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Cleopatra’s beauty wows Moroccans at donkey pageant
Rabat: Cleopatra has made history by becoming the first female donkey to win the top prize in a beauty pageant in Morocco. Cleopatra could convince the nine members of the jury, who included a veterinarian, that she was sufficiently attractive, loyal and fit to be declared winner in the…
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West Asia
Marijuana laws take a new turn in Middle East
Recently Mexico became one of the few countries to legalize marijuana cultivation and possession, joining Bangladesh, Colombia, Uruguay, and others. But in some regions, most specifically the Middle East, there is a set of strict laws when it comes to cannabis possession or cultivation. Marijuana or cannabis is not specifically banned in Islam…
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Female refugees face exploitation in Greece
In a recent Al Jazeera report, they focused on the lives of female refugees and the hardships they face as they travel from Turkey to Greece, as female refugees face sexual exploitation while children are vulnerable to kidnapping. Their report features Samira, 32-year-old, who traveled from Morocco, to Greece. When Samira reached the island of…
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Morocco postpones opening of world’s largest solar power plant
Morocco has postponed without explanation the inauguration of Noor-1, a solar power plant due to open Sunday 27th December in Ouarzazate, part of what will eventually be the world’s largest solar power production facility. According to AFP, the communications agency that organised the inauguration on behalf of Moroccan solar energy agency…
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A Moroccan artist aims for Guinness World Records
Moroccan artist Abdelatif Al-Ayyadi, 25 years old, is holding one of the biggest exhibitions in Morocco, showing his satirical paintings of political, social, and intellectual figures in Morocco, in addition to being inspired by international characters and main events in and outside Morocco. Al-Ayyadi uses aqueous and oily painting, being inspired…
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