About Hamza Daoui
Moroccan student of the world and polyglot.
Likes: Chicken tajine, the new style of djellabas, cats, P.Diddy (guilty pleasure), and playing guitar.
Dislikes: Corruption, dishonesty, double standards, cats.
Latest posts by Hamza Daoui
Stories
July 13th, 2007
Francophone Morocco: Development, Modernization, and Creation
June 27th, 2007
Middle East & North Africa
Moroccan authorities just jailed 72-year-old activist Mohamed Bougrine for supporting prisoners who had been jailed for “attacking values in the Islamic kingdom”, according to this Middle East Online article. The Morocco Report writes:
“So wait a minute. This guy, Bougrine, who had been to jail before during the days of the protectorate, is apparently just a supporter of these prisoners…he didn’t actually attack religious values (whatever that means). So now it’s a crime to have an opinion?”
Morocco: Telecoms, The Blogging Grand Prix, and Reactions to Salman Rushdie's Knighthood
Blogging has indeed become a popular Moroccan pastime, with new blogs cropping up every day. Pointblog.com (fr), a self-described magazine of blogging, reports on the first Grand Prix des Blogs:” Une centaine de blogueurs marocains a participé au 1 er GrandPrix des Blogs organisé par le portail Bayn. Khadija ...
June 4th, 2007
Francophone Morocco: Blogging for the Maghreb Arab Union
May 28th, 2007
Francophone Morocco: Politics, Power, and Money
May 18th, 2007
Morocco: Fighting ignorance, injustice, and irrationality
Giving one's child a special first name should be an inalienable right, not a lengthy bureaucratic process. Hamza Daoui covers a debate stirring up over this very issue, as well as the upcoming Moroccan elections and the timeless subject of ignorance.
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