When Morocco broke free from the French, the United States of America decided to strengthen diplomatic relations with Rabat. The country raised the level of its representation in the Kingdom and recognized the King’s sovereignty over Tangier.
On the 9th of June 1966, Morocco decided through a royal decree to apply conscription. A decision that forced all Moroccan men to undertake 18 months of compulsory military service. 40 years later, mandatory military service was abolished as it was hard to be carried properly.
Arrested in 1973, the Bourequat brothers never knew why they spent 19 years in the Tazmamart secret prison. Wednesday in Paris Bayazid, one of the three brothers, passed away.
In 1979, Masjid al-Haram was seized by a group of 500 men under the leadership of Juhayman al-Otaybi, protesting against the Saudi monarchy. Islam’s holiest site was under siege for two weeks before Saudi Special Forces broke into the Mosque with the help of France and Pakistan.
Sent to Morocco with a diplomatic delegation, Walter Harris was one of the several expatriates Jbala leader Ahmed Raisuni kidnapped to challenge the government. In his book 'Morocco that Was', The Times special correspondent narrates his fascinating account when captured by Raisuni’s bandits.
Morocco’s Atlas Lions faced the Spanish team during the 1962 FIFA World Cup qualification. The game prevented the Kingdom from making it to the international tournament hosted by Chile.
During her stay in Morocco, American novelist Edith Wharton was hosted by resident general Hubert Lyautey, a man who inspired her account «In Morocco». In her book, Edith praises the French government and glorifies imperialism.
In 1948, Morocco reacted to the creation of Israel in the person of Sultan Mohammed ben Youssef. In a statement, the Sultan called Moroccans to respect the Jewish community all while condemning the situation in Palestine.
Last year, an Israeli TV channel and Al Masdar, an online newspaper, shed light on the history of North African Jews who immigrated to Israel between 1956 and 1962. They revealed the operations carried out by the Mossad through cells established in Morocco, to especially facilitate and secure Moroccan-Jews’ trips to the «Promised Land». History.
During the 19th century, Morocco was introduced to journalism through the Spanish army, deployed in the north to fight the Tetouan war. The trend spread later giving birth to a series of local Spanish-language newspapers.
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