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November 8th, 2006

The Moroccan blogosphere barely acknowledges Saddam Hussein's sentence

Farah Kinani · 09:32 · Middle East & North Africa

Two major events marked the beginning of the week, for the Moroccan bloggers: The Green March and Saddam Hussein's death penalty. But only one event got the most attention. It's the first blog meeting held in Agadir last week end. The Green March Moroccan bloggers(Fr) discussed the Green March, and remembered the ... 5 comments · read »

November 5th, 2006

Moroccan bloggers gain in popularity and reduce the predominance of French blogs

Farah Kinani · 12:49 · Middle East & North Africa

I went to Morocco for a long vacation. Once back to my home sweet home, I had to deal with my son's adenoids which caused me to stay away of my weekly roundup. Thank God, everything is just fine now. So here I am, back to my favorite hobby of ... 7 comments · read »

May 10th, 2006

The week that was, in the Moroccan blogosphere

Farah Kinani · 12:17 · Middle East & North Africa

Once again, an Egyptian blogger is detained. I'll start today by urging the Egyptian Government to release Alaa and the other activists detained for having expressed their political opinion. I don't know yet why no one can access M.S Hjiouj's blog(Ar) since last week, and I sincerely hope it has nothing ... 4 comments · read »

May 3rd, 2006

Chernobyl remembered and the Amazigh poetry enjoyed in the Moroccan blogosphere

Farah Kinani · 11:29 · Middle East & North Africa

Two very interesting Moroccan blogs are celebrating the first year of their existence. So I'll start by wishing a happy birthday to M.S Hjiouj(Ar) and BLOGS MULTIPLES(Ar). Atmani(Ar) I would like you to know that I have nothing against your political posts, and that it's always a joy for me ... 6 comments · read »

April 26th, 2006

Marriage, Birthday and identity crisis in the Moroccan blogosphere

Farah Kinani · 07:03 · Middle East & North Africa

I'll start today with some good news. The first one: Morocco is among the four African countries which count the biggest numbers of internet users in a continent where only 22 million people use the net, that is 2.5% of the 900 million people living in Africa. But, this number has ... 8 comments · read »

April 19th, 2006

Manal - The bold and the beautiful Moroccan blogger

Farah Kinani · 07:38 · Middle East & North Africa

Do you remember Jyllandsposten? The newspaper that published cartoons of the prophet (PBUH)? Representatives of the paper refused to meet with the BBC, CNN or the Danish TV, but agreed to meet Manal!! Yes, Manal is a student-doctor who blogs and wants to make a difference. Her blog Manal Carpe ... 28 comments · read »