L'Opinion

L'Opinion
	L'opinion logo
Type	Daily newspaper
Founder(s)	Istiqlal Party
Editor-in-chief	Jamal Hajjam
Founded	1965; 59 years ago
Language	French
Headquarters	Rabat
Sister newspapers	Al-Alam
Website	www.lopinion.ma

L'Opinion is a daily francophone Moroccan newspaper.

It is considered the official paper of the Istiqlal Party.

History and profile

L'Opinion was established in 1965.^[1]^[2] The daily is the organ of the conservative and monarchist 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 opposition 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. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. 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.

External links

Official website

[men-1] 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.

[Rugh2004-2] 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.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] "Media landscape. Morocco". Menasset. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.

[6] 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.

[:0-7] 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.

[prref-8] Morocco Press Press Reference. Retrieved 21 January 2013.

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