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Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

El Atti

Basma is °®Âþµºâ€™s Morocco correspondent, covering local affairs and social and cultural events in the Maghreb region. She began her career as a journalist in a Moroccan anglophone outlet, before joining the New Arab in 2022.

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Areas of focus: the Maghreb, feminism, ecology, LGBTQ+

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Some 45,000 volunteers, including many Moroccans, arrived in Spain's Valencia to help with clean-up operations and food distribution after the floods.

15 November, 2024

Released on 1 November, journalist Ihsane El-Kadi spoke to °®Âþµº about the shrinking freedoms in Algeria and his never-ending struggle from Radio M.

08 November, 2024

Several Moroccan-American voters leaned toward Trump in this election because of Western Sahara, Israel's war on Gaza, and "progressive propaganda."

07 November, 2024

In Morocco, pro-Palestine groups work to submit an anti-normalisation petition. If successful, it could force parliament to vote on ending ties with Israel.

05 November, 2024

Beyond dance and fashion, TikTok has also become a platform for young Tunisians to voice their discontent over the country's economic and political issues.

01 November, 2024

In Wednesday's protest, several Pro-Palestine protesters were injured and two were briefly detained, according to the Moroccan Front for Palestine.

31 October, 2024

MPs of the Islamist opposition party PJD said they refrained from protesting Macron's statement in the parliament out of "good hospitality manners."

30 October, 2024

Morocco's Association for Human Rights (AMDH) has also called for an official apology from Macron for his country's "crimes against humanity."

29 October, 2024

Hundreds are expected to protest outside the French consulate in Tangier this evening, rallying against "Macron's support" of Israel's war on Gaza.

28 October, 2024

Since last year, the government of tycoon Aziz Akhannouch has faced rising scrutiny for its "silence" regarding Israel's deadly war on Gaza.

24 October, 2024