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A Movement and a Regime: One Year Later

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What began as a nationwide call for protests during the earlier days of February 2011 in Morocco has turned into the loudest voice of dissent in North African kingdom. Its weekly Sunday protests resulted in a new constitution and early parliamentary elections. Despite these measures by the regime, the movement continues to protest calling for genuine reform claiming its demands have not been met. While the Tunisian pro-democracy movement led to exile of Ben Ali, a different movement was brewing

18 février 2012 à 17:48:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

Moroccan (R)evolution: “Where Are You Taking Us Brother?”

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“Fine Ghadi Biya Khouya?” (Where are you taking us brother?) is a refrain from a popular song, first performed by the Moroccan mythic group Nass El Ghiwane in the early 70’s. At the time repression was such that esoteric art and music were the most visible expression of dissent. Four decades later, the Arab Uprising has changed the picture completely. Dissent is expressed in the open but the battle remains essentially the same. While Morocco is preparing to vote in a referendum

14 juillet 2011 à 16:43:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

A quand la révolution marocaine ?

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Le régime marocain dit Makhzen a réussi à se maintenir, capitalisant sur les expériences des autres pays  arabes qui ont connu des soulèvements populaires en cette année de grâce 2011, mais surtout  sur une longue expertise de gestion des protestations et des mouvements de dissidence sur son propre territoire. Le projet de constitution présenté par le roi Mohamed VI dans son discours du 17/06/2011, va être adopté par le peuple marocain lors du referendum du premier juillet, n’en déplaise aux je

14 juillet 2011 à 16:42:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

Moroccan (R)evolution: “Where Are You Taking Us Brother?”

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“Fine Ghadi Biya Khouya?” (Where are you taking us brother?) is a refrain from a popular song, first performed by the Moroccan mythic group Nass El Ghiwane in the early 70’s. At the time repression was such that esoteric art and music were the most visible expression of dissent. Four decades later, the Arab Uprising has changed the picture completely. Dissent is expressed in the open but the battle remains essentially the same. While Morocco is preparing to vote in a referendum

07 juillet 2011 à 01:07:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

De l’Etat de droit au Maroc

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Il n’est pas étonnant que la soif démocratique ne se soit pas encore calmée au Maroc. L’unanimité n’étant que de façade, une large partie des Marocains continuent à scander le besoin de réformes. Il est vrai que la réussite de toute transition ne constitue pas une réponse directe à une sorte de rationalité politique, transformant par là la notion de démocratie en un concept applicable à tout terrain, telle une recette magique. Néanmoins, ce n’est pas seulement le fond constitutionnel qui est r

07 juillet 2011 à 01:06:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

Moroccan (R)evolution: “Where Are You Taking Us Brother?”

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“Fine Ghadi Biya Khouya?” (Where are you taking us brother?) is a refrain from a popular song, first performed by the Moroccan mythic group Nass El Ghiwane in the early 70’s. At the time repression was such that esoteric art and music were the most visible expression of dissent. Four decades later, the Arab Uprising has changed the picture completely. Dissent is expressed in the open but the battle remains essentially the same. While Morocco is preparing to vote in a referendum

01 juillet 2011 à 02:23:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

Morocco’s Early Adopters

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A few years ago, I wrote in my private journal about how social mutants can become heroes in times of stress. “When a society remains stable for a long time, the majority who obey its rules are its anchor and its strength — hence the term ’solid citizens.’ But when a society is in flux and its conditions are changing, the old adaptations no longer work, and it is likely that those at the fringes, the outcasts and eccentrics, will discover qualities that had previously been shun

01 juillet 2011 à 02:19:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

The U.S Founding Fathers and Mr. Menouni’s work

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The U.S founding fathers have written the U.S constitution in the 18th century, a constitution which still ,even today, impresses the reader with its 7 articles and 27 amendments. The stylish use of biblical language in the American constitution gives it a sacred quality, it makes one feel that he or she is in front of a divine manuscript. The use of universally valued terms, such as Liberty and Justice as well as the short and concise paragraphs, relays a thoughtful, strong and easy to und

01 juillet 2011 à 02:19:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

How progressive is Morocco monarch’s proposed constitutional change? Not very

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I waited eagerly for hours to watch the King of Morocco unveil a new draft constitution according to which my country will be governed for years to come. The king described the draft constitution as progressive. The national media and the predominantly domesticated political parties said it was advanced, democratic and even revolutionary. For me and for thousands of those Moroccans who have dreamed of a democratic constitution that grants the power to the people, the unveiled reforms were indeed

01 juillet 2011 à 02:18:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

What to do about Morocco’s youth movement? Rebranding needed, of course

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When Morocco’s pro-democracy movement first took to the streets on February 20, the government was fighting a war behind the scenes to destroy it, while in the meantime it was embracing it in public. On the one hand, security services and their servants tried to sow divisions within the group and launched a smear online media campaign against it. On the other hand, they were embracing it in public. During a visit to Washington, Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri said, referring to the group, “We

01 juillet 2011 à 02:18:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

February 20: What Now?

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On December 17, 2011, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire in front of the municipality of the town of Sidi Bouzid, in protest of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the police. This act sparked demonstrations throughout Tunisia, forcing then-President Zine Elabidine Ben Ali to step down. The success of the Tunisian revolution became the catalyst of a wave of protests that will spread across the Arab region, leading to the resignation of Husni Mubarak in Egypt a

20 avril 2011 à 12:40:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

Mainstream Media Vs Social Media in Morocco: A War of Influence

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A question asked in the previous piece about Morocco was whether Moroccan would have been that skeptical to Feburary 20th movement if public media were really free? I humbly think not. The development in Morocco after the successful marches all over the country support this claim: As to show some opening and calm protests, public media were open to some of the figures of the Feb20 video campaign whose interventions were quite surprising for the public opinion. In the same time this helped un-de

20 avril 2011 à 12:34:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

Moroccan context of governance and the Arab Uprisings

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Since Mohammed Bouazizi set up fire on himself, Tunisian events resulted not only in stepping down Ben Ali’s dictatorship but also in sparking a domino effect as other Arab people rediscovered the power of taking down to the Street. Before tackling the Moroccan very special case, let us first remind some contextual details about the spreading of Arab protests: Starting in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia, protests were sustained and virulent in areas non likely to be well covered neither by mainstream

20 avril 2011 à 12:24:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

February 20: What Now?

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On December 17, 2011, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian street vendor set himself on fire in front of the municipality of the town of Sidi Bouzid, in protest of the humiliation he suffered at the hands of the police. This act sparked demonstrations throughout Tunisia, forcing then-President Zine Elabidine Ben Ali to step down. The success of the Tunisian revolution became the catalyst of a wave of protests that will spread across the Arab region, leading to the resignation of Husni Mubarak in Egypt a

31 mars 2011 à 02:00:00 Blog : Talk Morocco

يجب عدم تكرير نفس الأخطاء

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هل نحن على مشارف الدخول في عصر ديكتاتوريات الحركات الثورية الشبابية؟ إقصاء جزء من الشعب و التشبث برأي حركة شبابية معينة ذات توجه واحد؟ ما الفرق بين حاكم ديكتاتور وحركة ديكتاتورية متشبثة باراءها على أساس أنها هي من تفهم وهي من يجب أن تعطي كل الأوامر والقرارات بدون أي نقاش؟ هذا التصرف وهذه الأفكار هي من صنعت حسني مبارك و القدافي وغيرهما. هما أيضا شباب ثورة…وهذه الأنا جعلتهما يخرجان عن الواقع ليتفردا بالرأي واتخاذ القرار المنفرد وهده مشكلة معظم الجيل القديم الذي ثار عليه شباب اليوم لأنه عا

31 mars 2011 à 01:45:00 Blog : Talk Morocco