Believe me Samira, I know the difference between “freedom fighter” and “terrorist”, and the Arabs of Palestine are not the terrorists in that conflict.

I also realize that all Jews are not responsible for the actions of the state of Israel. So we must resist racial hatred in general and know that all people are the children of God/Allah.

Thanks for your comments,
David/Daoud

I need to educate myself more before I think of moving to Morocco.

Thanks to all, for your good advice!

David/Daoud

Out of all Muslim / Arab countries Morocco is great place to live. Yes there are speech restrictions when it comes to the monarchy and the Sahara issue. But the government is doing what it has to do to keep the country stable. The country is headed in the right direction minus a few bumps along the way like this Al Jazeera issue. Look into Rabat (The capital) It’s very safe,and relatively clean.

Good luck.

I’m thinking that Tanger would be beautiful at this time of the year and maybe Marrakesh in winter time or maybe further south.

But still the political situation worries me and probably the people have good reason to protest about lack of jobs, especially the young men. At the same time I see that many people are trying to leave from Morocco and other African countries and find their way to Europe. This is a very bad situation that cannot be solved by government oppression.

David/Daoud

The Interior Ministry is only doing its Job. They are trying to protect the National Security Interests of the Country. If they allow Media outlets to print outrageous lies without any repreccussions, it could spark anarchy.

I wholeheartedly support Freedom of Speech. However, with great Power comes Great Responsibility. AL Jazeera has the power to touch millions. They must use their considerable power and influence responsibly within the frame work of existing Laws.

Please and thank you!

David/Daoud

I too am curious to know the reality of what happened in Sidi Ifni and of the general political climate in Morocco, even though I am a Canadian. I am close to the age of 65, will soon have my pension, and I want to leave Canada to live in some Muslim country and learn about the real Islam.
Do you think I could possibly live in Morocco, considering the high levels of poverty and unemployment there?

Thanks,
David/Daoud

However, as a Moroccan, I’m really very worried about press freedom in my country. Until recently, Morocco had been enjoying a reputation among Arab countries for its relatively free press; but the current crack down on newspapers and the persecutions of journalists makes one wonder what is left of press freedom in the developing country. Moreover, the Moroccan government is planning to pass a new law to reform the press, a measure considered by many analysts to be similar to those new terrorism laws which are believed to be abused by the government.

In the absence of an independent judicial system and effective civil society institutions, journalists remain under the mercy of the government. A case in point is the editor of the daily “Al Al-Massae” (the evening) , Rachid Nini, who was sentenced to pay approximately 550,000 Euros in damages and a fine of about 11,000 Euros in a lawsuit brought by four judges because the editor questioned the integrity of the judicial system in his paper. Another blogger was sentenced to three years in prison just because he impersonated the king’s brother in the social networking website Facebook; however, because of international criticism, the blogger received a royal pardon, but the trauma of the event still persist among the Moroccan bloggers. These examples about the deterioration of the press freedom in Morocco are but a tip of the iceberg; if The Moroccan government chose to shut down Al-Jazeera’s bureau in the country in the wake of Sidi Ifni events (regardless of the truthfulness of the report), that would not be a surprise.