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France deports Moroccan accused of calling for 'acts of murder'
UPI.com 21 May 2013
France is continuing a crackdown on suspected Islamic radicals with the expulsion of a 24-year-old Moroccan man who allegedly called for "acts of murder." French Interior 
60% Unemployment Among Moroccans in Spain
Islam versus Europe 13 May 2013
The president of the Asociación de Amigos del Pueblo Marroquí (ITRAN) [Association of the Friends of the Moroccan People], Alami Susi, today denounced the difficult situation
Death to Churches Under Islam: A Study of the Coptic Church, Part II
Right Side News 30 April 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim
- Jesus painting splattered with the blood of Christian worshipers killed during the 2011 bombing of the Church of Two Saints
The Modern Era
After some 14 centuries of persecution and church attacks,Egypt’s Copts ushered in the 2011 new year by having one of their largest Jesus painting splattered with the blood of Christian worshipers killed during the 2011 bombing of the Church of Two SaintsJesus painting splattered with the blood of Christian worshipers killed during the 2011 bombing of the Church of Two Saintschurches attacked:
Morocco's Islamist prime minister warns criticism of Prophet Muhammad 'not acceptable'
The Daily Star 29 April 2013
RABAT, Morocco — Morocco's Islamist prime minister says it's unacceptable to criticize the Prophet Muhammad, entering a war of words between a secular activist and hardline
Morocco: Apostasy is not a crime
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain 25 April 2013
Morocco’s High Council of Ulemas (the highest government religious institution headed by the King) has issued a fatwa decreeing the death penalty for Moroccans who leave Islam.
Will Morocco Inflict the Death Penalty for Apostasy?
americanthinker. 19 April 2013
By Cynthia Yacowar-Sweeney
The Supreme Ulema Council of Morocco plans to issue a fatwa decreeing the death penalty for apostasy, according to Moroccan news website Lakome. This council, which consists
Peacemaking is a perilous path for Arab leaders
Defiance Crescent News 2 April 2013
By Clifford May
When meeting with King Abdullah II in Jordan last Friday, President Barack Obama was gracious enough to mention the monarch's great-grandfather, King Abdullah I, who "gave his
How Morocco Is Transforming Africa and Why Americans Should Care
Khaled Abu Toameh 27 March 2013
By Ahmed Charai
These developments present special opportunities for the United States to partner with Morocco in achieving its own aspirations on the continent. "Not enough business
Council of Ex-Muslims of Morocco: the first public atheist organisation in country with state religion of Islam
Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain 27 March 2013
Morocco’s state religion is Islam. Whilst Article 3 of the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion, atheists and unbelievers are not recognised. Though apostasy is not a
Dutch-Moroccan dies fighting in Syria, sources tell the Volkskrant
DutchNews.nl 21 March 2013
A 20-year-old Dutch-Moroccan died fighting with jihadist forces in Syria last Friday, the Volkskrant reports on Wednesday. The Volkskrant, which names the youth as Mourad M
Video Docu: Homosexuality in Morocco and in Islam (1-5)
themuslimissue 21 March 2013
An amateur documentary by a Muslim gay man in France. A court in Ksar el-Kbir, a small city about 120 kilometers south of Tangiers, convicted 6 men on December 10 for an
Young Moroccan "Apostate” on The Arab Spring and Islam
AndrewBostom.org 12 March 2013
By Andrew Bostom
al-Ghasali: "Any moderate Muslim who would like to reform Islam should admit to himself that terror and violence are in the Koran. The unmitigated horror. But no Muslim could
Morocco eyes law on rape and child marriage
Saudi Gazette 8 March 2013
Defenders of women’s rights in Morocco are inching closer to a long-awaited goal as the countr’s parliament works to amend a law that allows a rapist to escape prison by
War on Women: Taliban Kill 20% More Women and Girls
FrontPage Magazine 22 February 2013
By Daniel Greenfield
…Islam. Fighting the War on Women since the year 610.
Afghanistan is going really well, as you might have heard. The negotiations with the Taliban are going smoothly and they just put in a bid to kill 20 percent more women and girls in the new united Afghan government.
Morocco Demands Spanish Government Take Measures to Ensure Moroccan Children in Spain Do Not Convert to Christianity
Islam versus Europe 21 February 2013
Morocco wants to reach an agreement with Spain on some mechanism that will allow the authorities in the Alaouite kingdom to monitor children given up for adoption to families
Morocco's PJD party has a lesson for other Islamists
The National 21 February 2013
The"moderate Islamist" Justice and Development Party (PJD), which has led a coalition government in Morocco for over a year now, has managed to set itself apart from the other
Moroccans Displace Brits and Germans in Mallorca
Islam versus Europe 6 February 2013
The social transformation Mallorca has experienced in the last decade because of foreign immigration has had consequences on the demographic composition of many
In French-speaking Belgium, Only 26% of Moroccan Males Have Jobs
Islam versus Europe 4 February 2013
Only 26% of Moroccans resident in French-speaking Belgium have a job, while one Belgium in two (56%) is in work. The same observation is apparent among women. Belgian women
Muslim Persecution of Christians: November 2012
Radical Islam 4 February 2013
By Raymond Ibrahim
Reports of Christian persecution by Muslims around the world during the month of November include (but are not limited to) the following accounts. They are listed by form of persecution, and in country alphabetical order, not necessarily according to severity:
Amina Filali Case: Morocco Outlaws Rape Marriage of Children
IBTimes.co.uk 24 January 2013
By Gianluca Mezzofiore
The Moroccan government will change the law to outlaw forced marriages of minors to their rapist. The case of Amina Filali, the 16-year-old Moroccan girl who took her own
