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What is Balwara?

Balwara is an independent Moroccan outlet that follows political news and the "balwaras" that come with it, told with a mocking tone. The word "بلورة" refers to the empty formulas of political speech.

We don't make up news. Every article has two clearly separate parts: the news, with its source, and the commentary, which is a satirical opinion from the editors.

  1. The news must stay true if you remove every joke.
  2. We never write a statement its author didn't make.
  3. We stay away from private lives and families.
  4. The balwara index rates words or decisions, not people.
  5. Images on this site are Balwara illustrations, not press photos.

Method and charter

How do we rate a promise?

    Our rules

    1. No promise without a source. Every promise links to a published article or document.
    2. We judge promises, not people. We compare what was said with what was done.
    3. Independent of every party. The same scale for government and opposition.
    4. We make mistakes, and we fix them. Every documented error is corrected publicly.
    5. We mock the waffle, not the institutions. We laugh at “balwara” and respect the country and its institutions.

    Visitor votes are only an opinion indicator: they don't change the verdict, which relies on published data.

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