Central Bank Independence: the pros and cons

Moroccan CERS Tops Maghreb Think Tanks International Ranking

The Rabat-based Center for Studies and Research in Social Sciences, run by former minister and Moroccan academic Abdallah Sa’ef, was ranked first in its category in Morocco and the Maghreb...

Understanding the overflow of Fatwas in Morocco

Ahmad Raissouni, noted Moroccan Islamic scholar and preacher, issued a fatwa (religious edict) banning fighting the Islamic State. Raissouni is the founder of the Movement of Unity and Reform, the...

Morocco: Limiting feminists’ demands

    The current debate about legalizing abortion is not new in Morocco. For years, civil society has demanded the government end the sweeping ban on abortion and strike down...

Tangier and Aleppo

When I was teaching my students in Aleppo the novel “Adieu Rosalie” by the Tunisian writer Hassouna Mosbahi, I did not realize that I would face the same destiny articulated...

The use of notables’ distinctions in Morocco: banned

    Morocco’s Justice and Interior Ministries have banned the printing, distribution or the carrying of “honor badges.” The ban was justified on the grounds that such acts are illegitimate and...