Mimouna in Morocco: Jews Who Trust Their Muslim Neighbors

New York – The vast majority of people in the Christian and Muslim world know little, or nothing at all, about the history of the Jewish communities in the Muslim world. The only thing most Jews know about this fourteen-hundred-year history, is that Jews in North Africa and the Middle East were not persecuted as much in Muslim countries as they were in European Christian countries.It would be a major mistake to  judge from the Palestinian-Israeli...

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King Mohammed VI Decision to Integrate Holocaust in Text Books, Unfounded Media Hype

Rabat - Morocco’s relationship with its Jewish communities has been the subject of wide interest—both scholarly and journalistic—in recent years.Rabat – Morocco’s relationship with its Jewish communities has been the subject of wide interest—both scholarly and journalistic—in recent years.While the world generally views the Arab-Jewish relationship as conflictual and continuously tumultuous, a recent message by King...

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Jewish-Moroccan Author: Holocaust is ‘New Religion’ to Justify Zionist Occupation of Palestine

A Moroccan Jewish anti-zionism activist spoke about the Zionist strategy amining to justify the occupation of the Palestinian territories.Rabat – Moroccan-French author and activist Jacob Cohen has strongly criticized the Zionist strategy aiming to influence people around the world to justify the occupation of the Palestinian territories.The author, who was born in Meknes in 1944, criticized Zionism at a lecture under the theme “the...

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Israel to Seek Compensation for Lost Jewish Property in Morocco

Israel estimates that before migrating to Israel, Jewish immigrants owned $250 billion in real estate in Arab countries.Rabat – Israel is expected to demand compensation from seven Arab countries for property Jews left behind when they immigrated to Israel.Jews have reportedly left behind property with $250 billion when they were obliged to leave homes in Morocco, Libya, Tunisia, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, and Yemen for Israel...

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Imlil Murders: Muslim, Jewish, Christian Scholars Demonstrate Coexistence Between Religions

Several vigils in tribute of the murdered Scandinavian tourists took place over the weekend across Morocco. The gatherings which served as an opportunity to recall that Morocco is land of openness, hospitality and coexistence, regardless of beliefs or religions.Rabat – In the vigil held in Marrakech, three representatives of the Abrahamic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, came together and posed for a hand in hand picture.The three representatives...

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Emigration Morocco Jews Jewish Community

Rabat -  Of the 14.7 million Jews in the world, 2,000 Jews live in Morocco and 8,500 in Iran.abat –  Of the 14.7 million Jews in the world, 2,000 Jews live in Morocco and 8,500 in Iran.The Jewish Agency unveiled statistics of the world’s Jewish population on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, literally the “head of the new year,” celebrated on September 9.A total of 6.6 million Jews live in Israel, while 8.1...

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Morocco’s Capital: A City of Peaceful Religious Coexistence

Rabat - The Kingdom of Morocco has always been a land of intercultural coexistence and tolerance. Rabat, its capital, hosts the places of worship of the three Abrahamic religions.Rabat – The Kingdom of Morocco has always been a land of intercultural coexistence and tolerance. Rabat, its capital, hosts the places of worship of the three Abrahamic religions.There, one finds mosques, churches and synagogues as rooted in time as the relation...

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Emigration: Morocco Only Has a Few Thousand Jews Left

Rabat - A delegation made up of representatives of Muslims, Jews, and Christians from southwest France has been visiting Morocco since last Sunday in collaboration with France’s Union of Mosques (UMF).Rabat – A delegation made up of representatives of Muslims, Jews, and Christians from southwest France has been visiting Morocco since last Sunday in collaboration with France’s Union of Mosques (UMF).UMF, which facilitates interreligious...

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Jewish Moroccans Celebrate ‘Shared Moroccanness,’ Commitment to Morocco

Representatives of Morocco’s Jewish community have reaffirmed their “unflinching attachment to Moroccanness,” celebrating the country’s history of peaceful coexistence between Muslim and Jewish Moroccans.Rabat – The public show of allegiance to a complex national and cultural heritage took place at a cultural event in Marrakech on Thursday.Under the theme “Moroccan Judaism: Toward Shared Moroccanness,” panelists and participants convened...

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Marrakech Taroudant Small Town History Charm מרקש טארודנט

Sitting approximately 80 kilometers east of Agadir, Taroudant, or the “little Marrakech,” is an imperial town stretching out along the Souss Valley.Sitting approximately 80 kilometers east of Agadir, Taroudant, or the “little Marrakech,” is an imperial town stretching out along the Souss Valley.The first thing a visitor will notice is the pentagon-shaped fortified wall that encircles the city. The Taroudant historical wall is the oldest wall in Morocco...

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