By Ghita Hafiani/ ALDAR
It’s always the same tired script. Figures from countries torn apart by war and collapse suddenly feel entitled to lecture Moroccans about “revolution” and “uprising.” The irony writes itself: those who couldn’t protect their own nations from implosion now want to export the same disaster abroad.
Look at the cast of characters. An Egyptian journalist, hailing from a country that paid dearly for years of unrest. A Yemeni activist, whose homeland was consumed by a civil war that destroyed everything in its path. A Syrian, witness to the complete unraveling of state and society. And now, they sing in chorus: Morocco should follow their footsteps into the abyss.
Posts by Assad Taha, Tawakkol Karman, and foreign-aligned outlets aren’t spontaneous reactions; they’re calculated attempts to rebrand any Moroccan protest as a “revolutionary movement.” It’s an old playbook: inflate a minor incident, slap the word “uprising” on it, and hope to set the country on fire.
But Morocco is not a blank page waiting for outsiders to scribble their fantasies on. This is a country with decades of experience managing protests, within clear boundaries of free expression, without ever losing the one treasure that matters most—stability.
The absurdity is hard to miss. Tawakkol Karman, whose Yemen has been reduced to rubble by wars and sectarian strife, now hands out “certificates of heroism” to acts of vandalism in Tangier. An Egyptian commentator, from a nation that bled for years after its own flirtation with chaos, now warns Morocco about its “fleet.” And Syrian voices, instead of focusing on millions of displaced citizens at home, decide to lecture Moroccans about political virtue.
Here’s the reality: Moroccans know the difference between peaceful protest and orchestrated anarchy. They saw it clearly in recent days. Young people raised legitimate demands, and they were heard. A small fringe turned to violence, and they were handled—firmly, but within the law.
What truly bothers these agitators isn’t Morocco’s protests. It’s Morocco’s strength: a state capable of absorbing shocks, institutions that hold together, and a society that refuses to gamble its future on reckless experiments.
There’s an old Arab saying: “The adulteress wishes all women were adulterers.” Those who have drowned in chaos seem desperate for others to join them, so they won’t feel so alone in their misery.
But Morocco is not joining them. History shows it again and again: the kingdom is the Arab exception—open yet resilient, reformist yet stable. The louder the outside noise, the clearer the truth becomes. Moroccans know their homeland is worth more than someone else’s failed revolution.
