Disabled
Maghreb paralympians win more gold medals in Beijing
2008-09-14
Moroccan runner Sanaa Benhama clocked 24.89 to win the women's 200m on Saturday (September 13th) at the Beijing Paralympics, MAP reported. A day earl...
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Beijing Paralympics: Idoudi wins 5th gold for Tunisia
2008-09-12
Tunisian Mourad Idoudi won a gold medal and broke the world record in men's discus throw on Thursday (September 11th) at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics...
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Disabled Moroccans struggle for integration
2008-04-25
Trouble getting an education or finding a job is a fact of life for young, disabled Moroccans. Government plans are already in place to end workplace discrimination and expand integrated classrooms.
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EU project supports disabled in Morocco
2008-02-12
The EU has allocated more than 52,000 euros for a project designed to support the rights of the disabled in Morocco, Ansa reported on Tuesday (Februa...
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Tunisian centre brings hope to disabled children and their families
2008-02-01
At the Centre of Parents and Friends of the Handicapped in Nabeul, Tunisian children with disabilities receive lessons and skills training that are tailored to their age and ability. The centre's staff aims to give children the tools they need to achieve their goals in society.
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A week for laughter and co-operation in Tunis
2008-01-31
Tunis is hosting the second "Laughter Week" comedy festival, treating audiences to a series of performances by Tunisian and foreign comedians. The festival's directors will donate a portion of profits to charity.
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Tunisia, US collaborate on training centres for the handicapped
2008-01-09
Thanks to a joint project between Tunisia and the United States government, the Association of Parents and Friends of the Handicapped now offers Tunisians three more training centres.
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Tunisia hosts first Arab-African conference on the handicapped
2007-10-25
The Tunisian town of Djerba hosted the first Arab- African conference on the handicapped on Wednesday (October 24th), local press reported. The event...
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Moroccan athletes win 36 medals at Shanghai Special Olympics
2007-10-15
Moroccan athletes returned home with 36 medals, including nine gold, 14 silver and 13 bronze from the Special Olympics World Summer Games, held in Sh...
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Tunisia wins 15 medals at Special Olympics games
2007-10-12
Tunisia's athletes won 15 medals, including 7 gold, at the Special Olympics World Summer Games that wrapped up in Shanghai on Thursday (October 11th)...
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Algiers inaugurates first digital sound library for the blind
2007-10-01
National Solidarity Minister Djamel Ould Abbas inaugurated a national digital sound library for the blind on Sunday (September 30th) in Algiers. The...
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Tunisia's Fatnassi wins gold at handicapped World Championships
2007-09-25
Tunisian athlete Mohamed Ali Fatnassi won a gold medal on Saturday (September 22nd) in the discus event at the World Championship of Mentally Challen...
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Tunisian wins four silvers at handicapped World Championships
2007-09-24
Tunisia won four silver medals at the World Athletic Championship for mentally handicapped people which took place between September 18th and Septemb...
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Official says Algerian performance at IBSA World Games exceeded expectations
2007-08-12
The performance of Algerian athletes at the 3rd International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games, held July 30th-August 8th in Sao Paulo "exc...
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Algerian athletes win four gold medals at IBSA championship in Brazil
2007-08-05
Algerian athletes have won four of the eight gold medals awarded so far in the athletics event at the 3rd IBSA Championships and Games for blind and...
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Algeria, Tunisia compete in third IBSA World Games in Sao Paulo
2007-07-30
Algeria is participating in athletics, judo and goal ball at the 3rd International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) World Games, held July 30th-August...
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Morocco hosts basketball qualifier for 2008 Paralympics in Beijing
2007-07-27
Morocco defeated Egypt 58-35 on Wednesday (July 25th), during the second day of the International Wheelchair Basketball Tournament in Sale, Le Matin...
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Morocco, France team up to build genetic disability research lab
2007-07-19
The French Institute of Health and Medical Research (Inserm), the University of Paris V, the Moroccan National Centre for Scientific and Technical Re...
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ISESCO seminar on disabled rights held in Tripoli
2007-06-25
The Rabat-based Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO), in co-operation with the World Islamic Call Society, is organisin...
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International Athletics Championship for disabled starts in Tunis
2007-05-30
An International Athletics Championship for the disabled opens in Tunisia on Wednesday (May 30th). A total of 275 athletes from 12 countries, includi...
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Interview with Moroccan track and field champion Hicham Sammo
2007-05-02
Moroccan athlete Hicham Sammo developed polio as a two-year-old and doctors were unable to save the use of his right leg. Despite his lifelong handicap, at the age of 34, he has defied the odds and turned his love of sport into an internationally competitive track career.
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Algeria's handicapped athletes grab 12 gold medals
2007-05-02
Algeria's national team of handicapped athletes snatched 12 gold medals and set three world records at the International Marrakech ICP Athletic Meeti...
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Visually impaired graduates seek civil service careers
2007-04-29
A group of university educated people with visual handicaps have been demanding public sector jobs. Although the Moroccan government has offered them employment in call centres, many have refused to work in private enterprise.
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Marrakech to host IPC athletics event for disabled
2007-04-27
More than 140 athletes will take part in the 6th International Athletics Meeting for the Disabled, which will take place Saturday (April 28th) in Mar...
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Maghreb countries sign UN disabled rights convention
2007-04-02
Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia were among the eighty countries that signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional...
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