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  • World Cup Semifinal Divides Loyalties of Franco-Moroccan Fans
    13 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    On the eve of the kick-off of the match pitting Morocco against France in the World Cup semi-finals Qatar 2022, Franco-Moroccans find themselves facing a dilemma: support the Atlas Lions or the Blues.
    Who to support on Wednesday, December 14 (8pm) for the clash between the two nations in the World Cup semi-finals in Qatar 2022? "We would never have believed it. Our two countries, our two countries of the heart, we can’t choose, in fact, we are for France and Morocco," said Mina Nssaiss, a (…)

  • World Cup Clash Divides Franco-Moroccan Couple: Morocco vs France Sparks Friendly Rivalry
    14 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    A Franco-Moroccan couple passionate about football is eager to watch the confrontation between Morocco and France in the 2022 Qatar World Cup semi-finals, which will kick off tonight. One supports the Atlas Lions, while the other leans towards the Blues.
    Karim, an employee in a retirement home, and his wife Julie Hadji, a teacher by profession, settled in Swansea (south Wales) in 2011 and live in the Morriston neighborhood with their daughter Nora. Football is one of their hobbies. A few (…)

  • Racist Vandals Target Franco-Moroccan Owner’s Restaurant in Saint-Quentin
    15 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    Individuals broke into the Lin Oriental restaurant, rue de Guise in Saint-Quentin, belonging to a Franco-Moroccan woman. They ransacked it before covering the walls with racist graffiti.
    When arriving at her restaurant on Sunday, December 11, Amina Mounib, the Franco-Moroccan born in Saint-Quentin, was far from imagining that she would find her establishment, which she opened on March 27, 2021, vandalized. Burglars broke into the Lin Oriental, rue de Guise in Saint-Quentin, during the (…)

  • French Court Exonerates Moroccan Man Wrongfully Convicted of Sexual Assault
    15 December 2022, by Armel

    The French justice has solemnly recognized the innocence of the Moroccan Farid El Haïry, convicted of sexual assault and aggravated rape on a minor, on December 19, 2003.
    "Nothing remains to the detriment of Mr. Farid El Haïry. The case is over and this decision clears you of all accusations," the president of the Court of Review, Nicolas Bonnal, declared on Thursday. As a direct consequence of this decision, El Haïry’s name will be removed from all police and judicial files and the (…)

  • Tragic Death of Teen After World Cup Match Shocks Montpellier Community
    16 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    The death of Aymen, a 14-year-old boy hit on Wednesday evening, Rue de Barcelone, Cité de la Mosson, after the Morocco-France match, has caused consternation in his family but also in the Franco-Moroccan community of Montpellier. The president of the Averroès mosque deplores that we can "come to this for football".
    "People have their nerves," says Bachir, one of Aymen’s uncles, to Midi Libre. "It’s unfortunate to come to this for football. This match was a joy for us. Now we feel (…)

  • Tragedy in Montpellier: Teen Killed in Post-World Cup Match Incident, Driver Flees Scene
    16 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    A driver hit and killed a 14-year-old boy on Wednesday evening, Rue de Barcelone, Cité de la Mosson, in Montpellier at the end of the match between Morocco and France, won by the Blues 2-0. His friends avenge his death by beating up the alleged driver.
    The celebrations of France over Morocco turned tragic in Montpellier. A car hit a 14-year-old Moroccan teenager on a road along a tram line in the Paillade neighborhood. Hospitalized in intensive care with a life-threatening prognosis, he (…)

  • Moroccan-French Author’s Debut Novel Unearths Family Secret in Atlas Mountains
    17 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    Drawing inspiration from the story of her Moroccan family, Mina Fadli, former teacher in Rouen and now inspector of National Education in Spain, goes in search of her uncle. "The Taste of the Earth," her first novel, is thus born.
    "The Taste of the Earth." A novel by Mina Fadli that tells the story of her family from Tagadirt, a small village perched in the mountains of the High Atlas. During a discussion with her father in 2010 in the kitchen of her parents’ home in Val-de-Reuil, she (…)

  • Suspect Identified in Fatal Hit-and-Run of Teen After World Cup Match in Montpellier
    17 December 2022, by Armel

    The identity of the hit-and-run driver responsible for the death of a Moroccan teenager during the celebrations in Montpellier of France’s victory over Morocco is now known. He is still "actively being sought" according to the prefecture.
    The Moroccan, aged 14, succumbed to his injuries after being hit by a car on Wednesday evening after the France-Morocco semi-final. The driver fled, leaving his vehicle "near the scene of the accident," the Hérault prefecture had specified.
    This (…)

  • Autopsy Reveals Cause of Death for Teen Killed After World Cup Match in Montpellier
    17 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    The first elements on the circumstances of the death of Aymen, a 14-year-old Moroccan teenager hit by a runaway car on Wednesday evening, rue de Barcelone, Cité de la Mosson, after the Morocco-France match, have been revealed.
    Performed at the Montpellier forensic institute, the autopsy of Aymen’s body reveals its first conclusions. His death "was the result of massive internal bleeding," says the Prosecutor of the Republic, Fabrice Bélargent in a press release, adding that his (…)

  • Funeral Set for Teen Killed in Post-World Cup Match Incident in Montpellier
    18 December 2022, by Sylvanus

    The burial of Aymen, the 14-year-old boy hit and killed by a runaway car on Wednesday evening, rue de Barcelone, Cité de la Mosson, after the Morocco-France match, will take place at the Grammont funeral home.
    Hit by a car on the evening of the Bleus’ victory over the Atlas Lions in the 2022 Qatar World Cup semi-final, Aymen will be buried at the Grammont funeral home at 3pm, after the funeral prayer Salât al-janaza at the Great Mosque of La Paillade, reports Actu.fr. The family received (…)