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Singer Najat Aatabou is embarking on a new project and is taking on the role of juror for a new television show in Morocco. She will be accompanied by several other artists.
Titled "Annajm Chaabi" ("The Popular Star"), this music competition will be entirely dedicated to the discovery of new talents in the field of Moroccan popular music.
The artist has unveiled the trailer for the program on her Instagram account, accompanied by the caption: "Annajm Chaabi, the first singing (…)

In an interview, the Algerian writer and journalist Kamel Daoud, who has been in exile in France for 18 months, expresses his attachment to Morocco.
"I will never wage war against Morocco. I will never let my children wage war against Morocco. I will never be the enemy of Morocco," said Kamel Daoud, a guest on Thursday, December 12 on the radio program "Le Grand entretien" hosted by Léa Salamé and Nicolas Demorand on France Inter. He will recall that "Morocco is a country that has (…)

The Moroccan influencer "Chikha Moulinex" was arrested this Friday, December 13 in Marrakech, following multiple complaints for insults, defamation and public indecency.
Accused of blasphemy and promoting behaviors contrary to Moroccan values, including homosexuality, the young man had sparked controversy with provocative videos and offensive comments on social media.
A human rights association filed a complaint, denouncing a "manifest offense to the religious and moral identity of (…)

Moroccan singer Chaimae Abdelaziz has announced her divorce. It is on her Instagram account that the young woman chose to share this personal news with her fans.
"Praise be to God in all things," she wrote, "As I had previously announced to you, I got married. Today, I inform you that I have divorced."
"We are two good people, but we were not compatible," she explained, specifying that the separation was done "with respect and consideration." The singer apologized to her loved ones "who (…)

On Instagram, a Brazilian reality TV star recounts the nightmare experience she says she had in Morocco, where she was forced to show her genitals to Moroccan police.
It all started with a robbery. Liziane Gutierrez, a former contestant on the Brazilian reality TV show "A Fazenda", had her luxury bag, her phone and her husband Toni’s work phone stolen on October 30 outside the hotel where they were staying in Marrakech, reports The SUN. Her partner still had his personal phone and tried (…)

Internet users are not kind to the film Marie, filmed in Chefchaouen (Morocco), which is nevertheless a hit on Netflix in recent days.
Unveiled on December 6, Marie, a feature film, a free adaptation of the Bible, which features as main heroes, Mary and Joseph the parents of Jesus, played by Noa Cohen and Ido Tako, occupies the second position in the ranking of the most watched films on Netflix in France. According to the Tudum site, it occupies the fourth position of the week with 11.4 (…)

Cheb Khaled has once again set his sights on Morocco for his vacation. It is in the Agafay desert, at the gates of Marrakech, that the Algerian singer has set up his bags, accompanied by his family.
Photos showing him enjoying this popular tourist spot have circulated on social media. It’s no secret: the performer of "Didi" is a regular in the kingdom. His repeated stays in Morocco, however, elicit mixed reactions in Algeria, where some of his compatriots take a dim view of his affection (…)

During the weekly oral question session at the House of Representatives, the Minister of Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaïd, discussed Algeria’s failure to illegally appropriate Moroccan intangible heritage in Paraguay.
During a recent meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO, Algeria attempted to appropriate Moroccan intangible heritage, but it failed. Thanks to the collective mobilization of (…)

The exaltation of homosexuality through the films selected for the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival, as well as the space given to Abdellah Taïa to publicly display his homosexuality, are not to the liking of Abdelilah Benkirane, Secretary General of the Party of Justice and Development (PJD) and former Prime Minister.
"There are things that are inconceivable in a Muslim country, like what happened at the Marrakech Film Festival, where films exalting, in one way (…)

Rapper Maes has been forced to cancel his concert scheduled for December 19 at the Accor Arena in Paris due to an arrest warrant issued by the Paris Criminal Court against him.
Rapper Maes will not perform at the Accor Arena in Paris. He has once again postponed his concert, this time indefinitely. Initially scheduled for December 2, the show had been postponed to December 19 before being canceled again. "Sorry team... Refund of tickets tomorrow at 2pm," Maes specified on X, announcing (…)