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Article: Morocco: fighting the enemy within.(Countryfile)
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- African Business
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- February 1, 2004
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Morocco, rocked last year by terrorist bombs, has rapidly shifted gears on its reform programmes both in the economic sphere and in gender equality. As James Badcock reports, the move has begun to pay dividends.
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Most of the suicidal perpetrators of the May 16 bombings in Morocco came from the same dirt-poor suburb of Casablanca, Sidi Moumen. The attacks, in which at least 45 people died, were against places in the city frequented by Westerners or with Jewish connections. Many were shocked that Morocco, with its traditions of religious tolerance, would find itself having to fight an enemy within. It could be argued, however, that the real enemy ...