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Analysis Of Al Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Eurasia Review 22 February 2010
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM, also known as Al Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb or AQLIM) and its offshoots or autonomous cells pose the main terrorist threat in North Africa and the Sahel. 
Six-year farce of asylum seeker who wants to go home and has been trying to escape FROM Britain
Dailymail.co.uk 18 January 2010
By Rebecca Camber
Unlike the many asylum seekers desperate to remain in Britain, all Rashid Ali wants is to leave and get out of the cold. The 31-year-old Moroccan has spent the past six years trying to escape and
Human Rights Situation in Arab World Getting Worse
AllGov 16 December 2009
Efforts to improve the human rights situation in Arab countries have amounted to little more than broken promises since Sept. 11, according to the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.
Arab countries fail on human rights—report
The INQUIRER 10 December 2009
By Samer al-Atrush
• Report Summary - EN
• Report Intro - EN
• Annual Report - Arabic
Human rights deteriorated across the Arab world in 2009 with torture widely practiced in several countries, an Arab watchdog said in a report released on Tuesday
CAIRO - The report by the independent Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies surveyed 12 countries and said that most of them repressed human rights activists, press freedoms, and discriminated against religious minorities. The state of human rights in the 12 countries—Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and Yemen—"has worsened compared to 2008," the report said.
Right to religious freedom under fire in Morocco
Radio Netherlands 9 December 2009
By Mohamed Amezian
A group of five foreigners, was arrested last week in Morocco on suspicion of proselytising. The Christian missionaries - two South Africans, two Swiss and one Guatemalan - were expelled from the
Father Murders Daughter for Falling In Love with Infidel
adnkronos.com 16 September 2009
A Moroccan man is facing murder charges after allegedly stabbing his 18-year-old daughter to death for falling in love with an older man in a small northern Italian town.
Spain approves Islamic Eid as official holiday for first time
worldbulletin.net 14 September 2009
A Spanish enclave in Northern Morocco approved the Muslim holiday, Eid el-Kebir, as an official public holiday for first time since 1492 in Spain, reports said.
'Dutch-Speaking Moroccans the Most Criminal'
Netherlands Info Services 09 September 2009
Moroccan youths in prison are better integrated with Dutch society than other Moroccan youngsters. The conclusion comes from two young researchers at the University of Utrecht.
Italy: Cultural fest to mark end of Ramadan
AKI - Adnkronos International 09 September 2009
Rome's Arab cultural centre and the Moroccan government are organising a series of feasts and other events for Muslim's living in the Italian capital as the holy fasting month of Ramadan
Belgium: Detention centers 'closed' to Muslims on Ramadan
Islam in Europe 01 September 2009
The Liege police arrested two illegals over the weekend, a Moroccan and an Iraqi, but the Aliens' Office didn't accept them into the closed detention center in Vottem since they are religious Muslims and it's Ramadan.
Moroccan send preachers to Europe for Ramadan
Al-Arabiya 26 August 2009
Morocco's Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs has sent a delegation of preachers to Europe as part of a plan to encourage moderate Islam and preserve cultural identity in its expatriate
Moroccans in Holland are most unhappy
DutchNews.nl 20 July 2009
Moroccan immigrants in the Netherlands are the least happy of any Moroccan immigrants in Europe and their children are even more dissatisfied, the NRC reports on Monday.
Italy: Moroccan ambassador fired for ladies’ fight
Al Arabiya 10 July 2009
Morocco’s ambassador to Italy Nabil Benabdallah was sacked from his post after his wife got into a “fight” with the wife of the kingdom’s foreign minister during a fine arts festival in the Italian city of Venice
Half of Dutch Muslims want to leave because of Wilders
NRC International 01 July 2009
More than half the people with Turkish and Moroccan backgrounds in the Netherlands say they would consider leaving the country due to the growing popularity of anti-Islam politician Geert Wilders.
Montreal man accused of ties to al-Qaeda now on cross-country tour
CBC.ca 19 June 2009
A Morocco-born Montreal man the Canadian Security Intelligence Service believes was once an al-Qaeda sleeper agent is on a cross-country speaking tour meant to show what he calls "the face of the monster."
PvdA: Moroccan MP Must not be Acquitted
Netherlands Info Services 17 June 2009
THE HAGUE. Under pressure from Morocco, the Public Prosecutor in the Netherlands has requested acquittal for a member of the Moroccan parliament that misappropriated 130,000 euros in the Netherlands
Morocco Islamists try to extend power in key towns
AngolaPress 10 June 2009
Fez. Moroccan local elections on Friday will show whether the secular-leaning government is slowing the political momentum of Islamists who won more seats than ever in 2007 legislative polls.
Netherlands: Continuing marriage-immigration 'unbearable burden'
Islam in Europe 09 June 2009
The continuing influx of lowly-educated marriage partners from Morocco is an unbearable burden for Dutch society. Despite all the energy and money that we invest in integration
Netherlands: Continuing marriage-immigration 'unbearable burden'
Islam in Europe 08 June 2009
The continuing influx of lowly-educated marriage partners from Morocco is an unbearable burden for Dutch society. Despite all the energy and money that we invest in integration, it's like running on
Holland: Muslim-Only Rest Home on Its Way
ANSAmed 27 May 2009
Retirement homes with separate common rooms - women on one side, men on the other - and an area for prayer. A wing for elderly Moroccan residents is to be opened at the Rosendael retirement home in Utrecht
