Morocco abounds with entertaining and creative festivals

This article dates all the way back to September or last year, but I just discovered it again.  It symbolizes a much more important change than it might seem at first because since independence the central government has attempted to impose a homogeneous identity on the people of the nation.

This policy not only failed to recognize minority rights in some abstract sense, but that also ensured that getting an education was more difficult for minority populations, that those who were not educated in Arabic (or French) were always at the mercy of those who were, that public health and other messages never reached a sizable portions of the population, etc.   Surprisingly, as people begin more enfranchised, you see a that there was never any need to force a sense of national unity through language policy and such.  By and large, Moroccans are proud to be Moroccan.

The other take away from this?  There is a lot going on in Morocco, so book a ticket and go.  You won’t regret it.

Morocco abounds with entertaining and creative festivals.

As the number of festivals grows each year in Morocco, the Ministry of Culture is handing the reins of festival organisation and management over to civil society and regional authorities.

Thanks to simbad 38