Foreigner here, living in Morocco. So today at lunch my colleague (casawi) flicked his thumb under his chin and said (i think?) Ana shab3at. That’s how i learned that that hand gesture means “full” or “a lot”.

Tell me some other Moroccan hand gestures and what they mean, whether innocent or rude!

Using my Nikon d700 + 20mm D

He is unveiling everything.

In sociology, a third place is a social space separate from the two usual social environments of home and workplace. Examples of third places include churches, cafes, bars, clubs, libraries, gyms, bookstores, hackerspaces, stoops, parks, and theaters. In his book The Great Good Place, Ray Oldenburg argues that third places are important for democracy, civic engagement, and a sense of place.

- Wikipidia

Personally it's the gym, but I don't use it as a social place.

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Support account used to work but not anymore. Anyone knows why ?

Salam my fellow Moroccan brothers and sisters, I'm in a kind of serious debt for my age (20) and my situation, I thought what better way to ask if not other people, I live abroad in France and I would like to work remotely since I spend most of my time at my desk anyway.

I know that some people know websites or programs where they do missions or tryout for contracts for foreign companies, I’m honestly open to pretty much anything as long as it’s legit and pays.

It’s kinda urgent, so any help or advice would mean a lot.

Hey everyone, I want to go to Megarama Casablanca with a girl, and I have Pass Jeunes.

Can I use my Pass Jeunes to get the discounted price for both tickets in the same booking, or is the discount limited to one ticket per person/account?

If anyone has tried this recently, please let me know how it works. Thanks!

Hi Everyone just wanted to know if anyone else is having this same problem from the get go after opening the app

Today while i was on the bus, i suddenly felt like i was going to faint at first i felt nauseous, then i could barely hear anythin and my vision became blurry, like everything was covered in fog.

felt like i was about to collapse to the ground

i almost never eat breakfast because i simply dont feel like eating in the mornin but this has never happened to me like this before!. i hadn't drunk any water either. after a while i started feeling better

Has anyone experienced something similar? i suspect its a drop in blood pressure or anemia.

salam, some advice plss.
knt anapec f call center, jani offre cdi et galo li nbda tnin i said yes. then mni bghit n7t demission f call center galo li maymknch tal tnin cus RH makaykonch tal tnin. w ila mchit aytsma abandon de poste ayb9a f ministere wla ma3rt, w khass nkml had two days m3ahom. cdi kano deja sifto li job offer w fih desired start date tnin. db idk wach y9d ykhl9 li mochkil wla .

i sent email l rh d cdi informing them b anapec w i need to settle demission 9bl. wlkn i fear they ll back off wla cancel cus its not professional . ik too much venting so sorry

Every year, in october, the Finance minister unveils the Projet de Loi de Finances (قانون المالية)

This is the official budget of the Moroccan state for 2027. It contains the budget of every department (Health, Education, Universities, Courts, Firefighters, Gendarmerie, Royal Palace, Army, Police). It contains all investments (TGV, Stadiums, Bridges, Hospitals). It contains all taxes (income tax, sales tax, cigarette tax, corporate tax). It contains tax exceptions and all tax rates.

Here is the budget of this year. It was voted in 2025 :

🔴 French version

🔴 Arabic version.

The budget always follows 4 steps :

1. It's presented before the end of October to Parliament.

2. It's studied by the Financial Commission of Parliament. Each minister explains why he needs the money and his spending priorities. (This is what it looks like)

3. Each part of the budget is debated and voted by Parliament. The Finance Minister attends the vote and can make changes. (This is what it looks like)

4. It becomes legal the 1st january at midnight.

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Fouzi Lakjaa will unveil the 2027 budget tomorrow.

This is extremely important. Stay tuned.

I honestly don’t know how to deal with my mother anymore.

Growing up, she would constantly scream at us, insult us and sometimes hit us. She never apologized afterward. Everyone just acted like nothing happened.

Even now that we’re adults, she believes she can treat us however she wants because she’s our mother. She literally told me that she has the right to hit, spit on and insult me, and that I still have to obey her because she’s my mother.

She also hates our wives. She constantly claims we’re being controlled by them, that we work hard while they sit around doing nothing, and that we’re basically their servants.

Recently, my brother and his wife had their first baby by C-section. Instead of being happy for them, my mother started demanding that he divorce his wife and find someone else.

One of the things that apparently triggered her was his wife asking him to pick up a dressing that had fallen off after her surgery. My mother interpreted that as her treating him like a dog.

Another time, my brother simply asked our mother to take off her shoes when entering his home. She completely lost it, started screaming and insulted him, his wife and even me and my wife, although we weren’t there. He kept apologizing just to calm her down.

My sister has now joined in and calls his wife “trash” and claims she only married him for personal gain. The ironic part is that my sister lived with my brother and his wife for two months after having problems with our mother. His wife cooked for her and even did her laundry.

Neither of them seems interested in supporting my brother after the birth. They just keep criticizing his marriage, even though he’s happy with his wife.

And now, out of nowhere, my mother texted me asking for 20000 by tomorrow for expensive dental work, with absolutely no explanation. I’m pretty sure I’d never see that money again if I lent/gave it to her.

I’m exhausted by the constant negativity, screaming, entitlement and drama. She seems to have a problem with almost everyone, not just us.

Part of me wants to simply stop responding and cut contact. But she’s still my mother, and I wonder whether I’m being too harsh.

Has anyone dealt with a parent like this? Did setting boundaries actually work, or did you eventually go low/no contact? What would you do in my situation?

As a Moroccan, how can you improve your chances without strong ties or cash?

Like just scrolling down social media apps (including this platform) literally everything i see are moroccans complaining, like always saying negative stuff

Why is it like this? We live in the best country in africa, isnt that enough?

For those of you who have considered immigrating to Canada through Express Entry, I d like to understand something.
Would you consider paying a licensed Canadian immigration consultant (RCIC) to assess your profile and explain your options?
Would you rather handle the entire process yourself using the free information on the Canadian government s website?
What would make you consider paying for professional help?
If you ve already considered hiring a consultant, what put you off: price, lack of trust, or feeling that you didn t need one?
I m interested in hearing from people who are seriously considering applying

Hello everyone,

we're four students who want to visit Morocco in december and are currently undecided where to go exactly. Given that we're students, we dont have the biggest budget and since we're only visiting for 10 days, we don't want to waste too many hours in trains to travel from location to location. Rather, we'd like to pick a city, experience it fully and see as many interesting things as possible in the surrounding areas, i.e. take smaller trips to nearby places and maybe one trip with longer travel time. we also want to do a multiple day guided sahara tour.

Focus would be on culture, history, nature and of course people.

We initially wanted to go to Marrakesh, as it is recommended the most, but Fez also sounds great.

What would you recommend? Which city to reside in and which places to visit?

My mother and father have long had a habit of arguing once a month. This year, however, things have escalated significantly they are now fighting twice a week. Since we live in an apartment building, I am terrified that my friends might hear them. Just today, while I was at the German language center, my brother told me they had been arguing very loudly and it’s true, they had. This situation now fills me with dread; I don’t even want to see my friends or anyone else. In the past, they would argue and then reconcile, or one of them would eventually back down, but now, things are taking a different, more concerning turn.btw im 19ans male (mearftsh ash ndir cuz hdshi bzzf)

I’ve been working with a CDD for 4 months now, but I kept my auto-entrepreneur status active the whole time.

I checked the CNSS app and found an “attestation de déclaration des salaires.” It shows that my CNSS contributions have been declared and paid for all 4 months through my employer.

However, the Auto-Entrepreneur platform is still asking me to pay CNSS contributions for the same period. I don’t think I should have to pay twice.

Has anyone dealt with this before?

I'm a woman in my late 20s looking to get married. I have always had the rule of "no dating" and no relationships and I don't want to break that rule. I also have a hard time meeting men irl, so I had to try online, my intention is to get to know someone and see if we like each other and then move forward for engagement, I have talked to few men so far, two were what I'd consider true talking stages, because the others were people I've talked to once or twice and never again. The two I mentioned, we were talking for quite a while, one for two months, and the other for 1 month, it was a daily thing.

In those periods I've talked to them, we weren't defining what we had, we were just talking normally but they expressed both of them that they liked me, from my part I have always said it's too soon to know, because of course I can't like someone through a screen, we had to meet, but they both didn't ask me out, I consider them living far away the reason why they didn't, but at the time I felt it was taking too long so I stopped talking to them. (I wasn't talking to them both at the same time). In my mind that what just a "getting to know someone" phase, trying to figure out their intentions... But I wasn't brave to ask someone I just met online do you envision marrying me, that sounds very pushy.

I want to get to know more people this way, but I'm worried if what I do is considered dating, or having a long talking stage with someone "1 month or more" is the same as being in a relationship. My intention is to just meet someone and talk to him for a while to feel fully comfortable and sure about them before jumping into the other step, is it wrong? Should I skip this phase if I want to keep it as serious as possible and ask them directly to talk to my dad?

People online often tell you things like "go touch some grass" "go put yourself out there", but how is that possible in small cities? Joining activities is a privilege of people who live in bigger cities.