Most recent articles by Siham Ouchtou
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COVID-19 pandemicRamadan during coronavirus – with a virtual community
Ramadan begins this week even as the coronavirus pandemic up-ends life around the world. The crisis is forcing Muslims to re-think traditions and find new approaches to one of Islam's most important religious rituals. By Siham Ouchtou and Kersten Knipp
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Consequences of the Military Intervention in MaliA Tinderbox Situation
Algeria and Morocco granted France permission to use their airspace in its campaign against militant Islamists in Mali. But Arab experts fear that the Mali intervention could push many young Muslims into the arms of the Jihadists. By Siham Ouchtou
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Interview with Morocco's Minister Bassima Hakkaoui''Some Politicians See Women as Intruders''
PJD politician Bassima Hakkaoui is the only woman to hold a ministerial post in Morocco's new, Islamist-dominated government. In conversation with Siham Ouchtou, the Minister for Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development addresses the concerns of women's rights organizations over the government's gender equality policy
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Journalists with Headscarves in MoroccoKept under Cover
In Morocco, too, more and more women are entering the labour market. Many of them wear a headscarf. However, there seems to be an unwritten law in Moroccan radio and television that women wearing headscarves are not allowed to be employed there.