Topic: Morocco

Seafood Briouats

Briouats are small Moroccan pastries which are stuffed with a variety of fillings and then fried. In this Seafood Briouat version, crisp, paper-thin Moroccan pastry called warqa encloses a spicy seafood filling made from shrimp and rice vermicelli. Phyllo (fillo) dough or ...

Jul 23, 2010

Daily briefs of the top Christian news and persecution stories impacting believers around the world.. Christians and Muslims are excluded from "Scheduled Caste status," preventing them from equal access to jobs, schools and colleges. Warren said his eyes were "severely burned by ...

Al Sanusi

Sept. 7, 1859, Jaghbub, Cyrenaica), North African Islamic theologian who founded a militant mystical movement, the Sanusiyah, which helped Libya win its independence in the 20th century.. To continue his religious studies, in 1821 he went to Fes, in Morocco. Morocco was ...
At the mouth of the sprawling plaza that houses Casablanca's magnificent Hassan II mosque overlooking the Atlantic Ocean lie two squat, ornate buildings. The future of Morocco's counterterrorism strategy may lie in Casablanca, but its past is even more important. Morocco can ...
Twenty-three foreigners have been notified of expulsion from Morocco since May 10, marking a second wave of Christian deportations from the country, according to International Christian Concern (ICC). ICC explained in a media update that earlier this year, the enforcement of anti-proselytizing ...

France's burqa debate stokes passion in North Africa

ALGIERS/RABAT (Reuters) - A French proposal to ban full face veils has stoked debate in Europe and also provoked strong reactions across the Mediterranean in North Africa, where many of France's Muslims trace their origins.Former French colonies Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia are ...

Homages paid to Moroccan critic and philosopher

Homages have been paid to Mohamed Abed Al-Jabri, the Moroccan Islamic philosopher, critic and political ideologue for a socialist opposition party, who died in Casablanca this week."He was at once an intellectual critic of Arab-Islamic thought, a political man, and the thinker ...
Conflict between European artists and Muslims fuels concern about a clash of civilizations With the West locked in conflicts across the Muslim world, why would anyone throw fuel on the fire?Swedish artist Lars Vilks says he was defending freedom of speech when ...
The Moroccan government warned Thursday it would take a tough line against proselytisers two days after 20 foreign Christian missionaries were expelled." Naciri dismissed the charge, stating that "Morocco has always been and remains a land of openness and tolerance." "All churches ...
The Moroccan government said Thursday it would take a tough line against proselytisers, in a warning issued two days after 20 foreign Christian missionaries were expelled." Naciri dismissed the charge, stating that "Morocco has always been and remains a land of openness ...