http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/morocco-govt-riven-by-debate-over-media-guidelines/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/morocco-govt-riven-by-debate-over-media-guidelines/#comments Fri, 20 Apr 2012 17:34:42 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=131683 AP: . . . new media guidelines that some say require public TV and radio stations to be more religious. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/04/20/morocco-govt-riven-by-debate-over-media-guidelines/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/morocco-rape-victim-commits-suicide-after-forced-marriage-to-rapist/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/morocco-rape-victim-commits-suicide-after-forced-marriage-to-rapist/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 19:54:53 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=128667 Huffington Post: The case of a 16-year-old girl who killed herself after she was forced to marry her rapist has spurred outrage among Morocco's internet activists and calls for changes to the country's laws. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/03/14/morocco-rape-victim-commits-suicide-after-forced-marriage-to-rapist/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/morocco-king-keeps-checks-on-new-islamist-govt/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/morocco-king-keeps-checks-on-new-islamist-govt/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:10:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=121829 AP: Morocco's ruling coalition formed a new government on Tuesday that gives top posts to an Islamist party but also keeps close allies of the king in powerful positions. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2012/01/03/morocco-king-keeps-checks-on-new-islamist-govt/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/polygamy-is-not-an-option-says-morocco-islamist-premier%e2%80%99s-wife/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/polygamy-is-not-an-option-says-morocco-islamist-premier%e2%80%99s-wife/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:16:15 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119792 Alarabiya.net: As Moroccans begin to become more curious about their new Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane, it seems only appropriate to learn more about his family and meet the Moroccan premier’s wife, Nabila Benkirane, finding out how the two met. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/12/01/polygamy-is-not-an-option-says-morocco-islamist-premier%e2%80%99s-wife/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/moroccos-arab-spring-election-won-by-islamists/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/moroccos-arab-spring-election-won-by-islamists/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:34:40 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119489 News from The Associated Press: The victory of an Islamist Party in Morocco's parliamentary elections appears to be one more sign that religious-based parties are benefiting the most from the new freedoms brought by the Arab Spring. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/28/moroccos-arab-spring-election-won-by-islamists/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/moroccos-islamists-may-bolster-next-government/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/moroccos-islamists-may-bolster-next-government/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 11:11:10 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=119225 News from The Associated Press: Once seen as a threat to this North African kingdom, Morocco's Islamist party may now be key to the government's credibility. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/11/22/moroccos-islamists-may-bolster-next-government/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/09/leading-moroccan-newspaper-editor-convicted-of-disrespecting-judiciary-gets-year-in-jail/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/09/leading-moroccan-newspaper-editor-convicted-of-disrespecting-judiciary-gets-year-in-jail/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 13:12:04 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=105951 : A Moroccan court on Thursday convicted a top newspaper editor of discrediting court rulings and publishing information on unproven crimes and sentenced him to a year in prison. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/06/09/leading-moroccan-newspaper-editor-convicted-of-disrespecting-judiciary-gets-year-in-jail/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/22/expelled-christians-remain-separated-from-moroccan-foster-kids/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/22/expelled-christians-remain-separated-from-moroccan-foster-kids/#comments Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:55:30 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=78084 The Christian Post: "Seven months after being kicked out of Morocco, more than a dozen Christian parents have still been unable to see their foster children. And the chances that they'll ever be reunited with them seem very slim . . . They claim that the Village of Hope was legally registered and thus mass deportations of its workers violated the protections afforded to associations under the North African country's administrative law, [Roger Kiska], an attorney with the Alliance Defense Fund, explained." For background, see this related ADF Alliance Alert post: ADF confirms yesterday’s WSJ article on the Village of Hope deportations in Morocco ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/10/22/expelled-christians-remain-separated-from-moroccan-foster-kids/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/27/two-more-christians-expelled-from-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/27/two-more-christians-expelled-from-morocco/#comments Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:26:55 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=73809 MoroccoBoard News Service: "According to a news release from International Christian Concern (ICC), on Sept.17, the Moroccan newspaper Al Massae reported that Harder and Sanhi Russell were expelled from the country for 'carrying out acts of proselytism' in the city of Kenitra." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/09/27/two-more-christians-expelled-from-morocco/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/10/morocco-to-shut-1000-mosques-at-risk-of-collapse/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/10/morocco-to-shut-1000-mosques-at-risk-of-collapse/#comments Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:31:42 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=68128 Zawya: "Morocco will shut more than 1,000 unsafe mosques in a bid to avoid a repeat of a minaret collapse in February that killed 41 people, the ministry of religious affairs said Tuesday." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/10/morocco-to-shut-1000-mosques-at-risk-of-collapse/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/advocates-of-anti-sharia-measures-alarmed-by-nj-judges-ruling/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/advocates-of-anti-sharia-measures-alarmed-by-nj-judges-ruling/#comments Thu, 05 Aug 2010 22:47:07 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=67692 Fox News: "A New Jersey family court judge's decision not to grant a restraining order to a woman who was sexually abused by her Moroccan husband and forced repeatedly to have sex with him is sounding the alarm for advocates of laws designed to ban Shariah in America." | The Volokh Conspiracy: "Cultural defense accepted as to nonconsensual sex in New Jersey trial court, rejected on appeal" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/08/05/advocates-of-anti-sharia-measures-alarmed-by-nj-judges-ruling/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/cultural-defense-accepted-as-to-nonconsensual-sex-in-new-jersey-trial-court-rejected-on-appeal/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/cultural-defense-accepted-as-to-nonconsensual-sex-in-new-jersey-trial-court-rejected-on-appeal/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:29:21 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=66512 writing at The Volokh Conspiracy: "From today’s opinion in S.D. v. M.J.R. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div.), a domestic restraining order case   . . . 'The record reflects that plaintiff, S.D., and defendant, M.J.R., are citizens of Morocco and adherents to the Muslim faith. They were wed in Morocco in an arranged marriage on July 31, 2008, when plaintiff was seventeen years old. The parties did not know each other prior to the marriage . . . Upon their return to the apartment, defendant forced plaintiff to have sex with him while she cried . . . Defendant’s conduct in engaging in nonconsensual sexual intercourse was unquestionably knowing, regardless of his view that his religion permitted him to act as he did. As the judge recognized, the case thus presents a conflict between the criminal law and religious precepts. In resolving this conflict, the judge determined to except defendant from the operation of the State’s statutes as the result of his religious beliefs. In doing so, the judge was mistaken.' . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/26/cultural-defense-accepted-as-to-nonconsensual-sex-in-new-jersey-trial-court-rejected-on-appeal/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/adf-confirms-yesterdays-wsj-article-on-the-village-of-hope-deportations-in-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/adf-confirms-yesterdays-wsj-article-on-the-village-of-hope-deportations-in-morocco/#comments Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:29:51 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/adf-confirms-yesterdays-wsj-article-on-the-village-of-hope-deportations-in-morocco/ writing at The Christian Post: "The Wall Street Journal reported on July 6, following Congressional hearings on the subject of the mass deportation of Christian volunteers in Morocco, on the continuing and tragic situation of the Village of Hope orphanage deportees: http://www.online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704911704575327310647304110.html?mod=rss_opinion_main. The Alliance Defense Fund, representing the Village of Hope internationally in the matter of the deportations, affirms the Wall Street Journal's story that no evidence whatsoever was presented to substantiate the claim that the orphanage workers were guilty of criminal proselytism." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/07/08/adf-confirms-yesterdays-wsj-article-on-the-village-of-hope-deportations-in-morocco/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/29/morocco-expels-teacher-for-proselytising/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/29/morocco-expels-teacher-for-proselytising/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:01:28 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=64589 Europe News: "Morocco has expelled a Spanish teacher from the Western Sahara region for allegedly attempting to convert Muslims to Christianity, a Spanish newspaper said on Tuesday." | For more information on religious freedom issues in Morocco see this ADF Alliance Alert compound tag: http://www.alliancealert.org/tag/country-morocco+global-religious-freedom/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/29/morocco-expels-teacher-for-proselytising/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/christian-deportation-sets-dangerous-precedent/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/christian-deportation-sets-dangerous-precedent/#comments Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:16:05 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63636 OneNewsNow: "The recent mass deportation of Christians from Morocco is getting the attention of lawmakers in Washington, DC. ... Roger Kiska with the Alliance Defense Fund attended the hearing and points out that many people are now watching the situation. 'There are a lot of governments involved: the Dutch government, the U.K., the European Union, the American government is involved,' he lists. 'TIME magazine, Christianity Today, the BBC [British Broadcasting Corporation] -- you name the international media outlet or the election government and they are watching this carefully, because this sets a dangerous precedent.'" ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/22/christian-deportation-sets-dangerous-precedent/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/roger-kiska-on-chris-fabry-live-christians-thrown-out-of-morocco-yet-u-s-aid-flows/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/roger-kiska-on-chris-fabry-live-christians-thrown-out-of-morocco-yet-u-s-aid-flows/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:58:22 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/roger-kiska-on-chris-fabry-live-christians-thrown-out-of-morocco-yet-u-s-aid-flows/ Roger Kiska appeared on Chris Fabry Live to discuss the Congressional hearings on the expulsion of Christian missionaries from Morroco. | MP3 7:07 mins | ADF Media: U.S. House holds hearing Thursday on Morocco’s deportation of Christians ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/21/roger-kiska-on-chris-fabry-live-christians-thrown-out-of-morocco-yet-u-s-aid-flows/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/us-pastors-praise-morocco-as-christian-serves-jail-sentence-for-evangelism/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/us-pastors-praise-morocco-as-christian-serves-jail-sentence-for-evangelism/#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:27:09 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63389 Worthy News: "A Christian is serving 15 years in a Moroccan jail for evangelism, a Christian rights groups said, while American Christian leaders praised Morocco Thursday, June 17, for its "long history of friendship and religious cooperation." . . . 'Christians shouldn't be targeted for deportation simply because of their beliefs,' said Kiska, who was scheduled to appear before the Human Rights Commission Thursday, June 18. 'None of the preconditions for lawful deportation under Moroccan law was met by the government officials in this case. 'It is vital that no precedent be set that will lead to more human rights violations of this sort, where Christian volunteers can be mass expelled simply because they are Christian,' he said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/18/us-pastors-praise-morocco-as-christian-serves-jail-sentence-for-evangelism/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/congress-looking-into-crackdown-on-christians-in-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/congress-looking-into-crackdown-on-christians-in-morocco/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 21:13:04 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=63219 WorldNetDaily: "The mass deportation of Christians ordered by authorities in Morocco in recent weeks now is getting attention in Washington. Counsel Roger Kiska of the Alliance Defense Fund said a hearing is scheduled Thursday before the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. 'Christians shouldn't be targeted for deportation simply because of their beliefs,' Kiska stated. 'None of the preconditions for lawful deportation under Moroccan law was met by the government officials in this case.' 'It is vital that no precedent be set that will lead to more human rights violations of this sort, where Christian volunteers can be mass expelled simply because they are Christian,' he said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/congress-looking-into-crackdown-on-christians-in-morocco/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/u-s-house-holds-hearing-thursday-on-morocco%e2%80%99s-deportation-of-christians/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/u-s-house-holds-hearing-thursday-on-morocco%e2%80%99s-deportation-of-christians/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 15:29:05 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/u-s-house-holds-hearing-thursday-on-morocco%e2%80%99s-deportation-of-christians/ ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/06/16/u-s-house-holds-hearing-thursday-on-morocco%e2%80%99s-deportation-of-christians/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/morocco-holds-abortion-conference/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/morocco-holds-abortion-conference/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 22:31:01 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=61918 News 24: "Medical experts were joined on Friday by jurists, religious leaders and politicians in a first major bid to discuss what to do about clandestine abortions and unwanted pregnancies in Morocco." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/28/morocco-holds-abortion-conference/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/second-wave-of-deportations-hits-foreign-christians-in-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/second-wave-of-deportations-hits-foreign-christians-in-morocco/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 21:55:19 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/second-wave-of-deportations-hits-foreign-christians-in-morocco/ Christian Post: "The latest deportations bring the number of Christians who have had to leave Morocco to about 105 since early March. Christians and expert observers are calling this a calculated effort to purge the historically moderate country, known for its progressive policies, of all Christian elements – both foreign and national." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/24/second-wave-of-deportations-hits-foreign-christians-in-morocco/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/new-wave-of-christian-expulsions-from-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/new-wave-of-christian-expulsions-from-morocco/#comments Fri, 21 May 2010 16:51:59 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/new-wave-of-christian-expulsions-from-morocco/ Christian Today: "Twenty-three foreigners have been notified of expulsion from Morocco since May 10, marking a second wave of Christian deportations from the country, according to International Christian Concern (ICC)." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/05/21/new-wave-of-christian-expulsions-from-morocco/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/19/morocco-to-define-proselytizing/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/19/morocco-to-define-proselytizing/#comments Mon, 19 Apr 2010 18:06:14 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=58351 OneNewsNow: "Officials from the Moroccan government have met with evangelical leaders over concerns stemming from the recent expulsion of Christians from the Middle Eastern country." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/19/morocco-to-define-proselytizing/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/morocco-expels-50-christians-us-government-and-religious-group-protest/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/morocco-expels-50-christians-us-government-and-religious-group-protest/#comments Wed, 07 Apr 2010 15:54:00 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/2010/04/07/morocco-expels-50-christians-us-government-and-religious-group-protest/ Religion Clause Blog: "Morocco last month expelled around 50 Christians accused of proselytizing Muslims in violation of Moroccan law. (Moroccan authorities say the number was 27.) . . . " ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/04/07/morocco-expels-50-christians-us-government-and-religious-group-protest/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/morocco-expels-christian-orphanage-workers/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/morocco-expels-christian-orphanage-workers/#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:11:49 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=54765 Christianity Today: "Christian volunteers and foster parents at a Moroccan orphanage were forced to abandon dozens of children on Monday after they were accused of proselytising. Moroccan authorities raided Village of Hope and said they were expelling the 20 workers and parents. The 33 children who were being cared for cried out 'hysterically' for their foster parents as they were left behind." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/03/09/morocco-expels-christian-orphanage-workers/feed/ 2 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/10/moroccan-authorities-raid-bible-study-arrest-christians/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/10/moroccan-authorities-raid-bible-study-arrest-christians/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:33:08 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/wordpress/?p=51560 Christian Post: "A large, military-led team of Moroccan authorities raided a Bible study in a small city southeast of Marrakech last week, arresting 18 Moroccans and deporting a U.S. citizen, area Christian leaders said." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/02/10/moroccan-authorities-raid-bible-study-arrest-christians/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/17/right-to-religious-freedom-under-fire-in-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/17/right-to-religious-freedom-under-fire-in-morocco/#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:19 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=45529 Radio Netherlands Worldwide: "A group of five foreigners, was arrested last week in Morocco on suspicion of proselytising. The Christian missionaries - two South Africans, two Swiss and one Guatemalan - were expelled from the country for holding 'undeclared meetings', said police. This is not the first such incident. Proselytising (attempting to change someone's religious or political beliefs) is a crime in Morocco, even though the constitution guarantees individual freedom." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2009/12/17/right-to-religious-freedom-under-fire-in-morocco/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/11/uproar-over-loud-prayer-calls-in-muslim-morocco/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/11/uproar-over-loud-prayer-calls-in-muslim-morocco/#comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:28:34 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=6622 ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/11/uproar-over-loud-prayer-calls-in-muslim-morocco/feed/ 0