Entries (RSS)Archive for June, 2011
Morocco’s Divided Youth
The excluded class at the bottom is frustrated and angry, but they are the victim of years of social engineering designed to teach them passivity and resignation. February 20 activists will have their work cut out for them if they want to connect with this group, but it represents the only potential for February 20 to expand its base and become a majority movement.
Posted by eatbees on 28 Jun 2011 at 11:37 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics.
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Is Morocco a “Liberalizing Autocracy”?
In light of the constitutional reform proposal of King Mohammed VI, perhaps it would be useful to take a look at this recent article about Jordan, which calls it a “liberalizing autocracy” gifted at creating the illusion of change.
Posted by eatbees on 18 Jun 2011 at 13:09 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics.
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A Missed Opportunity?
The Arab Spring with its revolutions and uprisings opened a window in Morocco, for a frank and open exchange of views on all the essential questions. With a proposed new constitution in which things change only to remain the same, I fear that window is closing.
Posted by eatbees on 18 Jun 2011 at 08:29 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics.
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Morocco’s Early Adopters
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 shunned….
Posted by eatbees on 09 Jun 2011 at 12:23 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics.
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Movements Without Leaders
At times the February 20 Movement in Morocco has been criticized for not having a coherent leadership or a clear set of demands. A few observations from Syria may provide some encouragement.
Posted by eatbees on 07 Jun 2011 at 13:15 under Civil Rights, Morocco, Politics, Syria.
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