REFORM IN MOROCCO

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: April 11, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

TANGIER, Morocco - HALF A century ago I stepped ashore here on the continent of Africa for the first time. It was the year of Morocco's independence in the dawn of Europe's withdrawal from colonies all over Africa.

Morocco was among the fortunate ones. France and Spain left without a fight, and the country never disintegrated into chaos as so much of Africa did. Unlike so many states created by colonialists, Morocco was never a made-up country. Its borders have grown and contracted over the centuries, and dynasties have come and gone, but Morocco and its monarchy go back to the eighth ...

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