Maghreb Civil Society
Features
Moroccan advocate for single mothers receive $1m award
2009-11-19 The Opus Foundation recently honoured grass-roots activist Aicha Ech-Chenna for her work to help Moroccan single mothers achieve dignity and self-sufficiency.Continue...
Mediterranean ministers embrace women's rights
2009-11-18 New projects to promote leadership roles for women will strengthen democracy, according to ministers from Mediterranean countries who met recently in Marrakech.Continue...
Tunisian bloggers react to Arabicca's arrest
2009-11-17 The charges levelled at blogger Arabicca, the question of French reparations to Tunisia and the Egypt-Algeria World Cup match are sparking many posts in the Tunisian blogosphere.Continue...
Report: Morocco must involve women in development projects
2009-11-12 While Morocco's human development projects have gained ground, a recent study found that local efforts could benefit from more participation by women and young people.Continue...
Opposition papers protest Tunisia 'clampdown'
2009-11-11 New distribution rules prompted three Tunisian opposition parties cease circulation for a week, to protest what they perceive as media repression by authorities.Continue...
Tunisian blogs spotlight Gafsa pardons, free expression
2009-11-09 Recent weeks have seen Tunisian bloggers turn their virtual pens to topics ranging from the freedom to blog to the pardons granted to imprisoned protestors from the Gafsa mining basin.Continue...
Moroccan bloggers fear for free press
2009-11-06 Multiple court cases involving journalists have raised the concern of Moroccan bloggers.Continue...
RSF blast arrest of Tunisian journalist
2009-11-04 Tunisian authorities are charging Taoufik Ben Brik, a journalist and critic of the government, with committing crimes ranging from defamation to assault.Continue...
Arab youth call for media that reflect their interests
2009-10-09 Young Arabs want streamlined media that meets their expectations, and participants in a Tunis seminar delved into how this media model might look.Continue...
Forum gives young Moroccans tools for social change
2009-09-10 Young Moroccans exchanged ideas and mingled with their peers at the first-ever Civil Society Forum in Rabat.Continue...
Literacy lessons change lives in Morocco
2009-09-09 Morocco renewed its commitment to fight against illiteracy, with educational programmes geared towards adult students.Continue...
Moroccan bloggers tackle RAM strife, Ramadan, athletics woes
2009-09-03 Striking pilots at Royal Air Maroc (RAM), a subpar Moroccan performance at the World Athletics Championships, Yahoo's alleged "Americanisation" of Maktoob ... these are just a few of the topics currently attracting attention in the Moroccan blogosphere.Continue...
Citizen groups call for sit-ins to protest food price increases
2009-09-02 Leaders of a national campaign to protest high food prices are planning sit-ins nationwide and a protest in front of the parliamentary building.Continue...
Polygamy, the economy and Ramadan pepper Maghreb blogs
2009-08-21 Topics as varied as the economic impact of Ramadan and the Tunisian debate about polygamy caught bloggers' attention this week.Continue...
Role of women in Arab media spurs debate at international conference
2009-08-20 The role of women in the Arab media was a hot topic for debate at a conference on Sunday during the 31st International Cultural Festival of Asilah in Morocco.Continue...
