Following numerous discussions about the use of the abaya in schools, the French Council of the Muslim Faith (CFCM) has clarified its position: this garment "is not a Muslim religious symbol".
The friendship between France and Morocco has been experiencing turmoil for several months now. The unofficial reason would be France’s reluctance to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, unlike Spain.
In Morocco, most young girls choose scientific studies. Unlike France, many of them are integrating engineering schools.
Some 426,000 students will take the baccalaureate exams this year, up 18% from last year, according to information provided on Monday by Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, to the House of Representatives.
The Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports has just announced its plan to generalize the teaching of the Amazigh language in all primary schools by the 2029-2030 school year.
The teaching of English will be generalized in middle schools in Morocco starting from the 2023-2024 school year, announced Chakib Benmoussa, the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, in a note.
While the United States has recognized the Moroccanness of the Sahara and unveiled the official map of Morocco integrating the Sahara, French high schools continue to use the old map.
The Ministry of the Interior acknowledges having ordered the police to census students absent for the day of Eid al-Fitr in Toulouse. Former PS first secretary Jean-Christophe Cambadélis evokes "likely" discrimination.
Morocco holds the red lantern when it comes to the performance of its students in reading. This emerges from the results of the fifth edition of the international study on progress in literacy (PIRLS 2021) published by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
The publication of a photo showing a teacher without a veil in a religious school is causing a stir among some Moroccan Internet users.
Students at the Lycée Descartes in Rabat would have been denied access to the French establishment because of wearing the jellaba. The Lycée provides clarifications on the information that has been widely reported in the press and on social networks.
Contrary to expectations, the French teacher at the Honoré de Balzac school in Kénitra, who was fired following a complaint from parents who accused her of presenting information on homosexuality and "abnormal tendencies and the dissemination of insulting ideas about the personalities and symbols of Islam" in class, receives the support of other parents.