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Basma El Atti

Basma El Atti

El Atti

Basma is The New Arab’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.

 

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

 

Follow her on twitter: @elattibasma

 

Since gaining independence, Algeria has consistently upheld strong connections with Palestine, pledging allegiance to the Palestinian cause.

17 July, 2024

The keffiyeh incident comes at a time when many Moroccan universities and schools have cancelled their graduation ceremonies to avoid 'political' events.

16 July, 2024

Opposition candidates have criticised "a slow and inefficient" administrative process hindering signature and endorsement collection. 

15 July, 2024

Morocco's Front Against Normalisation has urged Parliament to question Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita over 'questionable' student trips to Israel.

11 July, 2024

In April, the National Salvation Front, the major opposition coalition in Tunisia, said it would not participate in the presidential election.

10 July, 2024

The election will leave parliament divided into three big groups—the left, the centrists, and the far right—with hugely different platforms.

08 July, 2024

A potential far-right government in France will hinder the efforts for historical reconciliation between the two states, predict political experts.

05 July, 2024

For years, speaking and writing Tamazight was not merely an act of communication but a political stand against the Arabisation policies in North Africa.

04 July, 2024

Since 2020, UM6P has inked deals with eight Israeli universities, including the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, known for its ties with the Israeli army.

28 June, 2024

This is not the first time the far-right has toyed with discriminating against those holding a second nationality, mostly from a North African background.

26 June, 2024