Photo: Chama Bendaoud, 13, and her paraprofessional checking her math homework. Photo by Stella Shi. As Moroccan government enforces new policy on education for autistic children, families are still struggling to access basic rights. By Stella Shi Last updated … Read Full Article about Parents Struggle to Advocate Education Rights for Autistic Children in Morocco
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Jewish schools in Morocco are alive and well—they’re just majority-Muslim
Last updated February 2020 CASABLANCA, Morocco—Vanessa Mamane picks her way through a melee of … Read Full Article about Jewish schools in Morocco are alive and well—they’re just majority-Muslim
Sex education in Morocco? There’s an app for that.
Every Saturday, 20 young Moroccans meet in Rabat’s El Youssoufia neighborhood to learn about sex and … Read Full Article about Sex education in Morocco? There’s an app for that.
How Fouzia Madhouni found her voice through American football
Fouzia Madhouni practices with her recreational American football team, the Jaguars. Photo courtesy … Read Full Article about How Fouzia Madhouni found her voice through American football
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The Latest in Language Confusion: Morocco Switches Back from Arabic to French
Photo Credit: Rachel Berets. The following article was written by Rachel Berets, an alumna of the SIT: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media fall 2019 semester. Her piece was published in … Read Full Article about The Latest in Language Confusion: Morocco Switches Back from Arabic to French
Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
The following article was written by Ryley Graham, a fall 2019 alum of SIT: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media. On February 7th, 2020, her story was published in USA Today. ZENATA BEACH, … Read Full Article about Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
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Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
The following article was written by Ryley Graham, a fall 2019 alum of SIT: Field Studies in Journalism and New Media. On February 7th, 2020, her story was published in USA Today. ZENATA BEACH, Morocco – Just a few hours after Brahim Lhlo laid eyes on the Atlantic Ocean for the … Read Full Article about Moroccan families mourn drowning of 45 who used risky migration route to Spain
Alumni Spotlight: Jeanette Lam
By Lexi Reich Unsure of which study abroad program to choose, Jeanette Lam, 21, left the decision to a coin toss. Through that chance and the SIT journalism program in Morocco, she found herself in Paris last summer working as a cinematographer and editing assistant on a … Read Full Article about Alumni Spotlight: Jeanette Lam
SIT Alumna Writes About the Homestay Experience
Alumna Anna Bongardino (Spring 2018) published this essay on the homestay experience in the PittNews. She is featured above with her homestay brother and sister. I could hear the rhythmic chant of the afternoon adhan — the Islamic call to worship — ring out from the tinny … Read Full Article about SIT Alumna Writes About the Homestay Experience
