One thing that is striking about the recent revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, Yemen, and Bahrain is the absence of any anti-American slogans or denunciations of the Great Satan,…
Editorials
Freedom and Salvation in Morocco
For about two centuries now, Moroccans, like the vast majority of Arabs and Muslims, have been searching for a magical formula that would allow them to stay true to their…
A Doctor for the People
At a time when the future of health care in the United States is, at best, uncertain, it helps to recall the many men and women who have dedicated their…
Gum Arabic
We tend to think that the only natural resource that matters for the industrial world and for the economy of the United States is oil, but the global economy can’t…
Regime Change That Works?
Does the United States have a hand in the uprisings sweeping across the Arab world? And if so, what are we to make of it? Would we call it a…
The Art of Peace
The past few days have been truly amazing. While I was on a trip in the city of New York taking pictures of buildings inspired by Moorish design, a series…
Faith Abundant
Many years ago, while sitting with a friend in a café in the Moroccan city of Tangier, I expressed my unfailing admiration for Mohamed Choukri, author of the acclaimed memoir…
The Owl’s Cry
Now that the fever for freedom has seized the minds of Arabs and others across the world, the question of what exactly needs to be done is sure to be…
Spain’s New Moriscos
There is much debate these days about Moroccan immigrants’ assimilation in Spain. Moroccan immigrants, both legal and illegal, estimated to be close to one million, make up the largest single…
Fabric of Our Identity
Not long ago, I came across a thought-provoking article by Jamal Boudouma about the history of Morocco’s flag and our national hymn. If you go back to Issue No. 262…