Morocco's brave new king

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Morocco's new monarch, Mohammad Vl, has visited the Rif mountain region and has spoken of the Moroocan identity as being multiple, which some commentators have seen as including Berbers, Jews, French and Arabs. The region is seen as a center for dissidents, and smuggling of drugs and people into Europe, as well as migrants remittances have been important for the Rif economy. The advisers to Mohammad Vl argue that repression was the casue of resentment, but republican aspirations are likely to persist.

National Government, Public Administration, Monarchy

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Avoiding the Algerian precedent: Morocco

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Morocco is trying to avoid the fate of its north African neighbor Algeria, which has been plagued by murder and terrorism by Islamic radicals. A crackdown has begun on some extreme Islamic organizations but some Islamic political parties are expected to be a force in upcoming elections.

Islam and politics, Islam, Internal security

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With the best of intentions: Western Sahara (Western Sahara's annexation by Morocco)

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King Hassan of Morocco has no intention of allowing the referendum vote to allow Western Saharan independence from Morocco to pass. The UN sponsored vote is already being tampered with. The pro-autonomy organization, Polisario, is too weak to fight.

National liberation movements, Referendum, Referendums, Western Sahara

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