Nov 22 Morocco’s spat with Algeria might affect U.S. visit By News Desk Moroccan King Mohammed VI, left, in Dakar, Senegal, in March. Photo by Seyllou Diallo/AFP/Getty Images When King Mohammed VI of Morocco visits the White House on Friday, President Barack Obama plans to speak to him about democratic reforms in… Continue reading
Oct 25 The 37-year-old refugee situation you know nothing about By Larisa Epatko POLISARIO CAMPS, Algeria -- Rabab Deid has lived most of her life in an isolated camp in the windy, moonscape desert of western Algeria, alongside 150,000 other refugees. Continue reading
Jan 18 Regional Instability Threatens Already Tense Western Sahara By Larisa Epatko The not-so publicized 36-year-old simmering conflict between Morocco and the disputed territory of Western Sahara is causing new concerns as radical elements further destabilize North Africa and the disaffected Sahrawi population is losing patience. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch New Morocco Constitution, Election Meant to Avoid Arab Spring-Style Uprising As other Arab nations erupted in unrest and violence, what unfolded on the streets of Morocco was a peaceful but similar refrain, followed by a new constitution and an election -- giving Moroccans a louder, more democratic voice in government. Continue watching
Dec 23 Unlikely Education Leader Links Business and Schools in Morocco Former President Clinton and Moroccan education advocate Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi at the Clinton Global initiative. Photo courtesy Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi. Mhammed Abbad Andaloussi is one of those people with a knack for getting what he wants, at times without even… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch In Morocco, 20,000 Imams Trained to Teach HIV/Aids Awareness, Compassion The taboo topic of HIV, particularly how to prevent it and treat it, rarely surfaces in public ways in Muslim societies, but religious leaders across Morocco are trying to change that. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Dec 21 Slide Show: An Imam with an HIV Prevention Mission On Wednesday's NewsHour, the global health unit reports on how Morocco is training imams to educate people in their communities about the HIV virus. One such imam, Mohamed Ziani, speaks about HIV prevention during prayer at his… Continue reading
Dec 21 An Imam with an HIV Prevention Mission By Talea Miller Imam Mohamed Ziani talks about HIV prevention at his mosque and teaches other imams how to do the same in their communities. Continue reading
Dec 21 Reporter’s Notebook: Morocco Battles HIV, Stigma Through Mosques Ray Suarez with Imam Mohamed Ziani, who helps train other imams to talk about HIV in their communities. The first report in the NewsHour's Morocco series airs on Wednesday night's broadcast. Watch a video preview of the stories. Continue reading