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02/05/2009

"Morocco: Recent Trends and Future Prospects" Conference Proceedings Now Available Online
By Mimi Kirk

CCAS and the Moroccan Embassy sponsored a conference in early November 2007, examining the country's recent political, cultural, and historical trends as well as its latest economic developments. Participants included an impressive array of academics and professionals: Mr. Ahmed Abbadi, Director of Islamic Affairs, Kingdom of Morocco; Dr. Rahma Bourqia, President, Hassan II University; Dr. Susan Gilson-Miller, Harvard University; Dr. Mohamed Kenbib, Université Mohamed V; Dr. Abdelfettah Kilito, Université Mohamed V; Dr. Laila Lalami, University of California, Riverside; Dr. Abdelhay Moudden, Université Mohamed V; and Dr. Valérie Orlando, University of Maryland. Dr. Osama Abi-Mershed, Assistant Professor of History at Georgetown University, served as the event's faculty chair.

Please click on the links at the bottom of the page (under "Transcripts") to listen to the conference's proceedings. 

 

Welcome 

Dr. James J. O'Donnell, Provost, Georgetown University

Dr. Michael Hudson, Director, Center for Contemporary Arab Studies

Mr. David Hamod, President & CEO, National U.S.-Arab Chamber of Commerce 

H.E. Aziz Mekouar, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United States 

 

Panel 1: Morocco: A Historical and Contemporary Perspective

Chair: Dr. Osama Abi-Mershed, Georgetown University

"Moroccan History and Global History," Dr. Susan Gilson-Miller

"Muslim-Jewish Relations in Contemporary Morocco (19th and 20th Century)," Dr. Mohamed Kenbib

"Women, Society and Culture: A Paradigm Shift," Dr. Rahma Bourqia

 

Panel 2: Morocco: Achievements and Challenges

Chair: Dr. Michael Hudson, Georgetown University

"Current Political Reforms in Morocco," Dr. Abdelhay Moudden

"Tolerance in Islam: The Moroccan Experience," Mr. Ahmed Abbadi

 

Panel 3: Evolution of Moroccan Literature 

Chair: Dr. Belkacem Baccouche, Georgetown University

"Francophone Voices of the 'New Morocco' in Film and Print: (Re)presenting a Society in Transition," Dr. Valérie Orlando

"Language and Literature in Morocco," Dr. Abdelfettah Kilito

"On Writing," Dr. Laila Lalami

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