Day: June 21, 2024

The administration of Khouribga’s local prison has categorically denied accusations circulating online regarding alleged mistreatment of visitors and mismanagement of inmate provisions. The controversy, sparked by reports claiming that prison officials humiliated visitors and mishandled food supplies, has been dismissed as baseless by prison authorities.

In a clarification released to the public on Friday, the prison administration addressed concerns raised about a special Eid basket delivery initiative, which had been announced by the General Delegation. They assured the public that all procedures during this operation are conducted in accordance with legal standards, ensuring fair treatment for all visitors.

“The verification of the basket contents adheres strictly to existing regulations, focusing particularly on the quality and quantity of meals served to detainees, without any form of discrimination,” emphasized the prison management.

Responding to allegations of inadequate medical care for inmates,
the administration strongly refuted these claims, asserting that all prisoners receive regular medical attention both within the facility and externally as required.

Regarding the issue of overcrowding within the prison, the statement acknowledged it as an external challenge managed diligently by prison authorities, who strive to operate within the facility’s designed capacity.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Culture and the humanities now have their rightful place and legitimacy in our universities’ curricula, a first that will mark a milestone in the history of higher education in Morocco,’ André Azoulay, Advisor to HM the King, said on Thursday in Rabat.

“This is a decisive threshold that has been crossed, which will help to consolidate, broaden and perpetuate our country’s leadership, having managed to make its tangible and intangible heritage, its history and the richness of all its diversities, the driving force of its social modernity,’ underlined Azoulay, speaking at the First national university meeting aimed at debating the “Challenges of Culture and Humanities” in the revised and completed roadmap for Moroccan universities.

“Bolstered by the leadership of HM the King and the pioneering and committed vision of our Sovereign, Morocco has taken several steps forward in a Community of Nations in search of landmarks and often weakened by the illusions of withdrawal and the denial of otherness, while on t
he other hand Morocco, in the land of Islam, has been able to protect, nurture and develop its openness to the World without giving up any depth and integrity of its identity and the authenticity of its traditions,’ added Azoulay.

“It is with this in mind, and as an extension and acceleration of this dynamic, that we now need to understand and contextualize the place of Culture and Humanities in the new educational paradigm, on the basis of which the curricula of our universities will help to train those who will tomorrow be able to consolidate and further today’s achievements,’ pointed out the Advisor to HM the King.

For his part, the Minister for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, Abdellatif Miraoui, stressed the importance of humanities and culture as essential elements of the education system, while highlighting the key role of culture in the reform of higher education, along with openness to other cultures and mastery of foreign languages.

Miraoui also called on young Moroccans to
open up and explore the richness and cultural diversity of the Kingdom’s different regions, citing the role played by the National Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences in promoting Moroccan cultural diversity.

The Minister for Youth, Culture and Communication, Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid, highlighted the close link between culture and humanity, stating that several disciplines of the humanities, artistic creativity and culture, in its broadest sense, have been identified.

He also pointed out that culture and the humanities have helped build bridges using cultural and creative industries, through universities that are open to their regional, associative and entrepreneurial environment, citing International Book and Publishing Fair (SIEL) and Morocco Gaming Expo.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Morocco’s Ministry of Endowments and Islamic Affairs on Friday said that there had been no “abnormal situation” regarding deaths among Moroccan pilgrims during the current 1445 Hajj season, adding that twenty deaths had been recorded to date.

In a statement on “Deaths among Moroccan pilgrims”, the Ministry indicated that these cases of death had been recorded among pilgrims belonging to the official organization and the travel agency organization, virtually the same number compared with the same period of last year’s Hajj season.

Over the last twenty years, the Ministry pointed out, the number of deaths among Moroccan pilgrims has ranged between 30 and 45 cases each year.

With regard to this year’s deaths, the Ministry stated that they are “natural deaths”, pointing out that 15% of Moroccan pilgrims this year are over 80 years of age.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse