The National Court has rejected the appeal of a Moroccan jihadist who was demanding the cancellation of his expulsion ordered by the Secretary of State for Security because he poses a threat to national security. In his defense, the man claimed to be homosexual and that he would be in danger once in Morocco.
The Minister of Justice and Secretary General of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity (PAM), Abdellatif Ouahbi, assured that homosexuality cannot be "legalized" in a "Muslim country" like Morocco, despite the manipulations of Islamist currents on this issue.
The Justice and Development Party (PJD) denounces the screening of the film "The Blue Caftan", centered on homosexuality, in cinemas in Morocco, as it is contrary to the "religious, national and moral values of the Moroccan Muslim people".
Lilia (pseudonym) is a "fulfilled" man as a woman. At 36 years old, the Parisian of Moroccan origin, a reference in the hospital environment, is a transgender person, but is still considered a man on her social security card that still bears her male first name.
Amir Ohana, Speaker of the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament), is expected to visit Morocco in early June. A first for the politician, a prominent member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party.
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui , a choreographer from Antwerp of Moroccan origin, was awarded the Ultima prize this week in recognition of his cultural merits. In an interview with De Standaard, he shares his main life lessons.
"How to get out of the world?" This is the title of the very first novel by Franco-Moroccan Marouane Bakhti, published by the Nouvelles Éditions du réveil in March 2023. He tells the story of life as it comes, in a bicultural family. A dazzling narrative.
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.
The presentation of information on homosexuality and "abnormal tendencies and the dissemination of insulting ideas about the personalities and symbols of Islam" in class led to the dismissal of a teacher from the Honoré de Balzac school in Kénitra.
The public prosecutor’s office has ordered the opening of an investigation into a French mission school that parents accuse of having presented information about homosexuality to their children in a country where it is prohibited and punished by law.
In her film The Blue Caftan, Moroccan filmmaker Maryam Touzani addresses several issues, including homosexuality in Morocco, where homosexuals often live hidden, in fear of being discovered, and sometimes in shame.
The transgender woman violently attacked by a group of young people in a street in Tanger on the night of November 11 to 12 recounts her assault.