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Politics of Appearances: Religion, Law, and the Press in Morocco

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Politics of Appearances: Religion, Law, and the Press in Morocco

A E. Souaiaia, University of Iowa

Abstract

Since the last several years of the life of King Hassan II, Morocco slowly moved from authoritarian rule to a managed democracy. As a result of this gradual political liberalization, religious groups as well as secular ones formed political parties. Islamists have already won seats in the parliament and they are expected to gain nearly half the number of seats in the coming elections. Equally significant is the increased presence of human rights and non-government organizations and the emergence of independent and party-affiliated newspapers and other media outlets. In this article, I focus on the prospects of seeing a free press emerging in Morocco given the pressures exerted by official and non-official authorities. I argue that government interventions stifle freedom of expression and weaken civil society. This study focuses exclusively on Moroccan Arabic and French language print media.

Recommended Citation

A E. Souaiaia (2007) "Politics of Appearances: Religion, Law, and the Press in Morocco," Muslim World Journal of Human Rights: Vol. 4 : Iss. 2, Article 5.
Available at: http://www.bepress.com/mwjhr/vol4/iss2/art5

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