Highlights of the meeting: * Some of the associations leaders that are not happy with council have personal interests! * Some of these people want to be representatives in the parliament! * The biggest challenge is to have Moroccan Communities active in Morocco and fully integrated in their host countries. * How can we communicate with the community in the US?, It is a large continent! * The council does not represent the Moroccan communities per say. * The government has several channels of communications with Moroccans abroad. * The council is ready to tackle the big issue of political representation with input from the community.
Ms Kerry Kennedy was very biased in her description of the situation in Morocco's Southern provinces and presented an Anti-morocco narrative to the audience. Before she Presented Ms. Aminatou Haidar with award, she described morocco as if it was the apartheid regime in South Africa or the Pol Pot Regime in Cambodia. Her introduction was very biased against Morocco and she promised to help Ms. Haidar in the future to reach her objectives. According to sources from the Washington ONG activits, Algeria has promised over two million dollars to the RFK Center for justice and Human Rights for a series of upcoming events relating to Western Sahara. If this were to be confirmed, it would cast serious doubt on the The RFK Center for Justice an Human Rights' Credibility. (Read More)
On Thursday November 13, 2008, Senator Ted Kennedy (D-Mass) will host a ceremony to award the 2008 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. This year’s recipient is Mrs. Aminatou Haidar, a militant and political spokesperson for the secessionist and separatist movement, the Polisario Front. The Moroccan-American community is displeased over this selection and holds it to be a highly ideological decision and a politically motivated act that undermines the idea of promoting human rights. Several observers view the selection of Ms Haidar and the hosting of the ceremony at the US Senate by a senior US Senator send the wrong signal to the people of Morocco and especially those in its southern provinces, and constitutes a break with the tradition of constructive neutrality maintained by the US government in the ongoing conflict between the kingdom of Morocco and the Polisario separatists.
More than 200 Moroccan Red Crescent volunteers and staff continue to assist more than 6,000 people left homeless by torrential rains ffected some 20,000, and destroyed homes, roads, water and sanitation systems, crops and livestock.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) flight number AT200, Oct 26, 2008, left Casablanca, Morocco with 230 passengers and arrived at New York’s JFK airport with 231 passengers. Non, Houdini was not on board but a pregnant woman was. Everything seemed to be normal and was going as planed until the woman decided to go into labor...
Four Moroccan American Citizens and MoroccoBoard TV, applying grassroots activism 101. Drove one hour away to attend the debate between their local Pro-Polisario congressman Frank Wolf (R)
Mr. Yassine Belassal, an 18 year old Moroccan fan of Barcelona Soccer Club, in the Marrakech Region of Morocco, received a jail sentence of eighteen months following a school prank where he replaced, in the classroom blackboard, the word “king” with the word “barca” in the Moroccan national anthem “ God, Nation , King ”
The Berbers of North Africa are the region's original indigenous people. But their language - commonly known under the umbrella title of Amazigh - has not been the lingua franca or commonly spoken language since the Arab conquest in the 7th century.
Lulu Sawyer, the heroine of Diane Johnson’s new novel, arrives in Marrakech, Morocco, hoping to rekindle her romance with a worldly Englishman, Ian Drumm. It’s the perfect cover for her assignment with the American CIA: tracing the flow of money from well-heeled donors to radical Islamic groups.
The Moroccan government commissioned the Royal Institute for the Amazigh Culture to prepare a comprehensive report on the status of the Amazigh people in Morocco, especially in the domains of education and the media among others, for the purpose of presenting it in an upcoming October meeting with the European Commission, according to Moroccan Daily, Al Massae.
Officials from The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany contacted MoroccoBoard to deny press reports on base location in Morocco.
The project to establish AFRICOM headquarters in Morocco, namely in the outskirts of Tan Tan, was not canceled; it became surreptitious. Morocco is still willing to host AFRICOM and the U.S. is serious in its consideration of Morocco, if not as a full-fledged home to the African command, as a regional command to a portion of the African area of operation (AO).
The King of Morocco announced Saturday the main lines of a plan to reform the religious landscape in the country, specifically “the Higher Council of Ulemas” (Council of theologians), the imams (local preachers), mosques, and the religious affairs of the Moroccan community abroad.
Boston University students will be able to study in Morocco and learn Arabic Language, Islamic and North African culture stating 2009. Ms Leilani Olson , the International Programs Director suggested Morocco after a visit in 2007. "I set up contacts and met with language institutions there,"
Morocco's Gnawa, heirs to a musical and spiritual tradition brought north across the Sahara centuries ago by black slaves, are enjoying new fame as their hypnotic rhythms hook listeners across the world.
The master musicians of the Orchestra of Tangier will present a program of vocal and instrumental suites from medieval Andalusia in New York, Boston, D.C. and Atlanta, during a U.S. September tour.
Mohamed Erraji had written an article suggesting that some royal practices did not help the development of the country. The appeals court in Agadir overturned the conviction and dropped all charges against Mr Erraji. Morocco has allowed greater freedom of expression in recent years, but there are still limits on what can be said. Mr Erraji's had originally been sent to prison for two years, and given a fine of 5,000 dirhams for lacking the respect due to the king. A Moroccan appeals court Thursday granted provisional release to blogger Mohamed Erraji who was sentenced two years in jail for disparaging Moroccan King Mohammed VI, official MAP news agency reported. The court of city of Agadir said the prosecution did not respect the procedures stipulated in the press code, the report said.
The Moroccan Magazine "Tel Quel" has published an expanded report, written by reporter Sarah Tadlaoui, on the Moroccan American community, its relative importance, its perspectives and its differences from the Moroccan communities living in Europe...
Moroccan parliamentarians are calling for the implementation of a government plan to provide support to Moroccan citizens living overseas. A five-year national plan detailing support to Morocco's 3.2 million citizens living overseas has been featured prominently this summer as many Moroccans living abroad return home.
The Tampa Tribune, July 15, 2008 TAMPA - A Moroccan native here on a student visa will serve three months in prison for shooting a rifle with friends at a local gun range. Karim Moussaoui was convicted in April of a federal weapons charge for possessing a firearm, which violates his visa. Moussaoui said he was simply posing with the rifle for pictures.
Royal Moroccan Air Force Selects Goodrich DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System System will be installed on new Block 52+ F-16 fighters
CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 14, 2008 - (Farnborough International Airshow) Goodrich Corporation has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide its advanced DB-110 airborne reconnaissance system for the Royal Moroccan Air Force's (RMAF) new Block 52+ F-16 fighters. The Foreign Military Sale (FMS) contract calls for Goodrich to provide four F-16 reconnaissance pods, data links, multiple ground exploitation systems and related support services. Work will be performed by the company's ISR Systems teams in Chelmsford, Mass. and Malvern, UK.
On 13 and 14 December 2007 at the Mohammed VI International Conferences Center in Skhirat, the Fifth Edition of "The Fundamentals of Investment" under the theme:
"Moroccan Investors of the World: Players in Economic Diplomacy"
By Tom Pfeiffer Photos by Morocco Foundation taken during The " Tounfit-Khenifra deadly cold spell Relief Convoy"
ANFGOU, Morocco, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Moroccans voiced shock and anger last winter when 11 inhabitants of the isolated village of Anfgou in the High Atlas mountains died from cold. Newspaper and TV reporters pushed their way up the snow-filled, cedar-lined valley in off-road vehicles to find a community living in the Dark Ages.
The American Chamber of Commerce in Morocco (AmCham) is delighted to announce the launch of the first edition of the AmCham Moroccan-American Trade and Investment Award.
By David Shepardson / The Detroit News DETROIT -- A federal judge apologized Tuesday to a Detroit man held for 3 1/2 years after he was accused of terrorism, charges later discredited by the U.S. Department of Justice. Ending an embarrassing episode in the government's war on terrorism, Moroccan immigrant Ahmed Hannan, 36, pleaded guilty to attempted insurance fraud Tuesday.
DETROIT (AP) - A Moroccan immigrant whose terrorism-related conviction was tossed out as a result of alleged wrongdoing by a former assistant U.S. attorney has filed a $9 million (¤6.57 million) federal lawsuit against the prosecutor and two other men. Karim Koubriti, 28, who was held for three years, is alleging violation of his federal civil rights as a result of malicious prosecution by Richard Convertino.
by Edward M. Gabriel On August 12, the second round of negotiations to end to one of the world’s least-known and longest lasting conflicts was quietly concluded in Manhasset, New York. These negotiations are the most recent result of efforts to resolve the status of the Western Sahara. The negotiations directly involve the Kingdom of Morocco, where I served as U.S. smbassador from 1997–2001, and an armed insurgent group known as the Polisario Front, as well as neighboring Algeria and Mauritania, both of which have long ties to this issue.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An ensemble of musicians separated by oceans and thousands of miles will perform together later this month for the first time, having composed music layer-by-layer with sound files exchanged over the Internet.
Their goal: Show how the arts can bridge diverse cultures -- even among people who have never met in person before coming together on stage.
A singer and instrumentalist from Afghanistan, a guitarist from Iran, a bass player from Ethiopia and drummers from Morocco are all part of the ensemble. They will accompany American Jewish tenor Alberto Mizrahi, Moroccan singer Haj Youness, a Muslim who is dean of the Casablanca Conservatory of Music, and renowned American keyboard and harmonica legend Howard Levy.
RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco's government has seized copies of two current affairs magazines containing articles which it said showed a lack of respect for King Mohammed and harmed public morals.
Ahmed Reda Benchemsi, editor of Tel Quel (As It Is) and its sister publication Nichane (Forthright), was called for questioning by Casablanca police late on Saturday under orders from the judiciary, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.
To visit Morocco here and there, to see it with fresh eyes. To record it so you won't forget, as memories cloud and dim. A pouch of pencils in your purse, a notebook in your hand. And in the drawer will lie the door, to the place from once you went.
Tuesday, July 10 2007 Sabre Airline Solutions has signed a multi-million dollar deal with Royal Air Maroc (RAM) for products to help plan and improve flight scheduling.
Another deal has been signed for crew management products.
The North African carrier has also signed with Sabre Airline Solutions’ sister company lastminute.com to have the car hire section of the RAM Web-site powered by Holiday Autos. This lastminute.com-owned car rental broker already powers the car hire section of Atlas Blue, the no-frills carrier owned by RAM.
PATERSON -- A 26-year old man from Paterson was one of two New Jersey soldiers killed in combat in Iraq in the past week, the Pentagon said Wednesday.
Army Spec. Farid Elazzouzi died June 14 in Kirkuk when an improvised explosive device detonated near his Humvee. Two other soldiers from Elazzouzi's unit, the 25th Infantry Division based at Schofield Barracks in Hawaii, were also killed in the explosion, the Pentagon said.
While not my favorite city, there's just something about Casablanca that charms me every time. Perhaps it's the art deco or the fact that nearly all the signs look 30 years old, but it's always a great place to stroll around.
More than 200 Moroccan Red Crescent volunteers and staff continue to assist more than 6,000 people left homeless by torrential rains ffected some 20,000, and destroyed homes, roads, water and sanitation systems, crops and livestock. 
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) flight number AT200, Oct 26, 2008, left Casablanca, Morocco with 230 passengers and arrived at New York’s JFK airport with 231 passengers. Non, Houdini was not on board but a pregnant woman was. 
Mr. Yassine Belassal, an 18 year old Moroccan fan of Barcelona Soccer Club, in the Marrakech Region of Morocco, received a jail sentence of eighteen months following a school prank where he replaced, in the classroom blackboard, the word “king” with the word “barca” in the Moroccan national anthem “ God, Nation , King ”
Lulu Sawyer, the heroine of Diane Johnson’s new novel, arrives in Marrakech, Morocco, hoping to rekindle her romance with a worldly Englishman, Ian Drumm. It’s the perfect cover for her assignment with the American CIA: tracing the flow of money from well-heeled donors to radical Islamic groups.
The Moroccan government commissioned the Royal Institute for the Amazigh Culture to prepare a comprehensive report on the status of the Amazigh people in Morocco, especially in the domains of education and the media among others, for the purpose of presenting it in an upcoming October meeting with the European Commission, according to Moroccan Daily, Al Massae. 
Officials from The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany contacted MoroccoBoard to deny press reports on base location in Morocco.
The King of Morocco announced Saturday the main lines of a plan to reform the religious landscape in the country, specifically “the Higher Council of Ulemas” (Council of theologians), the imams (local preachers), mosques, and the religious affairs of the Moroccan community abroad.
Morocco's Gnawa, heirs to a musical and spiritual tradition brought north across the Sahara centuries ago by black slaves, are enjoying new fame as their hypnotic rhythms hook listeners across the world.
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