Today marks the 225th anniversary of the longest unbroken treaty relationship to which the United States is a party. On July 15, 1786 (18 Ramadan 1200),…
Since the beginning of the Arab Spring, pressure has been mounting on many leaders in the Maghrebian countries and beyond to reform their political and socio-economic…
“If you think this is Morocco, you know nothing,” a neighbourhood drifter yelled in the old medina of Marrakech, as he pointed at a fancy car. “There…
(Washington) – Two years after US President Barack Obama called for a “new beginning” in relations with the Muslim world in a groundbreaking speech from Cairo, his…
(AlArabiya.net) – It was once said that the first casualty of the battlefield was the truth; this is certainly true of Morocco’s youth movement and its…
(Bloomberg) – President Barack Obama’s popularity has plunged in the Arab World following a wave of popular uprisings and the U.S. opposition to a Palestinian quest…
Morocco summons romantic images. Americans recognize Casablanca as the place where Sam played his song. In Rick’s Place, the constabulary rounded up the usual suspects, and…
By Oren Dorell (USA Today) – Morocco’s overwhelming approval of a new constitution granting new rights to women and minorities was met with scorn by some…