as Coronavirus Spreads","caption":"Coronavirus","imageRatio":0.62001943634597,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Global-Markets-Adjust-to-Uncertainty-as-Coronavirus-Spreads.jpg","width":1029,"height":638},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Features","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295498,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295498\/health-minister-covid-19-in-morocco-remains-under-control\/","title":"Health Minister: COVID-19 in Morocco \u2018Remains Under Control\u2019","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Rabat \u2013\u00a0Morocco\u2019s preventive measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country are proving effective at this stage, assured the Moroccan Health Minister Khalid Ait Taleb. The minister made the statement on Friday, March 6, during a meeting with members from the House of Representatives in Rabat. 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Zakaria Zakri is a researcher in geopolitics and energy. He is currently a language consultant with the European Commission in Luxembourg. Prior to that, he served as a communications specialist with ENI, Italy's leading Oil & Gas Company.<\/p>\n"},"media":{"alt":"Omar Radi journalist morocco","caption":"Omar Radi, a Moroccan journalist. Photo credit: Middle East Eye.","imageRatio":0.66714285714286,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Omar-Radi-journalist-morocco.jpg","width":700,"height":467},"date":"Mar 7, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Politics","Society","Z-Headlines"]}},{"id":295491,"uri":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2020\/03\/295491\/making-sense-of-female-sub-saharan-migrants-vulnerability-in-morocco\/","title":"Making Sense of Female Sub-Saharan Migrants\u2019 \u2018Vulnerability\u2019 in Morocco","subtitle":null,"excerpt":"Fez – A growing flux of female migrants from West and Central African countries find themselves stuck in Morocco due to stringent border controls and, to a lesser extent, global economic realities. By default, Morocco became their destination. During their journeys and upon their arrival in Morocco, sub-Saharan African girls and women are vulnerable to […]","author":{"name":"Nabil Ferdaoussi","avatar":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG-20191102-WA0015.jpg","description":"

Nabil Ferdaoussi is a graduate student of cultural studies at the University of Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah (Fez, Morocco). His Master's thesis undertakes the issue of women\u2019s participation in the Moroccan informal sector in the wake of the democratic transition. Ferdaoussi is also an independent researcher and a staunch political activist, currently volunteering at the Initiative for the Protection of Women's Rights (IPDF).<\/p>\n"},"media":{"alt":"migrant woman in morocco","caption":"A migrant woman in Morocco. Photo credit: Joe Wallen.","imageRatio":0.62571428571429,"src":"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/migrant-woman-in-Morocco.jpg","width":700,"height":438},"date":"Mar 6, 2020","firstPage":null,"pages":null,"detailItem":null,"isExtractable":true,"pocket":{"categories":["Expatriates","Op-ed","Op-Eds","Opinion","Society"]}}],"tagInformation":{"html":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n