March 2011 • February 20 Movement

A group of online Moroccan activists, inspired by the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, convinced tens of thousands of their countrymen and women to take to the streets on February 20, calling for change. In response, King Mohammed VI gave an address to the nation on March 9, vowing to relinquish parts of his executive prerogatives. A few days after the King’s pledge, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators marched peacefully across the kingdom, voicing their concerns and mistrust in the proposed reform. In this context, we asked our contributors to answer this simple question: What now for Morocco?

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February 20: What Now?

By The Moderators

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

In the context of the movement for change in Morocco we asked our contributors to answer this simple question: What now for Morocco?

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

By Lbadikho • Young Moroccan engineer and activist

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

In this piece the author explores the mounting influence of social media in Morocco.

Moroccan context of governance and the Arab Uprisings

By Lbadikho • Young Moroccan engineer and activist

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011

In this essay, the author revisits the context in which the Arab revolutions started and explains why he thinks Morocco is a “very special case”.

Et si on reprenait notre souveraineté économique ?

By Aouatif Al Fakir • Young Moroccan economist

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Ne dit-on pas que l’économie est la science du réél ? Aouatif nous explicite les dimensions economiques du changement escompté. Il passera par la réappropriation de la souveraineté économique ou ne sera pas.

L’exception marocaine : Tentative d’apagogie

By Youssef Oulhote • Partisan avéré du moindre effort et nihilste autoproclamé

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Youssef tente une réponse à l’allegation d’exceptionalisme marocain

Morocco: The Smartest Dictatorship in the World

By Ahmed M. • Moroccan blogger

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

Translated by Ahmed M. from المغرب أذكى ديكتاتورية في العالم

Ahmed summarizes the Moroccan “equation” in these terms: Power divided like a cake, the bulk of it is taken by the top of the pyramid, the rest is shared by the base.