We hear a lot about a persistent recession, stubborn unemployment figures, more than 45 million Americans without health insurance, and a growing deficit that make life unpredictable for people who…
Editorials
Death of a Moroccan
Long-term Moroccan immigrants are always haunted by the fear of dying alone in a strange land. The longer they live away from their native places, the more they will know…
The Lessons of Washington
Thanks to all the great people I met, my recent trip to Washington, D.C. was even more exciting than the two previous ones. I was once again reminded that the…
The Moroccan Sahara Question
In the ongoing dispute between Morocco and the Polisario over the future of the so-called “Western Sahara,” many progressive intellectuals and leaders—both Western and African—treat the Polisario as an underdog…
Cultural Strategies
Without much fanfare, a great event took place in Morocco. The construction of a national library in Rabat has been launched and is expected to be completed in about 3…
Multicultural D.C.
After more than 17 years of residing in the United States, I finally made it to Washington D.C. to attend a convention in the last days of 2000. Like everyone…
To Your Health
The United Nations just released its Human Development Index, ranking Morocco 126 among 175 countries, well below most Arab states. This report, which measures life expectancy, adult literacy, schooling, and…
Furniture for the People
By accident, I stumbled into a most uplifting news article in Jeune Afrique/L’Intelligent about a Moroccan business, a company that is so much a part of our lives that I…
Light and Darkness
As we enter the second half of 2003, a good summer evening might be a good time to pause and look back at the bewildering events of winter and spring….
The Languages of Morocco
Many people are rightly trying to understand what drove the young men from the shantytown of Sidi Moumen to commit the atrocities of May 16 by blaming the bleak economic…