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December 29,
2012 |
The Naval Fighter: Um Haram bint Milhan
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 She is the sister of Um Saleem (Mother of Anas bin Malik) and was among the first women of Madinah to embrace Islam.
The Prophet held Um Haram in high regard and had a close and loving relationship with her family, so much so that it is narrated that he even slept over at their house.
Once the Prophet slept in Um Haram’s house during the day and woke up laughing. Um Haram asked, “What makes you laugh O Apostle of Allah?”
He said: “I saw people from my nation riding like kings the thrones, fighting for the sake of Allah on the Green Sea (modern day Mediterranean Sea).”
So she said, “O Apostle of Allah, ask Allah to put me among them!”
He responded: “You are among the first of them.” (Narrated by Bukhari and Muslim)
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Last Updated on Saturday, 29 December 2012 08:30 |
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August 13,
2011 |
Kharboucha: A legend who fought with her voice and stood for her words
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Written by Administrator
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 Kharbouch, a mythical personage from the Safi region of Morocco. An Icon of the musical tradition of Aita this Chikha with a fiery temperament is a character out of the ordinary.
Chikha with an acerbic wit, Kharbouch used her unique voice to stand up proudly against the injustice of her fate and that of her own. The Qaid Aïssa Ben Omar who was ruling the law of the French colonizers in the region, was the main target for her songs. She was the only survivor of a massacre carried out by an opposing tribe and decimated all the women of her clan, Kharbouch kept a rage and strength that were expressed in her prose and songs.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 13 August 2011 06:49 |
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August 02,
2011 |
Untold stories: Moroccan women's participation in the nationalist and armed resistance movements
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Written by Administrator
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 Review of: Alison Baker, Voices of Resistance, State University of New York Press,1998.
Alison Baker's, Voices of Resistance, is a collection of previously untold stories. For anyone familiar with Morocco's nationalist and armed resistance movements, the names Abdellah Senhaji and Allah El-Fassi, as well as the dates, 1953-56, carry resonance. But who has heard of Malika El-Fassi or Saadia Bouhaddou? And what do we know about women's participation in these historical events?
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 August 2011 02:08 |
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August 02,
2011 |
Fatima the Moroccan
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Written by Administrator
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 By 1900, only the Kingdom of Morocco remained more or less independent of European rule, although European competition for Morocco was intense between Spain, France, and Germany. Between 1899 and 1912, French armies progressively occupied the country using Algeria as a base. In 1912, the French and Spanish protectorates were declared, with the lion’s share of Moroccan territory going to France. Nevertheless, it took France several decades to quell the numerous rural revolts sparked by military occupation.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 04 August 2011 02:08 |
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