This week we watched a documentary film on the interaction between Moroccan and American students. At the very beginning, before watching this film, my perception of Morocco is that it's a peaceful, beautiful vacation spot. Watching this film didn't change my perception at all but learning more about the current issues, such as high unemployment rates, certainly did. I did a little research and came across that although unemployment is at 11 percent, it is said that in urban areas for youths, it is as high as 33 percent. Because of the high unemployment rates, Moroccan residents are trying to get out.
On the contrary, African migrants, from Western Zahara, are trying to get into Morocco for opportunities of employment. However, there is a huge issue in Morocco regarding dumping hundreds and hundreds of migrants in a remote part of its southern desert. Click here to view desert exiles video (embedding was disabled.)
Watching the documentary of Morocco made it seem like it was a very nice place but there are these underlying issues that make it seem not so nice anymore. The rules of Morocco that govern with absolute power seem like they're not interested in sharing or having non-Arabs to sit with them. Exiling people to the desert is such a gross violation of human rights.
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