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Morocco Ranks in Top 3 Retirement Destinations for French Seniors, Study Finds
Morocco remains in the top 3 of the best countries where French retirees settle. This is the result of the ranking of a French specialized website.
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Paris Grand Mosque Shifts to 1905 Law Compliance, Adapting to New French Regulations
The Great Mosque of Paris announced on Friday that it will now be governed by the 1905 law regime, in accordance with the new provisions imposed by the government.
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New French School Aims to Train Homegrown Muslim Leaders
The National School of Religious Cadres and Muslim Chaplains (Encram) in Ostwald, in partnership with the University of Strasbourg, has opened its doors to train French imams.
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Raï Singer Faudel Reveals Career Fallout After Backing Sarkozy in 2007 Election
The Thursday, February 3 episode of Complément d’enquête on France 2 was devoted to the Moroccan-naturalized singer Faudel Belloua. The prince of raï recounted the nightmare that was his life after his decision to publicly support Nicolas Sarkozy’s candidacy.
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PSG's Achraf Hakimi Returns to Training After Africa Cup of Nations Exit
After Morocco’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations, Achraf Hakimi has returned to France. Paris Saint-Germain is happy to have its full-back back, whose absence was sorely felt in the club’s defeat against Nice (0-0, 5-6 on penalties) last Monday in the French Cup.
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Morocco Aims to Reclaim French Tourism Market as Flights Resume
Morocco wants to reposition itself as the destination of choice for the French as soon as its airspace reopens on Monday, February 7. In this regard, the Moroccan National Tourist Office (ONMT) met in Paris with French professionals from the Union of Tour Operators (SETO) and the managers of Transavia, the Air France-KLM group company and a major player in air transport to Morocco, serving more than eleven Moroccan airports.
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Documentary Uncovers Forgotten History of 80,000 Moroccan Miners in France
Presented at Fipadoc 2022, "The Life Ahead of Us" tells the previously unknown story of several thousand Moroccans who worked in the mines in France. 80,000 miners who "gave life to 600,000 French people". For director Frédéric Laffont, making this history known was necessary to understand French society today and all its components.
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Search Resumes for Missing Disabled Moroccan Girls in France
The police are still searching for the two disabled girls, missing since late 2016 from Nérac (Lot-et-Garonne). New excavations were undertaken at the beginning of this month around their home to find any new clues.
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Franco-Moroccan Author Slimani Warns of Rising Islamophobia in French Election Campaign
A few weeks before the presidential election in France, Franco-Moroccan writer Leila Slimani expressed her fears about the identity issue and the candidacy of Éric Zemmour.
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Morocco Set to Reopen Airspace, Welcome International Tourists with Vaccination Requirements
A few days before the reopening of its airspace , Morocco is "eagerly" awaiting French tourists, as well as those from other countries. Already, all operators are working to welcome them.
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Surge in Anti-Muslim Attacks Sparks Concern in Southwest France Ahead of Election
A few months before the 2022 presidential election, anti-Muslim acts are multiplying in Southwestern France. The Ministry of the Interior is called upon to provide special surveillance of places of worship, and more particularly of mosques.
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France Considers New Anti-Islamophobia Organization Amid Rising Hate Crimes
After the dissolutions of organizations fighting Islamophobia such as the Collective Against Islamophobia in France (CCIF) and the sidelining of the National Observatory for the Fight Against Islamophobia due to the abandonment of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) by the State, the Forum of Islam in France (FORIF) is reflecting on the creation in France of a new organization to fight anti-Muslim acts.