As the 5th ISA Forum of Sociology approaches, scheduled for July 6 to 11 at Mohammed V University in Rabat, the International Sociological Association (ISA) is maintaining its original program. Just days before the event begins, the Moroccan Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (MACBI) is once again calling on the organization to reconsider the participation of the scheduled Israeli speakers.
The decision by the Regional Directorate of the Ministry of National Education in Al Fida-Mers Sultan to reject the inclusion of two texts addressing the suffering of the Palestinian people in the sixth-grade Arabic language exam (June 2025 session) has sparked widespread controversy. Many view the move as an affront to the unifying national values of Moroccans and a step toward reinforcing «educational normalization with the Zionist entity».