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• Morocco Faces Shortage of Family Record Books as Summer Return Approaches
  7 April, by Sylvanus

  Anticipating the high demand for family record books as the season approaches for the return of Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), the Ministry of the Interior is mobilizing civil status inspectors at the prefecture level in the various regions of Morocco. Currently, there is a real shortage of family record books.
  For many months, provinces and prefectures with a large number of local authorities and administrative annexes have been facing a shortage of family record books. This is (…)

• Search Intensifies for Missing 13-Year-Old in French Alps
  2 April, by Prince

  Missing for more than a week, Amjad Jacquemin, a 13-year-old teenager, remains untraceable. His family is desperately searching for him. The national police have issued a missing person alert for the young man of Moroccan origin.
  This 13-year-old teenager, a resident of the Les Perce-Neige educational center in Gap, has not given any sign of life since March 23, the date on which he is said to have disappeared, according to the missing person alert issued by the police of the (…)

• First Baby of 2023 in Tarragona, Spain: Moroccan Parents Welcome Daughter Yasmine
  3 January 2023, by Prince

  The first baby of 2023 in Tarragona is Moroccan and is named Yasmine. 40% of babies in this Spanish province have foreign-born parents.
  Yasmine was born in Valls, in the Camp de Tarragona. She is the daughter of Slimane, who came from Morocco two decades ago. Youssef, on the other hand, was born in Tortosa. He is the first child of 2023 in the Terres de l’Ebre. Jana, daughter of Sabah and Mohamed, residents of Segur de Calafell, is the first baby of 2023 in Baix Penedès.
  As in previous (…)

• PSG Star Achraf Hakimi Pays Mother $100,000 Monthly, Showing Deep Family Bonds
  7 January 2023, by Sylvanus

  During the 2022 Qatar World Cup, the moments of love between Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi and his mother have moved supporters and internet users and testify to the attachment of one to the other. The PSG star takes care of his mother by paying her 100,000 euros per month in particular.
  The biggest fan of her son, the mother of Achraf Hakimi celebrated the various exploits of the Moroccan team at the 2022 World Cup. But the celebration that will have retained the most attention is (…)

• Family Offers $100,000 Reward in Dutch Businessman’s Marbella Kidnapping Case
  29 January 2023, by Prince

  The family of the Dutch businessman of Moroccan origin, Jamal O., kidnapped in August 2020 in Marbella by a group of men disguised as police officers, is offering a 100,000 euro reward to anyone who provides information to locate him.
  This offer aims to advance the police investigation that is stagnating, explains Javier Muriel, the family’s lawyer, who is desperate. "It’s been almost two and a half years since we’ve had any news of him," adds the lawyer, who recalls that the case has (…)

• French Interior Minister Proposes Stricter Family Reunification Laws
  1 March 2023, by Prince

  The French Minister of the Interior, Gérald Darmanin, says he is "in favor of provisions that could limit family reunification without being contrary to the Constitution."
  Heard on Tuesday by the Senate Law Commission, Gérald Darmanin stated that the government is "in favor" of amendments to the immigration bill to introduce measures to limit family reunification. The text presented in the Council of Ministers on February 1 and which should be examined by the Senate at the end of March (…)

• Moroccan Islamist Party Opposes Inheritance Equality in Family Code Reform
  3 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  The Party of Justice and Development (PJD) led by Abdelilah Benkirane, is expressing its opposition to the reform of the Family Code. At least, for certain proposals.
  The PJD’s position is unambiguous. The demand for equality in inheritance matters is not to the liking of the Islamists. Following an extraordinary meeting of its general secretariat, the party stated in a press release that this demand is a "serious novelty that goes against the convictions of the Moroccan Muslim society (…)

• PSG Star Achraf Hakimi’s Marriage in Crisis Amid Rape Allegations
  5 March 2023, by Prince

  Hiba Abouk could end her relationship with Achraf Hakimi, accused of rape and indicted on Friday. Rumors of a separation of the couple have become persistent since the outbreak of this case last Monday.
  The couple officially announced their relationship in 2018 and got married in 2020 after having their first son, Amin. The second child, Naim, was born in February of last year. The rumor of a crisis in the couple had circulated at the beginning of the year, but Hiba Abouk had denied the (…)

• Survey: Majority of Moroccans Support Sharia-Based Family Code Reform
  20 March 2023, by Sylvanus

  At a time when the reform of the Family Code is under debate, a survey conducted by Afrobarometer reveals that nearly 8 out of 10 Moroccans call for a reform based on Islamic law.
  Nearly 8 out of 10 Moroccans (78%) say that any reform of the Family Code (Moudawana) aimed at promoting gender equality should be based on Islamic law, according to a survey conducted by the pan-African research network Afrobarometer on a sample of 1,200 adults, between August 31 and September 19, 2022. They (…)

• Achraf Hakimi’s Wife Relocates to Madrid Amid Rape Allegations Against PSG Star
  26 March 2023, by Prince

  Hiba Abouk did not return to Paris after her vacation in Dubai with her two children. The Spanish actress has settled in her residence in Madrid, away from her husband Achraf Hakimi, accused of rape.
  After her vacation in Dubai, Hiba Abouk did not rejoin Paris where she had been living until then with her husband Achraf Hakimi and their two children. The Spanish actress of Tunisian origin has preferred to return to Madrid, where she has a residence, reports 20minutos. "Parisians are a bit (…)