''TelQuel'' () (
slogan
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: ''Morocco as it is''), is a
French-language Moroccan weekly news
magazine
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.
TelQuel is generally considered a quality magazine and more independent from the Moroccan government than most moroccan media outlets. TelQuel is also known for its opposition to Islamist ideology and its defense of religious minorities.
It belongs to the Hariry family. The headquarter is located in Casablanca.
History and profile
''TelQuel'' was founded in 2001 by
Ahmed Benchemsi. It provides new-related articles.
The magazine has been repeatedly subjected to harassment and pressures from the Moroccan government.
[ Both Benchemsi and Boukhari were convicted in 2005 on charges of ]defamation
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, in what the RSF described as a political trial.
On 1 August 2009, the Moroccan government seized an edition of ''TelQuel'', following its inclusion of an opinion poll conducted jointly with French newspaper ''Le Monde
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'' and looking at the performance of King Mohammed VI over the first ten years of his reign. Although 91% viewed his performance favourably, the authorities considered this to be an unsuitable topic for coverage and promptly banned publication of the survey, provoking a furious reaction from the press and Web users.
''TelQuel'' started a Moroccan Arabic
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edition, '' Nichane''. In 2010, however, it went out of business following government pressure on companies to withdraw advertising.
Editors-in-chief
*Selma Mhaoud September 2001 – January 2002
*Driss Ksikes February 2002 – July 2006
* Karim Boukhari September 2006 – January 2013
*Fahd Iraqi, January 2013 – May 2014
*Abdallah Tourabi, June 2014 – present
See also
* List of magazines in Morocco
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Telquel
2001 establishments in Morocco
French-language magazines
Magazines established in 2001
Magazines published in Morocco
Weekly news magazines
News magazines published in Africa