Morocco’s Hidden History: How the Monarchy Crushed Its Opposition

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00:00 Intro
01:00 Brief Context / Post-Independence History
03:00 The 1965 Casablanca Massacre
08:36 Cultural Dissent and Political Suppression
17:36 Why Opposition Failed: The CIA and the U.S Alliance
32:17 Education, Propaganda, and Erasure

Sources:
Susan Gilson Miller, A History of Modern Morocco Cambridge University Press
Maâti Monjib, Interview: "La corruption est partout au Maroc" Orient XXI
Mohamed Chafik, Interview: "Les dégâts de l'élite sont énormes" Economia
Moha Ennaji, Multilingualism, Cultural Identity, and Education in Morocco
Zakya Daoud, Author Profile and Works
Abdallah Saaf: A Significant Year
New York Times, "Casablanca Quiet as Army Patrols" (March 26, 1965) NYTimes Archive
L’Humanité, "La volonté de savoir – Casablanca 23 mars 1965" L'Humanité Archive
TelQuel Magazine, Coverage on Years of Lead and Education Reforms
Zamane Magazine, Articles on Harakat 23 Mars and Ben Barka
Le Monde diplomatique, "Whither Morocco?"
Human Rights Watch, "Morocco's Hidden Repression" HRW
Amnesty International, "Morocco: Students convicted in a trial marred by torture allegations"
U.S. State Department, Human Rights Reports on Morocco State.gov
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, Data on Moroccan Literacy and Education
World Bank, Education Statistics for Morocco
Instance Équité et Réconciliation (IER), Moroccan Truth Commission Report
Freedom House, Reports on Morocco’s Political and Civic Freedom
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Analysis on Monarchy Power Dynamics
Documentary, Living in Tazmamart (IDFA)
“March of Time” TV show (1953), “Our Stake in Troubled Morocco”

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