The Ministry of Economy and Finance wants to strengthen the skills of its executives in the Amazigh language and professional English. An international call for tenders amounting to approximately 2.6 million (2,592,000) dirhams has been launched for this purpose.
Morocco has just lost one of the greatest monuments of Amazigh culture. Moroccan artist Benasser Oukhouya passed away on Friday, July 11, 2025, at the age of 86.
Mourning in the Moroccan artistic world. Amazigh artist Bourhim Outfnout, whose real name was Abderrahmane Bourhim, has died at the age of 87.
Swissport, the company responsible for ground handling services at Al Aroui-Nador airport, is facing sharp criticism from the Nador section of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights due to the "refusal" of some of its employees "to communicate with travelers in the Amazigh language".
Concerned about the phenomenon of French-inflected Moroccan Darija and its impact on linguistic and cultural identity, Mohamed Baddou, a lawmaker from the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), has questioned Mehdi Bensaïd, Minister of Culture, Youth and Communication.
The Arabic language is the second most spoken in France, according to a study recently published by the magazine Science et vie.
About fifteen political, cultural, associative and academic personalities have filed a complaint against a YouTuber who made remarks considered insulting and defamatory towards the Amazighs. A lawyer at the Rabat bar is in charge of conducting the necessary legal proceedings.
In Morocco, a group of teachers, students and pupils opposes the teaching of scientific subjects in French in public schools, denouncing a violation of the Constitution and the texts governing the education sector.
A photo that went viral on social media has set off a firestorm in Morocco. Two people dressed in traditional Amazigh attire are kissing, sparking a heated controversy.
A wedding celebrated in Morocco had an unexpected and sad outcome. The groom pronounced the divorce on the very evening of the wedding, following his young wife’s refusal to wear the traditional Amazigh dress.
Many experts and stakeholders attribute the failure of the education system in Morocco to the decline of the French language, calling for the adoption of English to change the situation.
The organization of festivals near mosques in certain villages in the Souss-Massa region has aroused the indignation of some activists on social networks who consider this practice as "an attack on the sanctity and symbolism of the mosque as a place of worship that requires respect".