French Muslim Leader: Charter on Islam Won’t Curb Terrorism
21 January 2021
Abdallah Zekri, general delegate of the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM), believes that the charter of the principles of Islam in France will not stop terrorism.
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France Closes 9 Mosques in Crackdown on Islamist Separatism
17 January 2021
Nine mosques have been closed in France in recent weeks as part of the fight against separatism, the French Interior Minister, Gérard Darmanin, announced on Saturday. These (…)
Former Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Supporting ISIS in Syria and Iraq
15 January 2021
Before the U.S. District Court in Minnesota, a former American terrorist of Moroccan origin pleaded guilty to the charge of providing and attempting to provide material support (…)
Casablanca Attack Mastermind’s Death Sentence Reduced to 25 Years in Prison
13 January 2021
Said Mansour, the main instigator of the Casablanca attacks, avoids the death penalty. Sentenced to death in the first instance, the 61-year-old man saw his sentence commuted (…)
Belgian Terror Suspects on Trial for Violent Home Robbery of Elderly Jeweler
10 January 2021
When they appeared before the Nivelles Assize Court on Thursday, January 7, Akim S., a Moroccan resident in Brussels, and the Frenchman Salah G., both suspected of having (…)
Morocco’s Imam Training Institute Leads Fight Against Extremism
10 January 2021
The commitment of the Mohammed VI Institute for the training of imams and mourchidates was at the heart of the publication of Le Figaro this Friday, January 8. Jean-Marc Gonin, (…)
Brussels Attacks: Wrongly Accused ’Man in the Hat’ Suspect Cleared After 4-Year Legal Battle
8 January 2021
Fayçal Cheffou, the accused wrongly identified as "the man with the hat", one of the terrorists of the March 22, 2016 attacks, has been granted a dismissal by the Brussels (…)
Moroccan Inmate Attacks Guard in Belgian Prison Amid Deportation Fears
7 January 2021
A prison guard was attacked with scissors in the prison of Ghent on Tuesday by Hassan Hamdaoui, nicknamed "the terror of the Place Saint-Jean". The man of Moroccan origin would (…)
Brussels Attacks Trial: Court to Decide Fate of Suspects in 2016 Terror Case
5 January 2021
The Brussels Council Chamber heard all the parties concerned by the file of the attacks that caused dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries on December 7, 8 and 9. The (…)
Former Mossad Chief Praises King Mohammed VI’s Influence in Israel-Morocco Peace Deal
3 January 2021
The former head of Mossad assesses the popularity of King Mohammed VI among world leaders. Ram Ben Barak discusses this in an opinion article published this week, following the (…)