Morocco: Al Quds Al Arabi’s 20th Anniversary

Morocco: Al Quds Al Arabi's 20th Anniversary

Posted 27 April 2009 17:13 GMT

Countries	Morocco, Palestine
Topics	History, Media & Journalism
Languages	English

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· Maroc : Le 20e anniversaire d'Al Quds Al Arabi

Morocco

From Morocco, Cinema and Movies marks the 20th birthday of Arabic language newspaper Al Quds Al Arabi. “In my country, it is sad to hear from time to time that some journalists are given bribes to keep their thoughts hidden.However,there are others just like our modest newspaper, Al qods Al Arabi choose to fight for the truth and rightfulness,” notes blogger Allal El Alaoul.

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