Suchergebnisse

In Morocco, Marvine Howe, a former correspondent for The New York Times presents an incisive and comprehensive review of the Moroccan kingdom and its people, past and present. She provides a vivid and frank portrait of late King Hassan, whom she knew personally and credits with laying the foundations of a modern, pro-Western state and analyzes the pressures his successor, King Mohammed VI has come under to transform the autocratic monarchy into a full-fledged democracy. Howe addresses emerging issues and problems--equal rights for women, elimination of corruption and correction ofglaringeconomic and social disparities--and asks the fundamental question: can this ancient Muslim kingdom embrace western democracy in an era of deepening divisions between the Islamic world and the West?

In the context of the difficulties experienced in 2005 in Lebanon, comments are offered on the legacy, resilience, and significance of the American University of Beirut.

Discusses efforts at establishing national reconciliation and public recognition of human rights abuses, including torture and detention of political prisoners under former King Hassan II, by the new government of his son, Mohammed VI, who acceded to the throne in July 1999.