Morocco and Trust!
Morocco has been an important part of my professional, educational and political life over the past few years, largely because of the plight of the people living in the Western Sahara. Their stories were my introduction to the country and admittedly made me biased against the government and its consistent refusal—since a 1991 referendum--to recognize the region’s right to become an independent country. I’m afraid I’ve made myself a bit of a nuisance about the topic with those in the U.S. and in other nations, lobbying for its freedom. Colleagues at Adelphi have become impassioned about it, as well, and perhaps more effectively, with Terence Ross and Cindy Maguire filming and producing an exquisite film about the lives of the Sahrawi people. So when the opportunity to go back to study its schools presented itself to me, I thought it was a challenge to see the country through different eyes. I am very glad I did. I visited the northern part o...
