Morocco will (hopefully) become one of the Arabian gulf countries

[lovepath 11]

Wow...this will really be great to the people of Morocco! Especially the young men/women who are struggling to find work. This may help the country's economy greatly...to join the GCC and become in the same group of oil rich Arabian gulf countries like UAE, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia....

So next time I go to visit my family in Kuwait, she might not have to get a Kuwaiti tourist visa (which is as hard as getting a visa to the USA)! She will hopefully just present her Moroccan passport and get in!

I hope it works well for them. Same applies to Jordan to!

[Henia 11]

Unless they get rid of their king they will not be democratic and not even anywhere close. And BTW all the countries who did this year fight for their rights --- have yet to really get them! Ask a Tunisan or Egypt how their countries are now like ... prices skyrocketing, lack of food and products, still no jobs, a new regime has moved in ... but laugh laugh just a newer generation of the old one.

And btw I love Morocco but the people need to change their thinking first not the regime. Greed and the tourism have left people dreaming they are European not African! Tell me is it normal men ask women on the first meeting how much money they earn? Doesn't the mean maintain the women? Is this really something they need to know ... no wonder so many Moroccans are coming to live in Algeria! God save all arabs!

And BTW Morocco to be in the league with Kuwait and UAE? How do you figure that? What riches do they have? Algeria least has vast oil reserves and natural gas .... but even here you see the people aren't rich. Buuut on the other hand people in Libya are all rich (from the oil) ... so much for wishful thinking! God said, people first need to fix themselves but HE will fix the state of being!

Edited June 26, 2011 by Henia

[dolphin1 5]

First of all, as a moroccan, me and millions dont want to join those gulf countries, their leaders have hidden goals as they ask Morocco to join them and we are far from each other.

Henia, Algeria is not good or perfect either, we know alot about Algeria and Algerians, but i dont want to do like you and open my mouth. Greed is everywhere and so as bad people, it's not smart to talk bad about somewhere and the people of that '' somewhere '' without living in there for a long time and deal with those people. i would give you a laundry list of the bad things about your Algeria and Algerians, and i can send it to you in private if you want. Also we dont have neither oil nor gas and we are way ahead. People in Morocco have been stepping up for theirs rights and protesting from a long time ago, Police beat them every time but they still going on till they get what they want in the contrary of Algerians. Your post was not '' smart''. Were you jealous that those Gulf countries asked Morocco to join them and not your Algeria? i will contact them to let you in.

[dolphin1 5]

Oh i forgot, so lots of Moroccans are going to Algeria to work? so why aloooooooooooot of Algerians are sneaking in our country all the time, waitting for the moment to escape to Europe. Is it because of poverty and lack of jobs or because they love adventures?. Yes there are Moroccans who work in Algeria especialy in jobs that Algerians are not good at or they need, such as Moroccan architecture. Man, the hatred Algerians have for us is unbelievable, we have done good things for you, especialy helping you getting your freedom after 130 yrs of french colonization, many of you '' presidents'' were or born Moroccans.

[sandinista! 1,816]

This comment is unintentionally hilarious.

Unless they get rid of their king they will not be democratic and not even anywhere close. And BTW all the countries who did this year fight for their rights --- have yet to really get them! Ask a Tunisan or Egypt how their countries are now like ... prices skyrocketing, lack of food and products, still no jobs, a new regime has moved in ... but laugh laugh just a newer generation of the old one.

And btw I love Morocco but the people need to change their thinking first not the regime. Greed and the tourism have left people dreaming they are European not African! Tell me is it normal men ask women on the first meeting how much money they earn? Doesn't the mean maintain the women? Is this really something they need to know ... no wonder so many Moroccans are coming to live in Algeria! God save all arabs!

And BTW Morocco to be in the league with Kuwait and UAE? How do you figure that? What riches do they have? Algeria least has vast oil reserves and natural gas .... but even here you see the people aren't rich. Buuut on the other hand people in Libya are all rich (from the oil) ... so much for wishful thinking! God said, people first need to fix themselves but HE will fix the state of being!

[peenkhartz 1]

...to henia, u said many bad things about Morocco and Moroccans, and u want us to get rid of our king.First of all before u open ur mouth and talk smack about our king,talk about ur boutaflika and the few military generals who govern the country,they give u freedom of speech, human rights,and a nice life ????? i dont think so.we have a young king hwo is doing alot of political reform, yes we do have many bad people in the government, I personaly hate them and i want them in jail because i love my country and my people, but the king is doing his best.

U also said one funny thing, that Moroccans go to algeria to find jobs,lol well i think its the opposite, all u have to do is go to the city of oujda in the border, and u will see how many algerians are there doing jobs that moroccans dont want to do.im not against algerians,i respect them , and i do know that bad and good people are everywhere, i just want u to get the facts and not open ur mouth with stupid things.finaly, ur making it look like if algeria is the paradise of freedom,i was wondring why algerians are not allowed to go to the streets and do the same as many other arab countries?? why does the algerian government support 100% the libian regime??

if u are proud to be algerian, good for u,me too im proud to be moroccan and i dont want u to talk ####### about my country-simple as that-

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

...to henia, u said many bad things about Morocco and Moroccans, and u want us to get rid of our king.First of all before u open ur mouth and talk smack about our king,talk about ur boutaflika and the few military generals who govern the country,they give u freedom of speech, human rights,and a nice life ????? i dont think so.we have a young king hwo is doing alot of political reform, yes we do have many bad people in the government, I personaly hate them and i want them in jail because i love my country and my people, but the king is doing his best.

U also said one funny thing, that Moroccans go to algeria to find jobs,lol well i think its the opposite, all u have to do is go to the city of oujda in the border, and u will see how many algerians are there doing jobs that moroccans dont want to do.im not against algerians,i respect them , and i do know that bad and good people are everywhere, i just want u to get the facts and not open ur mouth with stupid things.finaly, ur making it look like if algeria is the paradise of freedom,i was wondring why algerians are not allowed to go to the streets and do the same as many other arab countries?? why does the algerian government support 100% the libian regime??

if u are proud to be algerian, good for u,me too im proud to be moroccan and i dont want u to talk ####### about my country-simple as that-

Henia is Hungarian and lives in Algeria and is married to an Algerian and has been living there and has had 2 kids there. She lives the every day life of an Algerian wife and her kids go to Algerian schools.She sees the day in and day out life living there as an expat and has alot of experience.

Secondly, I cannot see why Morocco would want to be a gulf state. They have absolutely nothing in common with the gulf other than khaligis who use it for a play ground and have 2nd wives there . The only thing the gulf has given morocco is wahabbism and craziness, building centers in poor areas and recruiting out of the poorest of the poorest neighborhood and giving a feeding ground to Al Qaeda. Morocco is a heck of alot more than a sexual playground for rich khaligis and a breeding ground for easy terrorist foder. Think Marrakech this year and Casablanca several years ago and the continued recruitment out of Morocco. I think Morocco would be best served just being itself and staying the beautiful cultural and touristic destination it has always been and its best treasures are its people themselves.. Moroccans are a wonderful addition to America and some of the best of the best live in Florida.. Architects.. heck even one of the best cancer specialists in Orlando is Moroccan. They have integrated wonderfully into American society

I dont know what problem Algerians have with the King. He is part of the story of Morocco and my daughters grandfather Alal Belhadi worked for Hassan in special services and while he himself was a monster, kidnapping people, torturing people, you name it, his son seems to be trying to enact reforms. ( What everyone has done to the saharaouis is ANOTHER story but that was Spains mess that they created by colonising the area and as aggravating as it is to say because I support the saharaouis, the Moroccans have a hell of alot more rights to it than Spain ever did.

In conclusion, if Moroccans like their king and want their king, then more power to them. Algeria has a military dicatatorship and closed doors to the west and does not have a tourist culture period but DOES have a hell of alot more natural resources that Moroocco and seriously it would make more sense for Algeria to be a gulf state than Morocco.

I can only imagine the flood into UAE and DUBAI when that happens. I have been to UAE and it already feels like half of Morocco is there already.

My daughter is half Moroccan by the way, maybe I am biased

Just like Moroccans are fed a bunch of bs about Algerians in their news, media etc, you guys get fed a bunch of bs about Algeria and Algerians. All of this really stems back to 1970s and the invasion of the western sahara. Algeria wanted it as a way to reach the sea and you guys wanted it for shipping rights and because its the best fishing anywhere around. Its tragic that all the money the king gets for fishing licenses and phosphate exploration goes to the king and not to Moroccans themselves but you like your king and if you want that, more power to you. The whole disappearing saharouis and expelling of journalists out of the western sahara doesnt do much to bolster the whole we are nice to saharouis fallacy but I will roll with you on this one. Enjoy...

[Beauty for Ashes 257]

Unless they get rid of their king they will not be democratic and not even anywhere close. And BTW all the countries who did this year fight for their rights --- have yet to really get them! Ask a Tunisan or Egypt how their countries are now like ... prices skyrocketing, lack of food and products, still no jobs, a new regime has moved in ... but laugh laugh just a newer generation of the old one.

And btw I love Morocco but the people need to change their thinking first not the regime. Greed and the tourism have left people dreaming they are European not African! Tell me is it normal men ask women on the first meeting how much money they earn? Doesn't the mean maintain the women? Is this really something they need to know ... no wonder so many Moroccans are coming to live in Algeria! God save all arabs!

And BTW Morocco to be in the league with Kuwait and UAE? How do you figure that? What riches do they have? Algeria least has vast oil reserves and natural gas .... but even here you see the people aren't rich. Buuut on the other hand people in Libya are all rich (from the oil) ... so much for wishful thinking! God said, people first need to fix themselves but HE will fix the state of being!

Henia, with all due respect and I love you girl and you know this, I have found just as many nasty materialistic Algerians looking for information on how much you earn. They like their king and they want their king and its part of their identity. I am not really sure about all the Moroccans you are talking about in Algeria but in the west of Algeria, you have to remember Tlemcen was actually Morocco ( think Mansoura and the architecture there) The only reason many parts of the west are not in Morocco is because the French carved up a nice big chunk of Morocco and set the stage for everyone to argue. To be honest with you, Emir Abedlkader was sold out to the French by Moroccans and they actually handed him over to be imprisoned so this whole crazy feud goes back to about 1832. LOL.

There are actually Algerians who think that alot of the terror in Algeria was supported by Morocco because of Algeria's support of the polisario. All of this is just crazy because without Tunisia and Morocco, there would have been an Algerian Revolution. Many of Algeria's leaders including Bouteflika sought refuge in Morocco during the Algerian war and Moroccans saved their life. Chalk all of this up to long standing rivalry. But you are really wrong about the west and honestly there were alot of Moroccans whose families lived hundreds and hundreds of years who Algeria kicked out because as I said, western Algeria was actually Morocco at one time. Oran is full of Moroccans and even many rai singers, Cheba Zahouania, Cheb Kader and young Cheb Kader have Moroccan parents. The attitude of Central Algerians and Eastern Algerians is much different than Oran which completely has a different cuisine and is alot closer to Moroccan culture than Algerian any day.

So in conclusion , Henia while I agree with almost everything you say and I love you dearly and you know that, Algerians are not much better in the using and materialism dept. They can be snakes too and really absorbed with money too. I know too many generous and kind and truly good Moroccans to let this one go..

HUGS.. HUGS and more HUGS