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Society
The Arab Spring as a Turning Point
Elizabeth Suzanne Kassab 12 November 2025

Undoubtedly, 2011 was a turning point in the history of the Arab region. The 2011 popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen, Sudan, Libya, Syria, and, to a lesser extent, Morocco, were followed by another wave of such uprisings in Algeria, Iraq, and Lebanon in 2019. The genocidal war raging in Gaza since 2023 has taken the region to a yet deeper abyss in existential, moral, political, and economic terms. How have thinkers of the region been interacting with these upheavals? How have these dramatic events impacted the intellectual scene of the region?
Society
The Earthquake of Al Haouz: The Difficult Reconstruction of a Tormented Area
Rabii El Gamrani 12 February 2024

One million and six hundred thousand people were affected by the earthquake of September 8, 2023, which caused about 3,000 deaths and the destruction or damage to some 50,000 homes; 60,000 people are still displaced. Journalist Rabii El Gamrani went to Al Haouz, in the heart of the High Atlas, to see how the reconstruction is going.
Migrations
Virtual Racism Against Migrants Surges in the Maghreb
Rabii El Gamrani 5 October 2023

Virtual racism against sub-Saharan migrants is flourishing on social media in the Maghreb region, with groups promoting xenophobia and racist content. Conspiracy theories and fake news contribute to the spread of these narratives, portraying migrants as a demographic threat. However, in real-life interactions, racism appears to be less prevalent, as many Moroccans and sub-Saharans coexist peacefully.
International Affairs
Decline of Freedom, Collapse of Politics:
End of Parties throughout the MENA
Claudia De Martino 19 July 2023

Democracy is not doing well in the MENA region and political parties are the main casualties, surviving through life-support mechanisms but failing to make inroads in their respective national political contexts.
Migrations, Society
Migrants in Morocco: the Limbo of Those who Choose to Stay
Rabii El Gamrani 31 March 2023

Morocco introduced a National Strategy for Immigration and Asylum in 2014 to integrate migrants into society. A legalization campaign granted residence permits to thousands of sub-Saharan migrants. However, challenges persist, including inadequate legal instruments, unclear regularization procedures, and difficulties finding employment. The UNHCR handles asylum claims, leading to long waiting times. Tightening permit renewal conditions have left many migrants in limbo, fearing deportation. Some migrants have successfully integrated into society, but the overall management of migration remains complex, with limited local involvement and growing impatience among some Moroccans towards migrants.
Migrations
Sub-Saharan Migrants in Ouled Ziane:
a New Urban Reality in Casablanca
Rabii El Gamrani 13 February 2023

On one of Casablanca’s busiest thoroughfares and in the adjacent and centrally located Ouled Ziane bus station, in the construction site of the tracks of the third tram line, hundreds of sub-Saharan citizens camp out day and night, consuming their lives waiting and idle and living on handouts and gimmicks. They are so-called transit migrants whose goal – unlike other sub-Saharan nationals who have chosen to settle in Morocco – is to reach the other side of the Mediterranean.
Migrations, Society
A Fractured Maghreb: Infighting and Grudges
Instead of Unity and Cooperation
Rabii El Gamrani 22 December 2022

The Maghreb countries cooperated with each other to the birth of the Arab Maghreb Union. Thirty-three years after, even circulating is hard
Religion, Society
The Jews of Morocco. A Journey Through a Community Become Diaspora
Rabii El Gamrani 9 November 2021

The thousand-year old story of Moroccan Jews today spans throughout the world. And leaves an unmissable mark on the country’s identity.
International Affairs
Ten Lessons from the Moroccan Elections
Mohammed Hashas 20 September 2021

Why were the moderate Islamists of PJD ousted from power, and how can that change Morocco’s political scenario?
Philosophy
A Tribute to the Late Modernist Moroccan Philosopher, Mohammed Sabila
Mohammed Hashas 28 July 2021

The great Arab scholar passed away last week. Together with other philosophers, especially Laroui and al-Jabri, he provided a major contribution to framing modernity as a human achievement to which Arab tradition could countribute.