The BBC has got it wrong about Morocco. While young people are frustrated with their options, there is still a strong sense of loyalty to the country. In an article published last month with the title, “Could Morocco see the next uprising, after Sudan and Algeria?” the BBC demonstrated a misunderstanding of Moroccan society by conflating civil unrest and public dissatisfaction over the kingdom’s leadership with the overall stability of the country. Despite their behavior as autocrats, the former leaders of Sudan and Algeria are hardly the equivalent of Moroccan King Mohammed VI, the current ruler from the Alaouite dynasty that stretches back 400 years. Morocco has its own internal logic, quite different from Sudan and Algeria.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 20, 2019 01:52 UTC