Editorials

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…