Sidi Ifni: New clashes between security forces and demonstrators

According to eyewitnesses, the clashes took place Saturday night at a police station in Sidi Ifni. These early skirmishes escalated yesterday in the morning, throwing stones, fire in bursts of rubber wheels and locking various areas in the city by security forces. The main reason is the arrest and hunger strike of militant February 20, Yasser Njaji. Therefore, a sit-in was announced last week, through social networks, to denounce "police torture" under the terms of the demonstrators.
However, the blocking of sites the city has played extra time. Indeed, according to the general information site Agadir 24, "the roads to Tiznit and Guelmim were blocked with buses and cars and, for more than a day." This would be for fear of clashes spread beyond the city. Indeed, solidarity between demonstrators around the Morocco stands out more and more lately. Proof is all-out solidarity that followed the events of Beni Bouayach, a few weeks ago.
The offender's family plans to continue his protests that have lasted for 23 March. The same source, recent demonstrations would be peaceful. "The prisoner's family and supporters have scoured the city passing a school. Then they chanted slogans urging the police to facilitate his release, "continues the source. Indeed, Yasser was arrested Friday, March 23, following a demonstration and was referred to the prosecutor of the king. It has ordered its follow on arrest. The latest news, Yasser waiting for its next hearing tomorrow in Tiznit.
His friends and supporters have said that Yasser Agadir 24 remains "a leading activist and is very involved in the movement of 20 February." It does not demand more than "the right to work for its citizens and a little more social dignity."
Retrospective ...
In 2008, the Qatari channel Al Jazeera had made a debate on the fighting had known the city following the call of its inhabitants to the Moroccan government to optimize use of resources but also to promote economic development and social region. In 2009, the Moroccan government has responded with social projects. Initiative deemed insufficient by the inhabitants. In 2011, youth on February 20 prompted the people to revolt because state initiatives remained, Lakome reports, "the smoke and mirrors" and fell within the "ostrich policy" to calm the local situation.
Today, militancy is gaining ground and demonstrations promise to play extra time.

Cooking oil: Smuggling worries Algerian Moroccan industrial

500 to 1000 tons of edible oil, from Algeria, were introduced illegally into the Moroccan market each month, said Samir Oudghiri Drissi, president of the Refiners Association of Morocco and CEO of Lesieur Cristal. Even if the Moroccan Customs does not confirm the figures, it does not invalidate either. These figures represent "5% of domestic consumption and 60% of the eastern region," he told The Economist. Knowing that the monthly consumption of cooking oil in Morocco is between 20 000 and 25 000 tonnes. In one year, the Algerian cooking oil is 80% in grocery stores in the Oriental region. The rise of smuggling concern the domestic producers who struggle for human resources, material and financial resources invested in the long run to get such results. "It takes up to eight years to reach a digital distribution from 40 to 60%," says Oudghiri Drissi.
Main cause: the price differential
In Oujda, the bottle of cooking oil Algerian five liters costs 55 dirhams. While Morocco is sold between 78 and 83 dirhams depending on the brand. Consequence: local businesses recorded huge losses in the region of Eastern [Oujda, Nador and even in Taza]. Product Algerian "could happen tomorrow in Meknes, Casablanca and even", warns the president of the refiners. The situation is particularly alarming that "it is difficult now to run our agencies properly. Some competitors have begun to downsize, "he added. Mr. Oudghiri Drissi says nonetheless that "the Algerian industrial are not involved, but the smugglers."
Health risk
Besides the reduced turnover, industry raised the issue of oil quality counterfeit. "Local production is strictly controlled. What ensures that the Algerian cooking oil is also smuggled? "Asks Mr. Driss Oudghiri. For if the housewife is concerned in general the price, this is not always the case for product quality. At least not to the point of checking carefully. Literally exposing the population to a significant health risk. The National Food Safety (ONSSA) ensures conducting patrols to secure the market. Customs also said tracking "hard contraband, including cooking oil." However, manufacturers are determined to wage their war to the end. They plan a meeting soon with the Ministry of Industry, Trade and New Technologies. It will matter for them to present their concerns, as a government solution is needed. Note that the Algerian smuggling in the region of the East for almost all consumer products.

Dounia Batma in Arab Idol: The dashed hopes of a nation

"Very disappointed with the results, I'm really rise against this injustice," throws sarah78001 in our comment section, Saturday, March 24. That night in Cairo, the dream of Batma Dounia, who had reached the final of the first edition of the Arab Idol show in Beirut, Lebanon, died. The national disappointment caused by this failure was up to the hopes raised by the arrival in the final of the young Moroccan. "The Moroccan youth need icons to dream and to plan very far her dreams, she is greatly missed gold, said Soumaya Guessous, sociologist, professor at the Faculty of Arts and Benmsick Faculty of Arts Mohammadia, youth lives in a slump, drowned in a speech negativistic. "
Fell in love with Dounia Batma, this youth "needs to see that the effort, passion, dreams, ambition can lead to success," says the sociologist. "Its success is based on her voice, her confidence and great charisma," attests Nabila Maan, another young Moroccan singer, author of the album "Ter El Ali," in 2009. Even taking the heart of the star system of the Arabic song, Dounia Batma emerged as an icon of meritocracy.
However, the young Moroccan singer failed, defeated by the Egyptian Carmen Souleymane. The sense of injustice has been great for all Moroccans who had followed her episode after episode. "You see gentlemen cheating the organizers of the Arab world who will remember: the small or large Egyptian Batma," said an anonymous, like hundreds of other Internet users, on this blog-that-was-said. Some question the jury's independence vis-à-vis the sponsor Pepsi, from which the winner gets a one-year advertising contract. Others accuse the judges of favoring certain nationalities.
If the reactions were as vivid and as many, it is precisely that Dounia, by its passage Arab Idol, represented Morocco. "Every time that Morocco is represented by someone or a group at the international level, there is a very strong patriotic fervor. Moroccans have many voted by SMS to win Dounia ", their compatriot, said Soumaya Guessous. "This is exactly the same phenomenon as with footballers, it ignites passion and national solidarity," she says.
As a Moroccan footballer for Real Madrid, Dounia is not literally the colors of his country, it is only in principle and as an individual, but mechanically, by its mere nationality and because it is already known to Moroccans including through the issuance of Studio 2M, it becomes the standard bearer all Moroccans. "She has not really lost, says Ahmed El Alaoui, president of the union of professional musicians, as she won the love of the Arab world and Moroccans. Today, hope she thinks of his country and gives importance to the Moroccan song in the Arab world. "
From a psychological standpoint, the psychiatrist Ghita El Khayat, who performs in Casablanca, explains that "Moroccans need to exist at any price, because taken one by one, they are anonymous, thus in all companies. "Like all stars, Dounia Batma creates" a fascinating phenomenon that exists between people unknown and known people who can live through another, "said she. Dunya is Moroccan and young, it is "therefore a figure - and there are few, says Ghita El Khayat, to which young Moroccans can identify."

Marrakech: Protests against rising prices for water and electricity

For several months, Marrakchi have noticed an increase on their bills indisputable Water and Electricity. Faced with this alarming to say the least, several people including members of the movement of 20 February showed in recent weeks to interpellate a solution from the state. However, negotiations broke out in protest movements. This morning, over 100 people demonstrated outside the company RADEEMA (Autonomous Regie of water and electricity) of Marrakech. Subsequently, the demonstrators went to various parts of the city calling the people to insurrection.
Having reached an advanced stage of negotiations with the governor of the city, residents have decided to accelerate the level of protest to the insurgency, the site reported Goud.ma. However, according to testimony gathered, there has been an omnipresent security forces near the city of different institutions and, for fear of the resurgence of the insurgency.
In addition to writing these lines, from the testimony of several activists of 20 February, no promise was made by the agency RADEEMA, or the governor of the city Ochre. The people, themselves, do not count much for letting go ...

France: The noose tightens on Muslims after the killing of Toulouse

Waking after removal of Mohamed Merah is rather difficult for the Muslims of France after the announcement of the identity of the killer feared Toulouse amalgams. If Islam has been at the heart of political debate since the beginning of the presidential campaign, and the stigmatization of Muslims, a recurring process, the tragedy that has shaken the France frees the floor again. Monday morning, this is Nicolas Sarkozy went wrong while he searched for words during an interview on France Inter. The two soldiers killed at Montauban, he said, "were apparently Muslim," a new name which is in addition to French of Muslim culture. In any case the awkward expression was accused of "racist" by the Communists. The Socialists in turn, ask Nicolas Sarkozy to avoid "words that divide."
Sheikh Qaradawi persona non grata
Sarkozy's other action aimed Islam and did not leave the Muslim community in France insensitive: the famous preacher Qatari, Egyptian origin, Youssef Al-Qaradawi and Sheikh Egypt, Mahmoud El-Masri, are allowed to stay in France. Both were to participate in the gathering of the Union of Islamic Organizations of France (UOIF) scheduled for April 6, Liberation reported. "I told the Emir of Qatar itself that this gentleman was not welcome in the territory of the French Republic," said Nicolas Sarkozy on France Inter. He added that they "would not welcome [because they] take (...) of speech that are not compatible with the republican ideal." According to the site Saphirnews, the government's decision would have been demanded by the Front National (FN) supported by the French-Algerian journalist Mohamed Sifaoui.

Morocco - Spain: The oil in the heart of a controversy

New crisis in perspective between Rabat and Madrid. Its origin, oil. On 16 March the government Mariano Rajoy has authorized the company Repsol to initiate surveys offshore the Canary Islands, specifically in the continental shelf in front of Morocco, while the issue of maritime delimitation between the two countries n is not yet resolved. The file is still on the menu of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf under the United Nations. Two weeks after this decision, no response from the team Benkirane. It took a movement of the Industry Minister, Abdelkader Amara in Spain last Thursday for a member of the Moroccan government decides, finally, on this issue. On a very diplomatic PJDiste expressed that such decisions should never be price unilaterally. The Spanish press called the remarks "threats" and "back problems with Morocco."

Challenge in the Canary Islands

But Morocco is not the only one. Saturday in Tenerife, over 1,000 protesters broke the pad against the government's unilateral decision Rajoy. Monday is around Paulino Rivero, the president of the autonomous government of the Canary Islands region to step up. "They basically are wrong when they claim to impose an activity that seriously threatens our economic engine, our biodiversity and directly affect the water supply of the islands. And they're wrong on the form because they are turning their backs on the law and Canary Islanders, "he wrote on his blog.

Not at all in making lace, and in line with the rejection of the population, Paulino Rivero promised that his account executive use all remedies to paralyze this authorization including bringing the matter before the Spanish Supreme Court to declare precautionary suspension able to save serious damage to the islands. For the record in 2004, the same court had paralyzed prospecting company Repsol Canary Islands for environmental reasons.

President of the Canary Islands to Morocco expected

This course of action advocated by Rivero, also leader of the Nationalist Party "Coalición Canaria", has been welcomed by the deputy, Pedro Quevedo, the formation of "Nuevas Canarias". In a statement, he recalled that Rabat considers the waters been prospected for Repsol as part of its national territory. This member of the Congreso has filed a non-binding proposal, discussed this week in the lower chamber of Spanish parliament to discuss the subject thoroughly. Commenting on the warning Abdelkader Amara, Pedro Quevedo maintained that the government's unilateral decision Mariono Rajoy is "opportunistic" and "prejudicial to the interests of the Canary Islands."

This authorization will be at the heart of interviews Aura Paulino Rivero, the president of the autonomous government in the region of Canary Islands, with Moroccan officials during his official visit in April, in the kingdom.

Morocco: Mediterranean Delight Festival revived the controversy with Israel

The third edition of Mediterranean Delight Festival (the second organized in Morocco), will, from 10 to 14 May in Marrakech, the participation of several belly dancers of different nationalities and faiths, including Jews from the Jewish state. Choice that has not been very well received in Morocco and that adds to a poor appreciation of the previous edition ...
The Marrakchi, in turn, criticize, discuss, refuse or accept the idea. Anyway, this festival leaves no one without notice. The voices hostile to the festival thus amount at Moroccan citizens, but especially in newly elected Islamist government.
"Israel, a fascist state! "
Which is at least indisputable is that from the evidence collected, there are many who categorically refuse to separate art from politics. Of these, it is worth mentioning Assidon Zion. For community activist Moroccan Jewish parents, "There is nothing that can be separated from politics. Invite dancers who represent a fascist state, namely Israel, it is a message cowardly and inhuman at the same time. " And continues: "If some say intellectual tourism, alluding to the opening of Morocco to other civilizations and religions, I speak of intellectual terrorism, pointing to the fact of wanting to wipe out Israel and Apartheid receive specific dancers in this country, on a red carpet at a festival that is not welcome in Morocco. "
However, there are dancers and choreographers Moroccan expatriates who claim the right to dance in their native Morocco, just to express their passion for oriental dance. Hakima Arsi is a dance teacher charki in Spain. In his words: "I am a strong defender of the Palestinian cause. However, art is used among others to break with the political disputes and inter-religious. In other words, I can not boycott a festival in my own country just because it will be attended by one or more dancers from Israel. "
The organizer is explained but does not apologize ...
Contacted by us, Simona Guzman, organizer of the festival in question is due but does not apologize: "I have Moroccan origins and the desire to reconnect with the land of my ancestors has always driven me. On this basis, I feel I offer a service to my country by moving its tourism, transportation, hotels and cultural scene, "she throws at the outset, before moving" belly dance has no religion or boundaries. Similarly, it is shocking to prevent an artist wanting to participate in a festival because of his ethnicity or religion. I hope that one day politics will learn things relayed messages of peace through art. "
To put an end to rumors that presaged the cancellation of the festival, Simona replied, "this festival will take place as planned and will be attended by dancers from both sides. Whether Muslim, Christian or Jewish, they will express their love for belly dance in a country at once exotic, tolerant and promising future. "

Study of Moroccans and social networks: Less than a quarter of activists

We undertook this study because, following the events in the Arab world, we realized that there was a deficiency in terms of data, as social media, Morocco, were analyzed in a field, "says Driss Kiskes, Cesem director and co-author, with Adib Bensalem, research professor at Cesem, the statistical survey "User Profiles Moroccan social media", conducted between September 2011 and March 2012.
An emergency. While the Cesem, the research center in the High Schools of Management Studies Rabat conducting this study, the number of Facebook users in Morocco increased by 503,260, people, to 4.4 million user. Growth in ridership is higher than the world average, as Morocco, between June 2011 and mid-March 2012, moves from 36th to 35th place World Ranking, conducted by the Social Bakers site.
The study revealed four taxonomic profiles among the uses of the social media like Facebook, Tweeter, Youtube or Meetic by Moroccans. The "priming" represent a taxon very informative with regard to the regional context of the Arab revolutions. This trend, together only 21.92% of respondents in the study. "Mobilizers" do not come in the first place, to "network" or for fun, but to express their opinion and mobilize around certain causes, explains the study's authors.
These are mostly men, but unlike "some ideas: cyber activism is not just the remit of the youngest," the study said. The relative majority of cyber-activists, 37.4% of them are over 35 years, while the representative sample of the study, in a proportion of 78.51% of youth aged 15 to 35 years . These "priming", in addition to being among the older sample, are also the most professionally integrated, highest paid, with strong representation of executives.
Twitter elitist
Among the respondents, they are the biggest users of Tweeter. "The twittomania, spearheaded the famous revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt remains low in Morocco, 'the authors of the study. "The use of Twitter is elitist in Morocco. A situation to be linked with the relative weakness of the middle class in Morocco, "says Driss Kiskes.
The "priming" are the only ones of all profiles, to be engaged in a truly citizen. The other most active profile on social media, or 30.92% of respondents, "communicators" - or rather "communicators", since women are the majority - looking primarily to professional networking. Rather young and educated, they are "more supportive qu'engagés," according to the study, they use almost bulimic rather utilitarian and their use of social networks. 90% of Moroccan diaspora surveyed are found in this group.
Flirt on Facebook
47.14% of the respondents were much less active use of social media is regular. Far from civic or professional considerations. They just pass the time, meet friends, chat or flirt. 25.87% of them correspond to a profile rather than the study's authors call "emotional." Particularly young, with 59.3% of them aged 15 to 24 years, they belong rather to the lower classes of the sample and just "talk to strangers, flirt, forget their problems ..." says the study . They connect, more often than others, since the "cyber".
"Observers", 21.27% of respondents, those who gather even more passive use of social networks. They seek not so much contact with others, which is proper, however, these networks, but to play online and see the walls of their Facebook friends. Somewhat socially withdrawn, they come to visit, spend time.
All these profiles have in common to present a continuum between the "real" world and "virtual" world. They show that there is no break in the Moroccans' approach social media, in relation to their attitude on a daily basis and their place in society.
The different profiles depending on the order of their use of social media

The administration of the survey questionnaire
Cesem investigators conducted a random sampling based on a questionnaire available on the site for 45 days and whose promotion was made by e-mailing and targeted sites at Done, and Lakome Yabiladi. The survey is based on responses from 456 people representative of the demographic and social diversity of Moroccan users of social media, by their number (on a base of 3 million users Moroccan social media) and by a quota system.

Pension reforms in Morocco: 9 years of waiting and it's not over

The thorny issue of retirement returns to the headlines. The technical committee will meet Friday, March 30, for the second time after the Monday 26, to concoct the best potion able to reinvigorate the pension systems in which indicators are in the red.
Two approaches to steal the show: one purely financial, based on the balance and sustainability, defended by the executive and the business and one social claimed by the unions supported by the ILO (International Labour Office). "Monday's meeting break frost has experienced this issue under the previous government, we began to seriously examine the issue. Friday we will pick up the pace, "says Mohamed Hakech, representative of the UMT in the Technical Commission.
In the middle of next meetings of this Committee, consideration of the report of the French consulting firm Charles Riley, delivered August 30, 2010. He has called for "a single unified basic plan for all employees with the introduction of a supplementary pension for civil servants," says Hakech. "This is ours now, to introduce amendments and submit new proposals to reach a consensual solution between the different approaches of the members of the Technical Committee. "
The pension funds in the red
Of the four pension funds existing in Morocco, the Plan of Allocation of Collective Retirement (RCAR), the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), the Moroccan Pension Fund Interprofessional (CIMR) and Caisse Marocaine de Pensions (CMR) This is the situation of the latter, for civil servants, which is most alarming. Its failure is expected in 2020 if nothing is done to save the ship.
How did this happen? Mohamed Hakech there will mince words: "it is the State who is responsible. From 1956 to 1990, WRC was completely under the Ministry of Finance, one service among many others. The state does not pay its share of contributions, accumulating arrears of hundreds of millions of dirhams, part of which was settled and another is still pending. "
CNSS, reserved for employees of private suffering, but to a lesser extent, the same problems. Its capital base is not stable. For years, this fund was the victim of bad managers, causing the loss of 115 billion dirhams. The case is in court.
Unions united but for how long?
Currently, unions do not go on the same row are dispersed and united. The five power plants that have representatives on the commission, UMT (Moroccan Union of Labour), FDT (Democratic Federation of Labour), UGTM (General Workers Union of Morocco), UNTM (National Union of Labour in Morocco), and CDT (Democratic Confederation of Labour), according to Mohamed Hakech, are on the same wavelength.
Until when, knowing the relationship between the directions of these unions and political parties and state? Proximity, or even an addiction, which has serious internal problems which are entangled in the unions, making them vulnerable and unable to stand up to the government on the issue of pension reform.

France: A mayor who wants a free city "Arabs"?

In his book "Welcome to the Front - Journal of infiltrated" published in February, journalist Claire Checcaglini recounts a meeting with Philip Pemezec, UMP mayor of Plessis-Robinson and Vice-Chairman of Hauts-de-Seine. The latter had told him: "I participate in commissions for allocating social housing in the County Office of Hauts-de-Seine. And I can tell you that Plessis, there is not many Arabs. I very blunder. " Remarks as serious, since Article 40 of the French Penal Code prohibits discrimination because of real or supposed membership of an ethnic group or religion, reports the BBC website.
Investigations
From the book appeared, the President of the Socialist Group in the General Council of Hauts-de-Seine, Martine Gouriet, grabbed the Nanterre prosecutor Philippe Courroye, asking him to investigate. In early March, the prosecutor assigned this case to the brigade of fighting crime to the person (BRDP). A preliminary investigation has been launched to determine the guilt of the mayor.
For its part, the online journal Mediapart conducted its investigation. Assuming that Philip Pemezec, would not that other methods of identification through their Arabic surnames, Mediapart has obtained the names of all housing applicants and candidates Plessis tabled in committee assignment Social Housing in the departmental office (OPDH 92) for about a year [April 2011-February 2012]. It shows that "less than 5% of submissions include North African sounding names." For Patrick Simon, a researcher at the National Institute of Demographic Studies [INED], this figure is "ridiculously low". "Ethnic discrimination in housing allocations is still very complicated to prove. However, less than 5% of people with North African-sounding name among the powers is a ridiculously low figure, even for the Hauts-de-Seine, says he Mediapart. There is a clear under-representation which probably indicates a selection of the origin. "
The mayor denies
"I'm under attack purely political. Gouriet Martine, who is on the offensive, wants to advertise, told AFP Philippe Pemezec. For him, "these attacks are aimed at creating a smokescreen to hide the PS's own depravity while a preliminary investigation for corruption is the Senator-Mayor of Clamart Philippe Kaltenbach and President of the Federation of Hauts-de-Seine Pascal Buchet, was convicted at trial for harassment. "
On conditions for housing allocation, Mr. Pemezec denies any discrimination. He considers "technically impossible". "My city is very balanced and mixed. There is no communalism. Probably for these reasons it arouses the desire to harm, "said the UMP elected.

Immigration: "France is the second most OECD closed" [Interview]

Why is your report on immigration to Terra Nova has it yet been published?
El Mouhoub Mouhoud: It's not really my problem now, but I think this decision is not due to lack of interest of the socialist party for the issue of immigration, but the fact that he walks on eggs. There are now so strong alignment on the ideas of the National Front in the presidential campaign that the PS is cantilevered to provide a real immigration policy. The PS has taken a position to be announcing the right of foreigners to vote in local elections, but it does not comment on immigration. Today, in this campaign, there is no reflection on the policy because the debate has become irrational.
What elements of rationality that you bring into the debate, this report and your contribution to "The presidential debates in 25"?
Is heard everywhere in this country, that France no longer has the means to welcome new immigrants, but in proportion to population, migration flows received by France are among the lowest of all OECD countries . France ranks second to last, only Japan is closed it to immigration. Migration flows into OECD to average 0.7% of the population already living in the country, against 0.23% for France. This is a complete myth to believe that France is still a great country of immigration.
Beyond the gap between the debate and the reality of migration policy as practiced since the 1970s is satisfactory?
Immigration policy is ineffective precisely because it is restrictive. Political action has no influence on these streams because they are too low, there is no driving, no room for maneuver. Population flows entering France are almost exclusively governed by international treaties that govern the family reunification or asylum. This is not because there is unemployment in France there are no areas or areas with shortages of labor. The entry of immigrants to meet those needs is an effective, short-term.
Your vision of migration policy points "chosen immigration" the beginning of the mandate of Nicolas Sarkozy. Are you for a selective policy?
The selective policy is in its infancy, currently the only interesting part of it was removed in August 2011 its regionalization. Map of talents and skills was she, too restrictive compared to other countries like Canada that offers citizenship some years later. It is reassuring rather than précarisant immigrants to be given the opportunity to show enterprising, set up projects, to take risks.
In parallel to its selective migration policy, the government also sent negative signals having a very hard on illegal immigration. Potentially qualified migrants prefer areas of the world alternatives that are generally more attractive

Asmaa Kastit, story of another victim of rape and forced marriage

Like Amina Filali, Asmaa Kastit is a Moroccan teenager who just killed himself after being raped. Originally from the rural town of Beni Ammar (Chefchaouen), the girl under 16 could not handle the pressure that her family put it, to force him to marry her rapist. Moroccan living in Spain, the rapist, 39 years old is the brother-sister Asmaa. The latter, after having satisfied his sexual desires has disappeared from circulation.
This time, the Moroccan civil society literally pulls the alarm against the archaism of Moroccan laws on rape and violence against women. "We are facing a bitter reality. In Morocco, the laws do not protect the minor actually raped, "says immediately Najia Adib, president of the association against the rape of minors and pedophilia, Do not touch my children. "The amendment of section 475 of the Penal Code and sections 20 and 21 of the Family Code is proving to be an emergency first-rate," added the activist.
In his words, the rural commune of Beni Ammar is a conservative area where people accuse of indecency families of girls raped. Therefore, the ultraconservative attitudes do not help the government to repeal laws blacklisted. "I do not think the government has, in the near future, to end archaic laws Moroccan. It will require international civil society helps us in that direction, because the mentality of conservative regions of Morocco deep will not change the situation of raped one iota. Nevertheless, it was necessary that these areas are the first victims of the scourge. The case of Asmaa is not less than that of Amina, no less sensitive than non-reported cases of rape and forced marriages performed on minor Moroccan ", Najia Adib develops.
Bassima Hakkaoui on the defensive
At his last press briefing on this issue, Bassima Hakkaoui, Moroccan Minister of Women, Family, Solidarity and Social Development stated that the amendment of the challenged laws will not happen overnight. "Marriages of minors are not always forced. Sometimes judges will submit to the families of the newlyweds. Especially if it's a rape case, "she sees, before adding:" Suicide is raped minors certainly matter alarming. " Also, she mentions that the Moroccan cultural context requires the consideration of the whole Moroccan society, before demanding the repeal of laws which interfere in more than one.

United States: A Muslim movement allows gay imams

Muslims for Progressive Values​​, the movement is a lot of attention right now in the U.S. Unis.Crée 4 years ago, he advocated a progressive Islam. The women can lead prayers, imams celebrate gay marriages and women and men can pray side by side, explains Slate.fr.
"They reinterpret the norms of Islam and reconsider the taboo. Very far from what is accepted by the dominant motion, these believers feel that the future of religion is not based only on tradition but also on their [...], "said Ani Zonneveld, president of Muslims for Progressive Values of Malaysian origin. Today a thousand Muslims joined the movement that stretches from the East Coast to California.
Question of interpretation
For Lamrabet doctor and Moroccan intellectual, this way of life Islam is not to condemn. She said Islam is a religion so that it leaves open and tolerant Muslims the opportunity to interpret and practice, as they wish, the Muslim religion. "There may be things that seem absurd, but you can not pass judgment from our country and the context in which we live," she says.
"Islam is built upon five pillars, and from there, the rest is an interpretation," she adds. Point of view that joins the movement that believes that anything that is not written in the Koran is not prohibited. Finally, the Moroccan intellectual believes that this interpretation of Islam is a means of integration and helps break down prejudices among people who think that Islam is an intolerant religion.

Morocco: The hives placed far from the fields to escape the pesticide

Pesticides are indeed harmful to bees. This is confirmed by an article in Science magazine, which conducted two separate studies, reports the World today Friday, March 30.
Bees disoriented
Both studies emphasize that neonicotinoid family of insecticides most widespread in the world acts on the central nervous system of insects, causing it to lose the sense of orientation of bees and preventing them from joining their hive. Result: billions of bees die each year. A disaster for agriculture as one third of world agricultural production depends on pollination by bees made free. 40% of human food, whether vegetables or fruit depends on these flying insects.
Far fields
Morocco is not spared, either by bee mortality. So to avoid pesticides, some beekeepers have found the solution. "We must avoid placing hives in places where there are industrial plantations. We must emphasize instead the wilderness, "says Hicham Alami, beekeeper based in Casablanca, contacted by us. He insists that the kingdom has a great diversity of natural resources. Hicham Alami added that about 100 bees, he loses every ten years due to pesticides or natural diseases hitting the insect. In total, he has a hundred beehives across Morocco Meknes Ben Slimane, through the Atlas and the Souss valley. "By changing the hive up regularly, it will allow the bees to eat more food and produce different honey different," he says. Thus, Hicham has placed his hives in the mountains, the forest Bouskoura but also in the region of Berkane where currently orange flowers begin to bloom, allowing bees to forage flowers and produce honey and blossom orange. The debate of honey production takes place in Morocco in May.
A hive produces an average of 25 pounds of honey per year in Morocco
Hicham Alami hives produce 5 to 20 pounds of honey each year. The average Moroccan is 25 pounds per hive against 50 to 70 kg for major producing countries such as Argentina, Mexico and India. It produces several honey-based fruit and plant it then sells to pharmacies, health food shops and herbalists. The most expensive honeys are those that wind thyme honey and euphorbia, a cactus genus endemic not only in pushing the Souss, honeys that sell for 400 dirhams a kilo.

Management of water networks and electricity in Morocco: Right in the wall?

The Court of Auditors publishes report are Moroccan IN, March 29, argue that foreigners Present in Morocco, between 2005 and 2009, As part of their work in some Délégataires Companies Public Services Have Some designs exported illegally. IN THESE foreign private companies involved different sector of public action, as the Network Management of water and electricity.
"Intervention in Private Sector Management of Water and Electricity do not provide the EC Sector Efficiency and aussi may be affecte rated corruption" Estimated Mehdi Lahlou, an economist at the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSAE), president of the Association For A Morocco World Water Contract (ACME-Morocco).
One Bernier, IN son previous report, the Audit Office had already-points to the Societies of delegation of water services and electricity. Lydec in Casablanca subsidiary of Suez Environnement, Redal, Rabat, and Amendis, in Tangier, ALL filiales Two Groups of Veolia, did not fill up the Chaleurs contractual commitments with cities and had conducted its work early the distribution of dividends, the Reminds Economist.
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This year, however, petitions Signed in Oujda and Marrakech protests against rising water bills and electricity are not directed against the Companies Délégataires BUT Two independent administrations Public distribution of water and Electricity. This year, The National Audit Office National Target aussi Drinking Water (ONEP) Who sells water to the regulated companies and Public Private Délégataires. Delay In The Making Projects, Internet prerogatives overridden ONEP be a beautiful UN Public body, it does not appear, about Bernier EC report, Cremieux Managed Companies That Délégataires.
In Morocco, Private Companies autonomous Board ou Police Facing the challenge ALL Sami, pays to own in Developing: the Urban Growth. "Some neighborhoods are built haphazardly and injury on the outskirts of towns without water or electricity contents, each operator then takes a son will flow placer Who Session Electric Networks, Who piped drinking Water Her ... "Explained Iraqi Aziz, teacher researcher at the National Institute of Spatial Planning of the EU, in Rabat. "The Efficiency interactor Very Wrong EST. The lack of coordination, timing of communication between the different services Cree Additional Costs "Estimated Claude de Miras, an economist at the Insitute of Research for Development (IRD), in Morocco.
The insoluble equation: AND exploiter Investing
There are additional to the Costs of Investment Quebec tells the model put in place the incentive of the World Bank in the 80s, the delegation of public services, DO NOT come to fulfill the commitments Chaleur WITH Taken by the contract cities. "Originally the French model of concessions in a Summer Taken Example BUT more of rent, that is to say the exploitation of water systems and electricity and their maintenance on an Added Who were the Invest in France, by delegating authority and assumes no private company, "said Claude de Miras. This additional allocation IN could be viable under The Cities mature, BUT IN A Not that of urban growth is continuing exponentially Or even that assumes IN Investment Networks of Water, Electricity and Sanitation Very Important .
THESE Investment Costs undermine aussi "Originality of Moroccan Model: or 'water pays for water", more exactly the multi-services ", Detaille Claude de Miras. Societies in Morocco Délégataires aussi Although governed have the particularity of the foie Managing Networks of Electricity, drinking water, sanitation and. So far, "the surplus generated on the sale of electricity, at the operator level, the financier to Serve Costs sanitation," said Claude de Miras. The Weight of investment, particularly for sanitation, EST, however, too heavy and should Debtor Morocco to Model son goodbye.

The Minister of Justice committed to the fight against corruption

According to Mustafa Ramid, Moroccan justicehas deteriorated in recent years and figures on corruption are somewhat alarming. "TheSupreme Council of Magistracy (CSM) has suspended eight judges, imposed penaltiesagainst 44 judges and 650 faculty memberswarned of the judiciary in recent months," he said recently.

The minister belonging to the Justice and Development Party (PJD), won the recentelections, has made ​​the fight against corruptionhis hobbyhorse. Today, it provides "a roadmapfor the reform of the justice sector which requiresa logistics infrastructure and efficient judiciary."

The Moroccan parliament adopted last October,a draft law on corruption. It aims to protect victims of this scourge and the informants and witnesses, encouraging story of Moroccan citizens to denounce this scourge. It remains tobe given the means. Indeed, the Forum ofCentral Corruption Prevention (ICPC), a special agency created in 2007 to moralize public lifeand combating corruption in Morocco does not seem sufficiently equipped to curb the scourgeendemic.

The index of perceived corruption, Transparency International shows. In 2011, Morocco wasmoved from 85th to 80th place worldwide in one year. But between 2007 and 2011, Morocco haddropped 8 places in the rankings. Regressionmean failure of the outgoing government in its strategy against corruption.

CENTRAL MACEDONIA IN THE TWO TO TEN OF UNEMPLOYED OAED

More than 126,000 unemployed registered with the Employment Agency in Central Macedonia, representing approximately 21% of all registered body.


According to data released yesterday, the registered unemployed amounted to 609,249 in October, up by 3.75% compared with September. The subsidized unemployed amounted to 183,161 persons and are reduced by 7.46% (14 761 persons) compared to the previous month. There is also an increase in subsidized unemployed seasonal tourism jobs from the previous month 80.85% (1765 people). Of the 217 426 registered unemployed (35.69%) are enrolled in the Employment Service for 12 months or more, while 391,823 (64.31%) are enrolled for less than 12 months. The recruitment announcements totaled 91,594, up by 1.03% from September and 9.78% decrease compared to October 2009.Layoffs ( terminate contracts of indefinite duration) reached 31,241, the fixed maturities of 77,850 years, mainly reflecting the end of the season, and the 26,805 voluntary departures.Source: JOURNAL OF MACEDONIA 

Murderous Assault TEACHERS OF AUTH

Anastatosi has resulted in academic circles of the Thessaloniki attacked with iron bars that received yesterday afternoon, at about 15:00, two professors of Physical Education department of the Aristotle University in Thermi.


Unknown broke into their office with helmets and having repeatedly beaten with iron bars a motorcycle motorcycle fled, found later by police in the heart area. One of two teachers transferred to Hippocrates blooded hospital with head injuries, and according to information has escaped the danger, while the second teacher suffered minor injuries. According to reports, the reasons for the attack-related issues concerning academic issues. Sources say they were students who had "cut" to deliver courses that these teachers. At an extraordinary meeting of the Rector of the Aristotle University Council, condemned the attack noting that "such events, unprecedented for the academic life of Aristotle and teachers institutions of Thessaloniki, affect not only the dignity of members of the university community and an assault and intimidation of officers of public education. " The Aristotle waiting by the Ministry of Education to meet the demand of new rectors from the beginning of the academic year for strengthening of the power storage, an additional 120 people. "It is inadequate guarding of the university, across the plains of Thermi there is only one guard. We expect the Ministry of the additional coverage to which it committed, "said the rector, John Mylopoulos

MOBILE

Incredibly living nightmare teenage schoolgirl from Heraklion shown clearly to have sex with her boyfriend through video filmed by the second mobile phone, which has "released" involuntarily in several people and environment, but even in individuals that she knows!


This video has been pink, writes the local newspaper "Fatherland" to young people, cafe patrons in the city of Heraklion, where she frequented. The young girl from Heraklion with their parents were informed about the existence of video that stars a chance and immediately denounced the incident to the Security Department at Heraklion and has filed and treatment of several thousand euros in several of the distributors of the video in question. The terrible story was revealed some time ago when you made ​​a complaint to the Police and the discussion of treatments has made ​​the girl and her parents expected in November 2011 by District Court Judge Heraklion. According to reports, the teenage girl and then the family seeking the amount of 50 000 euros from the defendants. The text of the treatment she recounts how the nightmare began and how it learned of the existence of this video of personal moments. She says that information when it all started when he met her boyfriend with whom he founded oligomini relationship. One evening he asked her to go home and offered to film with his mobile phone to their sexual intercourse, but this support as itself, accepted it. Fearing that the request not to be filming, was not accepted, then the minor student searched mobile phone of her boyfriend. Found surprised that the screen was all pink highlights from their love together! The same as stated in its application, asked him to go out but again he did. Shortly after the 16-year split with her ​​boyfriend, as he was called to serve his military service on an island. The girl then asked him to stop their relationship, which he believes she does not hate the young man, who irritated. A few months after he presented the young man in the camp, the 16 year old was told by friends that first released this video that shows their love making. One of the men who had been a classmate of. This girl according to claim lodged against it, was that the 16-year approached,

Corpse 46CHRONOU DETECTED IN THESSALONIKI

In advanced state of decay was found a corpse in 46chronou N. Passengers Thessaloniki, Friday afternoon.


Under what became known so far by the police, the 46chronos, private employee, who lived alone, a second floor apartment, brought visible wounds from sharp object, probably a knife in the chest. In the apartment, however, there were no traces of burglary.preliminary investigation conducted by the department's Crimes Against Life Security Directorate of Thessaloniki

RECOGNITION BY MEMORANDUM OF COLLEGE

If you do not recognize the qualifications of graduates who hold college degrees related universities abroad until the end of the year, we risk not even take the third installment of the loan from the IMF.


The above labeling refers to the memorandum signed by the government with the IMF in the chapter "professions" and specifically on page 13, and stipulates that: "The Government will adopt legislation and take the necessary steps to complete the actual transfer to national law of EU rules on the recognition of professional qualifications, including compliance with all decisions of the Court of Justice (among other things, on the franchised degrees), the establishment of administrative structures responsible for implementing the rules on recognition of professional qualifications as a timely public information about pending requests for recognition. " The charge of European Commission made ​​three days before the surprise visit to the Ministry of Education to examine how advancing the recognition of professional qualifications of holders of degrees granted by collaborating with foreign universities colleges are located in Greece. According to what was said, the recognition of professional rights of thousands of graduates (since there is retroactive effect) should be done immediately, ie within the next few months. Experts from the EU even linked the immediate incorporation of European legislation and the recognition of rights with the conditions of the Memorandum signed by the Greek government and even the release of the next tranche of IMF! what has now formally defined and is valid : Graduates of colleges are affiliated with universities abroad and receive degrees (respectively the Greek university level 6) may now require recognition of degrees. To recognize the professional rights should apply to:

• The requested job is a regulated in Greece.
• The applicant has obtained commercial rights to the requested occupation in the Member State of origin, either as self-employed or an employee.
• The training institution (KEME - College) who gave the training has been formally certified by the educational institution located in a member state of origin of the title.
• The formal training from the Centers for Post-secondary Education - Colleges to give the same professional rights in the territory of the Member State which issued the title.

Professional recognition of diplomas means immediate start to practice with the record in chambers, as DPS, tee, clubs etc.
Where a qualification, for example Business Administration-on-thousand graduates, has no legal rights or to Greece or abroad, then, because there is a legal vacuum, the qualification is recognized, explained Mr. Tsoutsoumanos, spokesman for the Association Recognized by the State Colleges. Alaloum with professional rights Despite the urgency that has been the case throughout the Recognition of Qualifications Council acquired the new composition while ago, after its president had resigned. The new president of the SAEP is Psonis Elias, counsel PWN serving in the Ministry of Education, vice president Panagiotis Spanos also legal counsel PWN serving the University of Athens. As explained in "M" Mr. Tsoutsoumanos, "we have the next days meeting with the Education Minister Anna Diamantopoulou to discuss procedures for the recognition of qualifications. Already there are 182 pending applications for recognition of professional rights in the SAEP, it is estimated that the next time will be 20-30 identifications. "is furious with the new turn taken by the state thousands of TEI graduates and teachers of institutions. It should be noted that for decades, infrastructure engineers, geo environment, clean technology, automation, information technology, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, vehicles, remain without professional rights. "We waited at the start of the academic year by the Secretary of Education J. Panaretos to complete the recognition of professional rights. So far none has done so. The industry will decide protests "explained Federation of Teachers President John Tsaknis TEI. Source: JOURNAL OF MACEDONIA 

Frontpage The Hurriyet BOUTARIS IN

The front page of today's Hurriyet hosts John Boutari on the occasion of an interview with Eleftherotypia Friday, November 19 which inter alia stated that it will build memorials for Jews and Turks.


The title is Hurriyet "Turkish monument in Thessaloniki." Something resulting from a declared intention to put in Liberty Square "memorial to the Jews Thessalonians witnesses of the Holocaust and the Young Turk Revolution" while stressing that the square was named after Kemal Ataturk. An initiative according to Mr. Boutari associated with the respective ability of the Greeks who go to pray to St. Sophia. Moreover, he clearly stated in an interview that "we can not continue to deny history because these people lived here

SYMPLOKES between supporters of AEK and PAOK in N. Philadelphia

STONE THROWING, FIREWORKS AND VARIOUS OBJECTS "EXCHANGED" ONCE AGAIN THE FANS 

Clashes Saturday afternoon in New Philadelphia between supporters of AEK and PAOK fans. The incidents occurred before the European team handball match of the Union in Minsk for the Challenge Cup. Information indicates that the incidents began PAOK fans who had traveled from Thessaloniki on the basketball team play with the club Panionios. It was about 100 people denied entry to New Smyrna closed and returned to coach took them and were parked at the National ... decided to visit the Ionian closed using the seat handball team of AEK. AEK fans just saw them ... visitors responded and started stone throwing, exchange firecrackers and other objects. Eventually the police intervention episodes ended shortly before 6:00 p.m

The PETROULA attacks ... TROIKA

All the weapons seem to have been recruited by the Greek side to convince the troika to relieve pressure on the Greek side. In all, politicians, journalists, commentators, economists and financial advisors who listen daily while in Greece the representatives of the Troika was added and another headache.


He hears the name Petroula Kostidou and from the day set foot in Greece the representatives of the IMF, ECB and European Commission, Petroula follows them everywhere and attacking at every opportunity: "Mister Blue Eyes, you'll be soft with Greece ; " heard her ask him Paul Thomsen surprised just before entering the car and left the Rigillis the last visit and talk with A.Samara. See here fotostori the attacks of Petroula Kostidou. Petroula The unabashed, waited for hours with other journalists who rigged with microphones and pad in hand, waited patiently to make the background and reports from the meeting. Paul Thomsen and the rest did not show, however, be caught unawares, as they had seen the golden Petroula the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Labour, having lunch at a restaurant, almost everywhere, and had probably know what it is. Of course no one responded to her questions Petroula Kostidou unflinching but continued to follow them everywhere, proving that the Greek insistence it has no boundary, especially when it comes to blonde from home

ROLLING IN ACCIDENT MOUDANIA

Fatal traffic took place yesterday afternoon at the 3rd km of the old national road Thessaloniki-Moudania.


A car driven 63chronos for previously unknown cause, diverted its course, struck the frieze, killing himself and injuring the co-driver 42chroni.

SPRING IN THE FEE Malgara

Lasted two hours, the occupation of the members of the organization "Stop Accuracy Thessaloniki" and the movement of citizens from Pieria in tolls and Malgara Leptokarya.


"We opened the toll Malgara Leptokarya and protest against the 40% increase in the price Malgara the toll station. One day after the elections, the first since the government announced it was increasing, which he called indexing, "said ANA - MPA spokesman" Accuracy - Stop Thessaloniki ", George Theodoropoulos. During mobilization estimated by toll passed freely around 5,000 vehicles.

10 REASONS TO ANYONE NOT LIVING IN GREECE

THE WORST FATE IS THE GREEK THAN OTHER EUROPEANS BECAUSE OUR LIFE HAS BECOME UNBEARABLE WITH THE POLICY OF THE TROIKA AND THE MEMORANDUM.

 

THE SUNDAY ELEFTHEROTYPIA HAS BEEN CONDENSED INTO TABLES .. ALL OUR POVERTY AND THE TRUE NUMBERS ARE RELENTLESS.

 

We live, how we, in the only country that dropped the pay of workers at an average of 8% when the rest of Europe is experiencing growth with wage growth.

 

We pay the highest insurance contributions, 16% of earnings, and the cross do our job because we also have the fourth highest unemployment rate.

 

We achieved a record 20 years in direct and indirect taxes, we have by far the highest combination of deficit and debt, and inflation is not our enemy.

 

And if after all these left something in our wallet, the'' swallow'' easily the most expensive heating oil in Europe, the third most expensive gasoline and 23% VAT rate.

"Democratic Alliance" THE PARTY OF NEW Bakoyannis

"Democratic Alliance" party named Dora Bakoyannis, the founding declaration of which was presented at a special event at the Badminton Theatre. The founding congress of the party will be scheduled until next March.


Symbol of the new party is the olive branch. " create a nationwide movement now responsible citizens. An independent participatory democracy movement. No longer a party, "he said. The new party says open to consultation and believes "collaboration and ...







for common sites with other political forces . " Dora Bakoyannis assessed that "the contradictory political dipoles of the Left - Right becomes secondary," and the Democratic Alliance aims to bring together people from most of the democratic spectrum: center-right, liberal and center-left. As to the principles and ideological currents that advocated by the Democratic Alliance, is that of humanism, the Enlightenment, liberalism and European social conquests of the 19th and 20th century. The basic principles of the party are freedom,individual responsibility, security and justice, private initiative, reliable, efficient and fair state, social solidarity, the fight against corruption, opacity and customer relationships and dependencies. Attending the event are, among others, former members of ND Costas Kiltidis and Chris Markogiannakis. In her speech, Bakoyannis spoke of a "coalition of people who changed their crisis." She also described this alliance as " the liveliest part of Greece "and" voices of Greece is willing and able " . The crisis, he added, as he broke myths that Greece is not bankrupt, that we can live with loans and new life goal can be to find a place in government. noon Monday Dora Bakoyannis will meet with President Republic, to inform him of her party, but also to discuss with him the political and economic issues of timeliness. Dora Bakoyannis will give his first television interview,