Thousands of Moroccans protest to topple Islamist-led government

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    http://english.alarabiya.net/en/New...rotest-to-topple-Islamist-led-government.html

    Thousands of people on Sunday have taken to the streets in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, to protest against the country’s high unemployment rate and cost of living.

    Protesters marched through the city ahead of plans by the Islamist-led government to push for social and economic reforms.

    Al Arabiya TV correspondent Adel Zobairi said about 30,000 protesters gathered in the kingdom's capital, calling for the downfall of Islamist Prime Minister Abdel Ilah bin Kiran. One of the slogans raised in the protest was: "People rise up against bin Kiran the dictator."

    “Morocco is witnessing social regression,” chanted protesters, including activists from the February 20 pro-reform movement, which was born of the Arab Spring protests sweeping the region in 2011.

    The official Moroccan news agency, MAP, said members of opposition parties as well a human rights activists and civil society figures were also on the streets, alongside activists of the February 20 movement.

    MAP quoted unidentified union leaders as saying the march was “a sort of warning” to Benkirane’s government.

    The protesters said Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane had been pushing the country into a “ravine,” AFP news agency reported, while police said 3,000 marchers took part in the peaceful protest that led to the parliament building in central Rabat.

    Morocco is facing slower growth and the budget deficit reached over six percent of GDP in 2011, against a backdrop of 30 percent youth unemployment.

    What's a matter my friends !!?? Did you think Islamists are the answer ??? WRONG.
     
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    Dutch Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Sharia's the answer... wait! they already have that :)
     
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    nothing will happen King of Morocco is a good friend of USA and Israel
     
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    Good luck to them.
     
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    MGB ROADSTER Banned

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    I wonder if Gazans have the Courage to march as “a sort of warning” to Hammas’s government ?.
    Probably not.
     
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    Islamist-led government in a Muslim country - well I never, shock horror! And people protesting against their own government - that's soooo unique, wow, what a story!
     
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    Assuming that is the lesson they are learning, the ability of learning that for themselves can not be underestimated. Far better than a foreign power going in and saying you don't want that, you want this...in my opinion.
     
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    You have to read between the lines. “Moderate Islamist Party” is spelled “Muslim Brotherhood”. “Economic Reforms” means concentrating power within the Brotherhood’s oligarchy.
     
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    I don't see what this has to do with Islam, this is about economic dissatisfaction.
    I'll hazard to guess that most Moroccans follow the Islamic faith and that they are protesting against their government but not Islamism in general.
     
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    The usual BS , protesting against unemployment is translated as protesting against Mohammed .
     
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    and big friend of Yehud al Saud
     
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    Bingo!....A voice of reason in the wilderness.
     
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    Bingo ? :roflol:

    It's the voice of the 3 monkeys... No hear, No see , No talk ..

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    whats interesting here, that Gazans vote for Hammas, and Hammas represent them. "King" of Morocco is a dictator and strap of USA, Fascistic government of Spain, and France
     
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    sure, they got united by hate towards the natives (Berbers)
     
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    Nope, as was inferred, this situation is being disingenuously fomented on the pretext of religion, when in truth supposed disenchantment underpinning religion is often an expression of political alienation. The OP is an example of the latter.
     

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