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Abdelkader Retnani
Abdelkader Retnani (; 31 July 1945 – 14 November 2023) was a Moroccan editor, author, and sporting director. He specialized in coffee table books covering a range of subjects, from Berber architecture to Moroccan fauna and the Cuban cigar. He was president of Raja CA from 11 December 1984 to July 1989. Biography Born in Casablanca on 31 July 1945, Retnani became an editor in 1980 and published French-language books in Morocco. He advocated for a policy of book promotion in Morocco, believing it would help the country's youth. In 1992, Retnani joined the board of directors of the Centre africain de formation des éditeurs et libraires. He was the organizer of the Congrès international des études francophones under Hassan II of Morocco. He also served as secretary-general of the ''Association des éditeurs africains francophones''. He was the founding president of the Association marocaine des professionnels du livre. He also directed Éditions La Croisée des chemins and subs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brackets
A bracket is either of two tall fore- or back-facing punctuation marks commonly used to isolate a segment of text or data from its surroundings. They come in four main pairs of shapes, as given in the box to the right, which also gives their names, that vary between British English, British and American English. "Brackets", without further qualification, are in British English the ... marks and in American English the ... marks. Other symbols are repurposed as brackets in specialist contexts, such as International Phonetic Alphabet#Brackets and transcription delimiters, those used by linguists. Brackets are typically deployed in symmetric pairs, and an individual bracket may be identified as a "left" or "right" bracket or, alternatively, an "opening bracket" or "closing bracket", respectively, depending on the Writing system#Directionality, directionality of the context. In casual writing and in technical fields such as computing or linguistic analysis of grammar, brackets ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeune Afrique
''Jeune Afrique'' (English: ''Young Africa'') is a French-language pan-African weekly news magazine, founded in 1960 in Tunis and subsequently published in Paris by Jeune Afrique Media Group. It is the most widely read pan-African magazine. It offers coverage of African and international political, economic and cultural news. It is also a book publisher, under the imprint "Les Éditions du Jaguar". Starting in 1997, ''Jeune Afrique'' has also maintained a news website. Published on a weekly basis for its first sixty years, it has been published monthly since 2020. History and profile ''Jeune Afrique'' was co-founded by Béchir Ben Yahmed, then minister of information of Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba, and other Tunisian intellectuals in Tunis on 17 October 1960. The founders of the weekly moved to Paris due to strict censorship imposed during the presidency of Habib Bourgiba. The magazine covers African political, economic and cultural spheres, with an emphasis on Francoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Casablanca
The term "the people" refers to the public or common mass of people of a polity. As such it is a concept of human rights law, international law as well as constitutional law, particularly used for claims of popular sovereignty. In contrast, a people is any plurality of persons considered as a whole. Used in politics and law, the term "a people" refers to the collective or community of an ethnic group or nation. Concepts Legal Chapter One, Article One of the Charter of the United Nations states that "peoples" have the right to self-determination. Though the mere status as peoples and the right to self-determination, as for example in the case of Indigenous peoples (''peoples'', as in all groups of indigenous people, not merely all indigenous persons as in ''indigenous people''), does not automatically provide for independent sovereignty and therefore secession. Indeed, judge Ivor Jennings identified the inherent problems in the right of "peoples" to self-determination, as i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moroccan Editors
Moroccan may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to the country of Morocco ** Moroccans, or Moroccan people ** Moroccan Arabic, spoken in Morocco ** Moroccan Jews See also * Morocco leather Morocco leather (also known as Levant, the French Maroquin, Turkey, or German Saffian from Safi, a Moroccan town famous for leather) is a vegetable-tanned leather known for its softness, pliability, and ability to take color. It has been widely ... * * {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Deaths
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1945 Births
1945 marked the end of World War II, the fall of Nazi Germany, and the Empire of Japan. It is also the year concentration camps were liberated and the only year in which atomic weapons have been used in combat. Events World War II will be abbreviated as “WWII” January * January 1 – WWII: ** Germany begins Operation Bodenplatte, an attempt by the ''Luftwaffe'' to cripple Allied air forces in the Low Countries. ** Chenogne massacre: German prisoners are allegedly killed by American forces near the village of Chenogne, Belgium. * January 6 – WWII: A German offensive recaptures Esztergom, Hungary from the Soviets. * January 9 – WWII: American and Australian troops land at Lingayen Gulf on western coast of the largest Philippine island of Luzon, occupied by Japan since 1942. * January 12 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the Vistula–Oder Offensive in Eastern Europe, against the German Army. * January 13 – WWII: The Soviet Union begins the East Prussia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadia Essalmi
Nadia Essalmi, (; born 1962 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan publisher and writer. Founder of the Yomad publishing house, she is known for her contributions to the promotion of children's literature in Morocco. Since their beginnings in 1998, Essalmi and Yomad have published about 100 stories for children and young readers reflecting Moroccan culture in French, Arabic and the official Berber language Tamazight. Biography Born in 1962, Essalmi practiced gymnastics during her youth and was a member of the country's national team from 1969 to 1974.Deborah Paci, Essalmi, Nadia. (2013) In Béatrice Didier, Antoinette Fouque et Mireille Calle-Gruber (eds.), ''Le diccionaire universel des créatrices'', Paris: Éditions des femmes, pp. 1456-1457 (in French) She studied French literature and taught French at the Hassan-II Agronomic and Veterinary Institute in Rabat. She then coordinated the production of the cultural magazine of the Moroccan Association of Book Professionals (AMPL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Layla Chaouni
Layla Chaouni, also known as Layla Chaouni Benabdallah, (, born 1953 in Fes, Morocco) is a Moroccan publisher and activist for Human and Women's Rights. She is best known as director of her publishing company '' Éditions Le Fennec'', having published more than 500 titles both in French and Arabic. Life and career Born in 1953, she studied law and first worked for a journal of law, economics and politics at the Mohamed V University's law faculty in Rabat. In 1974, during the reign of King Hassan II of Morocco, she and her husband Mustapha Slimani were arrested and she spent ten days in the torture center of Derb Moulay Cherif in Casablanca. Her husband was only released five years later. In 1987, she created her publishing company ''Éditions Le Fennec'' and became a leading figure in publishing in Morocco. She was the first editor to publish accounts of the Years of Lead, such as Abdelkader Chaoui's ''Dalil al Onfouan'' in 1989, or ''Une femme nommée Rachid'' by Fatna El Bou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moroccan Literature
Moroccan literature are the written and Oral tradition, oral works of Moroccan culture. These works have been produced and shared by people who lived in Morocco and the historical states that have existed partially or entirely within the geographical area of modern-day Morocco. Apart from the various forms of oral literature, the written literature of Morocco encompasses various genres, including poetry, prose, theater, and nonfiction including philosophical and :Religious literature, religious literature. Moroccan literature has mainly been written in Arabic and French language, French, and to a lesser extent also in Berber languages, Judeo-Arabic dialects, Judeo-Arabic, Spanish language, Spanish, and after the mid-19th century in English.[pages needed] Through translations into English and other languages, Moroccan literature has become accessible to readers worldwide. Most of the literature written by Moroccans was created since the Muslim conquest of the Maghreb, arrival of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legion Of Honour
The National Order of the Legion of Honour ( ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (), is the highest and most prestigious French national order of merit, both military and Civil society, civil. Currently consisting of five classes, it was originally established in 1802 by Napoleon, Napoleon Bonaparte, and it has been retained (with occasional slight alterations) by all later French governments and regimes. The order's motto is ' ("Honour and Fatherland"); its Seat (legal entity), seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur next to the Musée d'Orsay, on the left bank of the Seine in Paris. Since 1 February 2023, the Order's grand chancellor has been retired General François Lecointre, who succeeded fellow retired General Benoît Puga in office. The order is divided into five degrees of increasing distinction: ' (Knight), ' (Officer), ' (Commander (order), Commander), ' (Grand Officer) and ' (Grand Cross). History Consulate During the French Revolution, all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Éric Zemmour
Éric Justin Léon Zemmour (; born 31 August 1958) is a French History of far-right movements in France, far-right politician, essayist, writer and political journalist and pundit. He was an editor and panelist on ''Face à l'Info'', a daily show broadcast on CNews, from 2019 to 2021. He ran in the 2022 French presidential election, in which he placed fourth in the first round. Born in the Parisian suburb of Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, Montreuil, Zemmour studied at Sciences Po. He worked as a reporter for ''Le Quotidien de Paris'' from 1986 to 1996. He then joined ''Le Figaro'', where he worked until 2021. Zemmour also became known as a television personality, appearing as a pundit or co-host on shows such as ''On n'est pas couché'' on France 2 (2006–2011) and ''Ça se dispute'' on CNews, I-Télé (2003–2014), as well as ''Zemmour et Naulleau'' (2011–2021), a weekly evening talk show on Paris Première, together with literary critic Éric Naulleau. Zemmour also worked for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a population of about 3.22 million in the urban area, and over 4.27 million in Greater Casablanca, making it the most populous city in the Maghreb region, and the List of largest cities in the Arab world, eighth-largest in the Arab world. Casablanca is Morocco's chief port, with the Port of Casablanca being one of the largest artificial ports in Africa, and the third-largest port in North Africa, after Tanger-Med ( east of Tangier) and Port Said. Casablanca also hosts the primary naval base for the Royal Moroccan Navy. Casablanca is a significant financial centre, ranking 54th globally in the September 2023 Global Financial Centres Index rankings, between Brussels and Rome. The Casablanca Stock Exchange is Africa's third-largest in terms of market c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
