{"id":8038,"date":"2019-08-09T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T19:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/?p=8038"},"modified":"2019-08-09T15:30:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-09T19:30:12","slug":"belgian-volunteers-in-traditional-amazigh-dress-after-the-clothing-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/belgian-volunteers-in-traditional-amazigh-dress-after-the-clothing-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian Volunteers in Traditional Amazigh Dress after the Clothing Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Agadir &#8211; After the end of their volunteering work of building a semi-paved road in the suburbs of Taroudant, southeastern Morocco, the Belgian volunteers wanted a traditional Amazigh dress to take a picture with before their departure.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-8039 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-7.png\" alt=\"belgian vulonteers\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-7.png 560w, https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-7-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-7-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An initiative that sparks big controversy in Morocco when a parliamentary member of the Justice and Development Party (PJD) Ali El Asri, criticized the group for wearing inappropriate clothing , and believed the group\u2019s volunteer initiative had an ulterior motive.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8040\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8040 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-8.png\" alt=\"belgian vulonteers\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-8.png 560w, https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-8-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/amazighworldnews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Untitled-design-8-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 100vw, 560px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">photo of the volunteers wearing short and t-shirt while on duty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><br \/>As a result of the threats, the Belgian organization &#8220;Bouworde&#8221;\u00a0 has chosen to cancel its upcoming volunteering projects that lasted more than 15 years, sending groups of young volunteers from Belgium to help on infrastructure projects like water canals, schools, and a women\u2019s center in the area.<\/p>\n<p>According to the organization\u2019s press release yesterday, Bouworde sought advice from the Belgian Embassy in Rabat. 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