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War and Peace

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…

Doing the Right Thing

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…

Les Pistons in our Genes

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…

The Moudawana Problem

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…

Morocco Nouveau

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…

Working Without a Job

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…

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…