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Morocco court convicts rapper for police song Fox News RABAT, Morocco – A Moroccan court on Friday convicted a rapper of attacking the image of the security services in a song about police corruption and sentenced him to a year in prison. Rapper Mouad Belghouat, who goes by the name El-Haqed, ... and more »

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Rappers Do Not Delight in Morocco and Iran New York Times (blog) It was politics rather than religion that spooked the authorities in Morocco and landed a hip-hop artist in jail for a year. Mouad Belghouat, a rapper who goes by the name El Haqed — Arabic for “The Enraged” or “The Sullen” — was sentenced last week ... and more »

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Lansdowne gets a taste of Morocco Delaware County Daily Times By KATHLEEN E. CAREY LANSDOWNE — From the shores of coastal Agadir comes the culinary delight of Moroccan cuisine to the corner of Lansdowne and Baltimore avenues, thanks to Argana's owner Zouhir Oullaf and manager Chris Arouh.

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Morocco jails rapist of two minor sisters for 3 years, verdict slammed as too soft Al-Arabiya In March, the story of a young Moroccan girl, Amina el-Filali, who committed suicide after she was forced to marry her rapist, shocked Morocco and drew wide international condemnations against rape and child abuse. Rape victims in Morocco have to prove ... Women's rights group calls on Morocco to end impunity for rapistsAfrique en Ligue all 2 news articles »

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Morocco festival supports student cinema magharebia.com The fifth round of the International Student Film Festival was organised in Casablanca to help Moroccan students benefit from the experiences of their counterparts from around the world. By Naoufel Cherkaoui for Magharebia in Rabat – 18/05/12 [File] ...

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Morocco pursues salafist reconciliation magharebia.com Long-time salafist ideologues in Morocco are changing their tune but not everyone is sure the switch is genuine. By Mohamed Saadouni for Magharebia – 18/05/12 [Mohamed Saadouni] Salafist preachers Abou Hafs (left), Omar Hadouchi (middle) and Hassan ... and more »

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Morocco to auction 4G licences in 2012 - report Reuters RABAT May 18 (Reuters) - Morocco will launch a tender in the autumn to sell 4G licences in a move that may allow the entry of a fourth operator to the market, a business weekly reported on Friday citing the head of the industry's regulator. and more »

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Morocco to auction 4G licences in 2012: report Reuters Africa RABAT (Reuters) - Morocco will launch a tender in the autumn to sell 4G licences in a move that may allow the entry of a fourth operator to the market, a business weekly reported on Friday citing the head of the industry's regulator. and more »

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Morocco Wheat Production May Plunge in Next Year, USDA Unit Says Bloomberg Morocco's wheat harvest will plunge 53 percent in the next season as dry weather curbs output, the US Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service said in a report today. Production in the year that starts on July 1 will fall to 2.7 million ... and more »

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Morocco Rightly Rejects UN Secretary General Personal Envoy PolicyMic Morocco has decided to withdraw its confidence in the personal envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Christopher Ross, asking to redress the process meant to resolve this issue. The information was released through a government statement on ... Morocco, opposition group clash over UN envoyWNCT Morocco slams "biased" UN Western Sahara envoyChicago Tribune Morocco: No more confidence in UN's envoyMiddle East Confidential AFP all 35 news articles »

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