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List Of Newspapers In Morocco
Newspapers in Morocco are primarily published in Arabic language, Arabic and French language, French, and to a lesser extent in Berber languages, Berber, English language, English, and Spanish language, Spanish. ''Africa Liberal'', a Spanish language, Spanish daily, was the first paper published in the country which was launched in 1820. ''Al Maghrib'' was the first Arabic newspaper of the country, and was established in 1886. In 1999, the number of French language newspapers distributed in the country was 130,000 while it was 62,000 in 1981. As of 2013, 71% of the papers were published in Arabic and 27% in French. History The first newspaper to appear in Morocco was Pedro Antonio de Alarcón's ''El Eco de Tetuan'', which published one edition in March 1860. Later in 1860, two Spanish soldiers fighting in the Hispano-Moroccan War (1859–60) launched ''El Noticiero (periodical), El Noticiero'', which published 89 editions before ceasing in 1861. The period after the Treaty of M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocco border, the east, and the disputed territory of Western Sahara to Morocco–Western Sahara border, the south. Morocco also claims the Spain, Spanish Enclave and exclave, exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera, and several small Plazas de soberanía, Spanish-controlled islands off its coast. It has a population of approximately 37 million. Islam is both the official and predominant religion, while Arabic and Berber are the official languages. Additionally, French and the Moroccan dialect of Arabic are widely spoken. The culture of Morocco is a mix of Arab culture, Arab, Berbers, Berber, Culture of Africa, African and Culture of Europe, European cultures. Its capital is Rabat, while its largest city is Casablanca. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Library Of Congress
The Library of Congress (LOC) is a research library in Washington, D.C., serving as the library and research service for the United States Congress and the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It also administers Copyright law of the United States, copyright law through the United States Copyright Office, and it houses the Congressional Research Service. Founded in 1800, the Library of Congress is the oldest Cultural policy of the United States, federal cultural institution in the United States. It is housed in three buildings on Capitol Hill, adjacent to the United States Capitol, along with the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center in Culpeper, Virginia, and additional storage facilities at Fort Meade, Fort George G. Meade and Cabin Branch in Hyattsville, Maryland. The library's functions are overseen by the librarian of Congress, and its buildings are maintained by the architect of the Capitol. The LOC is one of the List of largest libraries, largest libra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Tétouan
Tétouan (, or ) is a city in northern Morocco. It lies along the Martil Valley and is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea, a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about E.S.E. of Tangier. In the 2014 Moroccan census, the city recorded a population of 380,787 inhabitants. It is part of the administrative division Tanger-Tetouan-Al Hoceima. The city has witnessed many development cycles spanning over more than 2,000 years. The first settlements, discovered a few miles outside of the modern city limits, belonged to the ancient Mauretania, Mauretanians and date back to the 3rd century BC. A century later, Phoenicians traded there and after them the site—known now as the ancient town of Tamuda—became a Ancient Rome, Roman colony under Emperor Augustus.M. Tarradell, ''El poblamiento antiguo del Rio Martin'', Tamuda, IV, 1957, p. 272M. R. El Azifi, « L'habitat ancien de la vallée de Martil » in ''Revue de la Faculté des lettres de Tétouan' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
L'Action Du Peuple
(, ''The Work of the People'') was the first francophone newspaper published by the Moroccan Nationalist Movement in the area under the control of the French Protectorate in Morocco. As the French authorities would not allow a nationalist publication in Arabic, it was published in French. Its founder and editor was Muhammad Ibn al-Hassan al-Wazzaani. Its first issue was published in Fes on August 4, 1933, four months before the first Throne Day, which the newspaper promoted. It was edited by Khadija Diouri, wife of the nationalist leader . History Muhammad Ibn al-Hassan al-Wazzaani proposed the idea of publishing this newspaper to members of ''az-Zawiya'' (, from '' zawiya''), the leadership of the Covert Nationalist Organization (). Most members—particularly those who were associated with al-Qarawiyiin University and whom the aristocrats that funded the Moroccan Nationalist Movement held in high esteem—disagreed with the idea, objecting to the use of the French lan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Mohamed Belhassan Wazzani
Mohamed Hassan Ouazzani (; 17 January 1910 9 September 1978) was a Moroccan journalist and politician, one of the main leaders of the Moroccan nationalist movement, founder of the ''L'Action du Peuple'' newspaper and of the Democratic Independence Party. Early life Mohamed Hassan Ouazzani was born in 1910 in Fez, and grew up in his hometown, studying at the University of al-Qarawiyyin. In 1927, he went to Paris to pursue his studies in political sciences. In 1933, he founded the nationalist French-speaking newspaper ''L'Action du Peuple'', which was the first anti-colonial French-speaking newspaper in Morocco. Political life In 1934, Wazzani started his activity in the Moroccan nationalist movement, of which he was one of the leaders together with Allal al-Fassi. In 1937, and after a disagreement with Al Fassi, Wazzani distanced himself from Al Fassi and founded a separate movement. In the same year, he was arrested by the French and exiled to the Sahara, where he remained unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pierre Mas
Pierre Mas (1891–1970 Tangier) was a French media mogul of the francophone press in Morocco under the French Protectorate in Morocco, French Protectorate. Biography With the fortune he inherited from his father, who in 1907 opened a branch of in Morocco, Pierre Mas began his media empire in 1919 with the purchase of the major daily newspaper . On 1 January 1920 he founded in Casablanca. The following year, through a sale of shares, he came to control in Casablanca as well. In 1929, he founded in Fes. He then added to these in Tangier. This media conglomerate came to be called . He also founded . He was put under house arrest in 1945 for his support of the Vichy France, Vichy regime. The year after the death of Pierre Mas, on 1 November 1971, the Moroccan authorities decided to suspend the publication of and {{Lang, fr, le Petit Marocain. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
L'Echo Du Maroc
''L'Echo'' is a Belgian daily newspaper that mainly focuses on business and economics. It is published by Mediafin and mainly distributed in Wallonia and Brussels. It is the French-language counterpart of the Flemish daily ''De Tijd'', which is its sister paper. History and profile ''L'Echo'' originated as ''L'Écho de la bourse de Bruxelles'' () which was first published on 22 May 1881. It was renamed ''L'Écho de la Bourse'' () in 1889 and retained the name until 1990 when the paper adopted its current title. It is owned by Mediafin which is also the owner of the Flemish business daily ''De Tijd''. Both papers offer financial and economic news. ''L'Echo'' is headquartered in Brussels. In March 2012 it began to be published in Berliner format Berliner is a newspaper format with pages normally measuring about . The Berliner format, or "midi", is slightly taller and marginally wider than the Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid/Compact (newspaper), compact format, and is bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
French Protectorate In Morocco
The French protectorate in Morocco, also known as French Morocco, was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco that lasted from 1912 to 1956. The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912, when List of rulers of Morocco, Sultan Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez, though the French French conquest of Morocco, military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the Bombardment of Casablanca (1907), bombardment of Casablanca in 1907. The French protectorate lasted until the dissolution of the Treaty of Fez on 2 March 1956, with the Franco-Moroccan Joint Declaration. Morocco's independence movement, described in Moroccan historiography as the Revolution of the King and the People, restored the exiled Mohammed V of Morocco, Mohammed V but it did not end the French presence in Morocco. France preserved its influence in the country, including a right to station French troops and to have a say in Morocco's foreign policy. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
French Algeria
French Algeria ( until 1839, then afterwards; unofficially ; ), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the period of History of Algeria, Algerian history when the country was a colony and later an integral part of France. French rule lasted until the end of the Algerian War which resulted in Algeria's Independence Day (Algeria), gaining independence on 5 July 1962. The French conquest of Algeria began in 1830 with the Invasion of Algiers (1830), invasion of Algiers which toppled the Regency of Algiers, though Algeria was not fully conquered and Pacification of Algeria, pacified until 1903. It is estimated that by 1875, approximately 825,000 indigenous Algerians were killed. Various scholars describe the French conquest as genocide. Algeria was ruled as a French colony, colony from 1830 to 1848, and then as multiple Departments of France#Departments of Algeria (Départements d'Algérie), departments, an integral part of France, with the implementing of the French Constitution of 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Albert D'Amade
Albert Gérard Léo d'Amade (24 December 1856 – 11 November 1941) was a French general. In January 1908 he replaced General Antoine Drude in Morocco. In February 1915, he received the Corps expéditionnaire d'Orient and subsequently led them during the initial stages of the Gallipoli Campaign. Lt. Col. John Henry Patterson, who commanded the Zion Mule Corps at Gallipoli, was stationed near General d'Amade's forces just before the general left the Dardanelles for France. In chapter 14 of his book, ''With the Zionists in Gallipoli'', he discusses his great respect for General d'Amade and the general's son, Gerard, who was killed in February 1915.“ONE end of our camp was in touch with the French lines and, of course, I saw a great deal of the French soldiers and a little of their gallant Commander, General d'Amade. I know, therefore, with what feelings of regret his men heard that he was about to return to France. He had endeared himself by his unfailing courtesy and good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
La Vigie Marocaine
(1908–1971) was a francophone daily newspaper published by in Casablanca, Morocco. It became one of the most important French publications in the period of the French Protectorate in Morocco, French Protectorate. History Following the Bombardment of Casablanca (1907), bombardment and military invasion and occupation of Casablanca in 1907, a French daily called was established by a reporter for the Parisian newspaper Le Matin (France), ''Le Matin'' on November 28, 1908, at the behest of General Albert d'Amade, "for the defense of the interests of and the extension of the influence of France". With a conservative, colonial editorial line that rejected any notion of Moroccan sovereignty and supported the idea of making Morocco an extension of French Algeria. In 1912 in its 682nd issue, the newspaper published: ''Presse Mas'' Pierre Mas, founder of the media empire, came to control ' through share ownership in 1921. In 1945, Pierre Mas was censured for his newspapers' suppor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
