
Hi students,
We wanted to share some recent news articles about Morocco so that you can read some current affairs articles. Please read the following according to your interest:
The New York Times – ‘All of Africa Is Here’: Where Europe’s Southern Border Is Just a Fence
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/19/world/africa/ceuta-morocco-spain-migration-crisis.html
The Diplomat – ‘Morocco: China’s Gateway to Africa?’
https://thediplomat.com/2017/03/morocco-chinas-gateway-to-africa/
The New York Times – ‘Morocco’s D.I.Y. Dance Crews’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/26/style/morocco-break-dancing.html
Reuters – ‘Morocco Reinstates Compulsory Military Service for Under-25s’
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2018/08/20/world/africa/20reuters-morocco-army.html
Reuters – ‘Moroccan Protest Leader Is Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison’
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/27/world/africa/morocco-protest-sentence-zefzafi.html
The New York Times – “A Construction Boom to Lure Visitors to Morocco’s ‘Red City’”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/28/business/marrakesh-morocco-real-estate.html
ConstitutionNet.Org – ‘Constitutional History of Morocco’
http://www.constitutionnet.org/country/constitutional-history-morocco
DemocracyNow – Four Days in Occupied Western Sahara
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/31/four_days_in_occupied_western_sahara
The Nation – Is Morocco Headed Toward Insurrection?
https://www.thenation.com/article/is-morocco-headed-toward-insurrection/
Africa is a Country – Tangier’s Jazzmen – and their phantom producer
https://africasacountry.com/2017/10/tangiers-jazzmen-and-their-phantom-producer/
Untie to Tie – Fatema Mernissi, a Glocal Feminist
http://untietotie.org/en/documentation/drissksikes_fatemamernissi/
BBC – Morocco Profile Timeline
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14123260