The position of women in Islamic countries has greatly changed in a few decades, with access to education, birth control and jobs. But each advance is resisted and attitudes are harder to change than laws. From Morocco to Iran, women—secular, liberal and Islamist, sometimes alone, sometimes together—are challenging traditions, demanding greater rights, reinterpreting the Koran and Muslim history. ================= Kyle Link Building
Monday, October 20, 2008
[Image]During a meeting with Iranian Education Minister Mahmood Farshidi in Rabat on Monday, Moroccan Prime Minister Driss Jettou, expressed his country's intention to expand cooperation with Iran in different fields.
Prime Minister Driss Jettou
Referring to the many commonalities enjoyed by the two countries, Jettou said political ties are at their highest level and this should also be the case for economic and trade relations.
For his part, Farshidi, emphasized the need to promote the two countries' level of cooperation in various areas.
The Iranian education minister is in Rabat to attend the three day meeting of the 26th session of the Islamic Educational, Sceintific and Cultural Organization's (ISESCO) executive council.
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A number of Journalists from Morocco, the Middle East and the United States will meet on Dec. 19-20 in Rabat to discuss the impact of the media on the Arab-American relations.Organised by the American Moroccan Institute (AMI), the conference is intended to base on the distinguished Moroccan-American relations to give a model for American relations with other Arab countries.
Participants will also look into the way the media, both in America and the Arab world, approach issues of common interest.
Founded in the spring of 2003, the New York-based institute is a think tank, dedicated to developing and promoting academic and cultural relations between the United States and Morocco.
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Monday, October 20, 2008