The Universe in my Head

     If there is one thing that unites the masses of Moroccan graduates of all spectrums, it is perhaps their common culture of protest and boycotting, which has robustly declared itself to be inherent of our common culture. After the tremendous stir set off by medical students who collectively and systematically rebuffed the latest decisions issued by the Ministry of Health, the plague of demonstrations has also affected the regional centers for education and training nationwide. Teacher trainees are now boycotting training in almost twenty-four training centers all over Morocco, and they are mobilizing at the grassroots level to take serious initiatives regarding their blurred future, particularly after the two nascent governmental decrees N: 588-15-2 and N: 589-15-2. The two Decrees prescribe the reduction of the scholarship allocated for teacher trainees, as well as the sequential procedures to begin a teaching career. Basically, the first decree states t...

 “People should not be afraid of their government, governments should be afraid of their people.” Alan Moore, V for Vendetta It is actually of little significance to know in which era you live. Whether you are in the seventies or eighties or the beginning of the millennium or 2016, the language of violence has practically been   the favourite language and the Pandora’s Box   of all Moroccan governments throughout modern history with its voice echoing throughout our modern age. The latest embodiment of the government fetishization and lust for violence is widely known on Facebook as The Massacre of Inzagane January 7 th 2016.  Poignant videos and graphic photographs going viral on social media, display the diabolical Repressive Forces violently and ruthlessly attacking teacher trainees who were preparing a peaceful march through the streets of Inzagane.  The outrageous assault yielded, hundreds of injuries ranging from bruising to far grav...