A set of personal circumstances, in addition to the projections of Morocco’s High Commissioner for Planning (Haut commissaire au Plan), Mr. Ahmed Lahlimi, for the year 2030, have led me…
Editorials
Dispatches from Morocco
I just finished reading a delightful account of contemporary Morocco published in 2001 by Stephen O. Hughes, a British journalist who has lived in and reported from Morocco since the…
A National Language
Morocco’s official language is Arabic, but Moroccans speak darija, a dialect made up of Arabic and French, if one lives south of Ksar El Kebir; Arabic and Spanish, if one…
Morocco 2010
On May 15, the world soccer federation, known by its French acronym FIFA, will render a decision of supreme importance not only to Morocco’s medium-term future but also to world…
End of Story
I have just learned about the death of my favorite Moroccan writer at the age of 63. Endowed with a fierce, subversive spirit, raised in the halls of misery and…
War and Peace
I just read a most interesting article about the future of war and peace and thought this might be a good time to think about this topic. Mary Kaldor, director…
Doing the Right Thing
I have always believed that one of the virtues of living in a free society is that its citizens develop a healthy relation to themselves and to their fellow humans. At…
Les Pistons in our Genes
Most Moroccans, like many other people in the so-called “developing nations” or “emerging democracies,” aspire to a more transparent and fair society. They want to end corruption and take away…
The Moudawana Problem
Last Friday, a committee set up to study and propose changes in Morocco’s family code—known as the Moudawana—submitted its results to His Majesty. According to the news outlets that reported…
Morocco Nouveau
In early August 2003, the New York Times Magazine published a cover article on Spain’s “nueva nouvelle cuisine.” The article shows how Spain’s new cuisine has, in the opinion of…