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

 

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

Morocco's opposition Justice and Development Party (PJD) is calling for an investigation into the ship docking to determine whether it was carrying arms.

12 November, 2024

The intensified crackdown on the pro-Palestine movement coincided with the reelection of President Saied with a landslide win in a low-turnout election.

12 November, 2024

As most companies operate under state-owned ventures, passing the law may prove challenging in a parliament largely dominated by pro-state parties.

12 November, 2024

Released on 1 November, journalist Ihsane El-Kadi spoke to The New Arab 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