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| Type | Daily newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Istiqlal Party |
| Editor-in-chief | Jamal Hajjam |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Language | French |
| Headquarters | Rabat |
| Sister newspapers | Al-Alam |
| Website | www |
L'Opinion is a daily francophone Moroccan newspaper.
History and profile
L'Opinion was established in 1965.[1][2] The daily is the organ of the Istiqlal Party.[1] It is the sister publication of the Arabic-language newspaper Al-Alam[1][3][4] and is based in Rabat.[5]
During the mid-1970s the paper was frequently banned by the Moroccan authorities together with its sister publication, Al Alam, and Al Muharrir, another oppositional paper.[6] From 1977 to 1992 Aicha Mekki reported on crime for the paper.[7]
The 2001 circulation of the paper was 60,000 copies.[8] It was 70,000 copies in 2003, making it the second most read paper in the country.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Moha Ennaji (20 January 2005). Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco. Springer. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-387-23979-8. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ a b William A. Rugh (2004). Arab Mass Media: Newspapers, Radio, and Television in Arab Politics. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-275-98212-6. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Valérie K. Orlando (23 June 2009). Francophone Voices of the "New" Morocco in Film and Print. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-230-62259-3. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
- ^ Thomas K. Park; Aomar Boum (16 January 2006). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Scarecrow Press. p. 243. ISBN 978-0-8108-6511-2. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ "Media landscape. Morocco". Menasset. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Mohammed Ibahrine (2005). "The Internet and Politics in Morocco" (PDF). Hamburg: University of Hamburg. Archived from the original (PhD Thesis) on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ Smolin, Jonathan (1 January 2012). "Mekki, Aicha". In Akyeampong, Emmanuel K.; Gates, Henry Louis (eds.). Dictionary of African Biography (1 ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-19-538207-5.
- ^ Morocco Press Press Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2013.