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• Actor Saïd Taghmaoui Sparks Outrage for Sharing New Zealand Mosque Attack Video Online
  17 March 2019, by Amine

  While trials are currently underway for the dissemination of the Imlil terrorist attack videos, Moroccan-origin actor Saïd Taghmaoui has published the video of the recent attack in New Zealand. And there were outraged internet users.
  According to one internet user, Saïd Taghmaoui is sharing "a video of a man who massacres our brothers and sisters like dogs," and "we must stop sharing this video, it is indecent! All the Islamophobes in the world are delighted."
  This comes after Saïd (…)

• Moroccan Teen Arrested for Praising Christchurch Mosque Shooter on Facebook
  17 March 2019, by Amine

  A 19-year-old Moroccan was arrested on Saturday by the judicial police department of Fez. It is a question of advocating terrorist acts, in this case the shootings in Christchurch that targeted two mosques in New Zealand.
  This individual, one Ayoub F., 19, an apprentice at the ITA (Institute of Applied Technology), would have asked on Facebook for the release of one of the authors of the shooting, Brenton Tarrant. Following his comment, many Internet users called for his arrest. We can (…)

• Casablanca Residents Rally to Honor New Zealand Mosque Attack Victims
  18 March 2019, by Said

  The residents of Casablanca have paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks that targeted the two mosques in the city of Christchurch on Friday, leaving 50 dead and about twenty seriously injured.
  Thus, association activists, militants and many citizens from all walks of life responded to the call launched on social networks for a gathering in front of the memorial stele of the victims of the May 16, 2003 attacks in Casablanca.
  For the president of the association Marocains (…)

• New Zealand’s Moroccan Community Grapples with Aftermath of Mosque Attacks
  19 March 2019, by Amine

  Taoufiq El Idrissi, a Moroccan businessman who has been living in New Zealand for 21 years, says: "All New Zealanders, including members of the Moroccan community, are in a state of shock. No one is close to forgetting this terrible day." According to him, this attack was a total surprise: "We left our doors open in a country at the other end of the world where we thought we were far from all the evils of the world. We were far from believing that the devil could be among us." The life of (…)

• Muslim Rugby Star Sonny Bill Williams Refuses to Wear Betting Sponsor’s Logo
  27 January 2020, by Sylvanus

  The famous rugby player, Sonny Bill Williams, who converted to Islam, has expressed his refusal, motivated by his religious beliefs, to wear the logo of the Betfred sponsor, a sports betting company.
  "We are in discussion with the Super League on this matter, but Sonny has been very clear in his position," Toronto Wolfpack president Bob Hunter told the Daily Telegraph. According to him, it would be a good thing for the sponsor to respect and honor the player’s religious beliefs. "[...] (…)

• Morocco’s King Mohammed VI Condemns New Zealand Mosque Attacks, Offers Condolences
  15 March 2019, by Amine

  King Mohammed VI has sent a message of condolences and compassion to Patsy Reddy, Governor General of New Zealand, in which he strongly condemns the terrorist attacks that targeted two mosques on Friday and caused many innocent victims.
  According to MAP: "In a message of condolences and compassion addressed to Ms. Patsy Reddy, Governor General of New Zealand, the Sovereign expresses, in His name and on behalf of the Moroccan people, His firm condemnation of this abject racist and (…)

• Former French Politician Faces Jail Time for Islamophobic Tweet About Christchurch Attack
  2 December 2019, by Sylvanus

  Catherine Blein, a regional councilor of Brittany ex-RN, had made an Islamophobic tweet to justify the Christchurch attack in New Zealand that killed 51 Muslims in March 2019. For this message, the prosecution requested eight months of suspended prison and three years of ineligibility against her.
  "An eye for an eye." This was one tweet too many for Catherine Blein, a regional councilor of Brittany ex-RN. She was reacting to the massacre of 51 Muslims that occurred in March in (…)

• New Zealand Mosque Shooter’s Travel History Expands, Erdogan Claims Morocco Visit
  22 March 2019, by Amine

  A week ago, Australian extremist Brenton Harrison Tarrant caused many victims in Christchurch, New Zealand. In a manifesto published shortly before his act, he cites Turkey many times. Recep Tayyib Erdogan claims he also came to Morocco.
  Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the President of the Republic of Turkey, has just published an op-ed on the Washington Post website in which he states, among other things, that Brenton Harrison Tarrant, the author of the Christchurch attacks that left 50 dead and (…)

• Morocco Expands Travel Ban to Four More Countries Amid New COVID Strain Concerns
  19 January 2021, by Bladi.net

  This decision, taken as a preventive measure, takes effect from this Tuesday, January 19, 2021, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These new countries are added to South Africa, Denmark and the United Kingdom, already affected by this same measure.
  On Tuesday, January 18, Morocco recorded its first case of the new strain of coronavirus. It is a Moroccan living abroad returning from Ireland. As soon as it was discovered at the Tanger Med Port, the patient was (…)

• Morocco Emerges as Top Safe Tourist Destination Amid Global Pandemic
  28 March 2021, by Jean Claude

  The consequences of the Coronavirus crisis are not only negative. Thanks to the large-scale vaccination program of Moroccans against the virus, the Kingdom is preparing to welcome tourists from around the world in complete health safety.
  Despite the harmful effects of Covid 19 on the world population, Morocco ranks among the five safest destinations in the world in terms of tourism. Experts say Morocco is preparing for a renaissance after the pandemic.
  This is the third consecutive time (…)