Category Archives: Democracy

Jesus Wouldn’t See That Movie and Mohammed Wouldn’t Go On That Demonstration

Posted on September 14, 2012 by

Moderate Christians, especially those living in Western nations, are always shocked when they are reminded that Muslims, so unlike them, do not turn the other cheek when their religious symbols are attacked. Mocking Islam is tantamount to hugging a killer … Continue reading →

Posted in Anti-US demonstrations, Democracy, Egypt, Freedom of speech, Innocence of Muslims, Islam, Libya, Terrorism, United States | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Morocco’s Great Illusion

Posted on July 7, 2012 by

For the past three months, I have been struggling with the notion that Joseph de Maistre’s famous “every country has the government it deserves,” found in his “Lettres et Opuscules Inédits vol. 1, letter 53,” is indeed an accurate delineation … Continue reading →

Posted in Abdelilah Benkirane, Child Labor, Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, JUSTICE, Moroccan Initiative, MOROCCAN JUSTICE, MOROCCO, Mummar Qaddafi | Tagged , | 5 Comments

The New Court Jester

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Before he uttered a word, Mr. Abdelilah Benkirane, the new Moroccan Prime Minister, was made to understand he will be challenged. As he stood before the lectern to address Morocco’s bicameral Parliament, parliamentarian women stood up holding printed slogans expressing … Continue reading →

Posted in Abdelilah Benkirane, Arab World, Democracy, Freedom of the Press, HUMAN RIGHTS, Individual Freedom, MOROCCO, POVERTY | Tagged | 1 Comment

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Democracy

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The unflappable Mr. Abdelillah Benkirane, who billed himself as a spur to political virtue, the ultimate standard-bearer willing to stake his political future on standing up for the people, has succeeded in ushering in a golden age of nonpartisanship when … Continue reading →

Posted in Abdelilah Benkirane, Democracy, Moroccan Constitution 2011, MOROCCO, Morocco Legislative Election 2011, PJD | Tagged | 6 Comments

Moroccan Government to Citizens: You Supply The Vote, We The Results

Posted on November 25, 2011 by

Surveying the Moroccan media’s coverage of today’s election, I got the impression the political parties are locked in a vicious, but healthy fight for power. I have intently read, listened, and watched as the leadership of the thirty political parties … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Moroccan Constitution 2011, MOROCCO, Morocco Legislative Election 2011 | Tagged | 2 Comments

The FBI’s Minority Report

Posted on September 30, 2011 by

On Wednesday, the FBI arrested Rezwan Ferdaus, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen from Ashland, west of Boston, on terrorism charges. The arrest came as a result of an undercover operation conducted by FBI agents posing as al-Qaeida terrorists. They provided Ferdaus … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Department of Defense, FBI, George W. Bush, Individual Freedom, Moroccan Initiative, Terrorism, United States, USA PATRIOT Act | Tagged | 2 Comments

Moroccan Hospitals: Poor People Unwanted

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Dismayed by the lack of official responsiveness to the humanitarian tragedy in southern Somalia, a group of Moroccan activists launched a campaign on facebook to sensitize the population, mobilize support, and solicit donations. They called on the Moroccan government to … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Masae, Children, Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, MOROCCO, POVERTY | Tagged | 7 Comments

Morocco’s Constitutional Sleight of Hand

Posted on July 13, 2011 by

The Moroccan Association for Human Rights – Association Marocaine des Droits Humains (AMDH) made public today, Tuesday July 12th, a pointed report on the July 1st constitutional referendum. It noted the government orchestrated grave transgressions that undermined the electoral process … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, Khaled Naceri, Moroccan Constitution 2011, MOROCCO | Tagged | 2 Comments

A Change You Can’t Believe In

Posted on July 8, 2011 by

It seems to me the Moroccan people have overwhelmingly democratically chosen an undemocratic constitution. According to Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui, over 70% of Moroccans went to polling stations and 98% of voters resoundingly approved the new charter as proposed by … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Moroccan Constitution 2011, MOROCCO | Tagged | 3 Comments

Because the King Says “Yes”

Posted on June 24, 2011 by

Before King Mohammed VI concluded his historic speech announcing the greatly anticipated new constitution that he alleged would make Morocco into a viable democracy, thousands of jubilant Moroccans – some unsubstantiated reports described intoxicated crack heads enlisted by government handlers … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, MOROCCO | Tagged | 10 Comments

Morocco’s New Constitution

Posted on June 17, 2011 by

  Read why here: http://cabalamuse.wordpress.com/2011/06/24/because-the-king-says-yes/

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Betting on the King

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

The confident and fantastically positive promulgations of the government’s official spokesperson, Khalid Naciri, who seems to have forgotten his moment of ignominy, that the revolution of the people AND the king – as he termed it – is on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Freedom of the Press, Individual Freedom, MOROCCO | Tagged | 4 Comments

Silencing Rachid Nini

Posted on June 10, 2011 by

Rachid Nini, the executive editor of Al-Massae newspaper, was sentenced by a lower court in Ain Sbaa, Casablanca to one year in prison and fined one thousand Moroccan dirhams. He was charged with “grave contempt” to Morocco’s judicial system and … Continue reading →

Posted in Al Masae, Democracy, Freedom of the Press, MOROCCO, Rachid Nini | Tagged | 1 Comment

Moroccan Democratic Reform: Between the Baton and the King’s Speech

Posted on June 2, 2011 by

There is a consensus among Moroccans that the brutal clampdown of demonstrators was ordered by Moroccan Interior Minister Taieb Cherkaoui who in turn received his guidance from his King. Many believed that after Mohammed VI’s bulleted speech outlining his schedule … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, Mawazine, MOROCCO | Tagged | 7 Comments

GCC: Scrambling for Allies

Posted on May 23, 2011 by

No serious predictive analysis could have ever averred that Morocco and Jordan would be considered for membership in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Not even the amazing astrologer Maguy Farah could have predicted it. The GCC’s invitation for Morocco and … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab League, Arab World, Democracy, ECONOMY, GCC, MOROCCO, Saudi Arabia | Tagged | 3 Comments

If Fadoua Laroui Had a Suicide Vest…

Posted on March 8, 2011 by

A misguided notion seems prevalent among Moroccan reformists today; they believe the removal of a corrupt elite will overnight purge the system of all actus reus and mens rea. A revolution for a democratic Morocco where the king is stripped … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Fedoua Laroui, HUMAN RIGHTS, MOROCCAN JUSTICE | Tagged , | 6 Comments

Morocco: A Revolution of Fluff

Posted on February 22, 2011 by

Moroccans have grown impervious to their leadership’s dictatorial hubris. They have come to realize that the internet is an intractable shield that has stripped our Machiavellian leaders off of their protective invisibility cloak and rendered their political dogmatism impotent. They … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab World, Democracy, Individual Freedom, Khaled Naceri, MOROCCO | Tagged | 11 Comments

The Hunger Trigger

Posted on February 8, 2011 by

As the din of revolution overwhelmed the Arab streets and thousands of defiant young Arabs, whose visceral anger like scalding lava has been bubbling just below the surface for years and now suddenly bursts into violent demonstrations over their governments’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Arab World, Democracy, Egypt, MOROCCO, POVERTY, Tunisia | Tagged | 4 Comments

Morocco’s wii Version of Human Rights

Posted on January 4, 2011 by

2010 expired leaving us with the certitude that the Moroccan government is unable to rise above the impulse to castigate the critical voice that decries the quiddity of its policies. The youth who was arbitrarily arrested and sentenced for attempting … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, HUMAN RIGHTS, Liu Xiaobo, MOROCCO, Nobel Peace Prize | Tagged | 4 Comments

Chauvinism: A Panacea to Governmental Inefficiency

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

On the 25th of this month, Members of the European Parliament adopted a resolution strongly denouncing the murderous events that devolved from the dismantlement of the Gdaim Izik protest camp near Laayoune and calling for the UN to spearhead an … Continue reading →

Posted in Democracy, Khaled Naceri, Laayoune, MOROCCO, Western Sahara | Tagged | 5 Comments