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Arab spring News : Feb 22, 2012

Why did the Arab Spring turn so wintry? Al-Arabiya That was all during the first month of what the media, particularly Western media, dubbed the “Arab Spring.” Nothing similar has occurred in the eleven months that followed. All the other Arab leaders whose authority...

Democracy in Development

Morocco and Political Reform Isobel Coleman While Morocco faces many of the same demographic, economic, and political challenges as its neighbors, it has managed to avoid the violent upheavals witnessed in Libya, Tunisia, and Egypt. The relative calm in Morocco is not...

Morocco, EU adopt agriculture pact

After a few days of doubt, Morocco is delighted at the approval of the agriculture agreement by the European Parliament. By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat  [AFP/Frederick Florin] The European Parliament just passed an agricultural trade agreement with Morocco,...

In Morocco, a trove of languages exists

Daily EverGreen By Kaitlin Gillespie The U.S. should take cues from other countries and make foreign language a priority I said that once, talking with my friends about the number of languages that exist in Morocco. In one semester alone, I’m taking 120 hours of...

NEW MUSIC: WIZ KHALIFA ­MOROCCO

RAP-UP Wiz Khalifa lights one up and gets on his “desert swag” on “Morocco,” a new release that will not appear on his upcoming mixtape Taylor Allderdice. The Taylor Gang leader grapples with life in the spotlight on the trippy Sledgren production, on which he sings...