UMD in Morocco

@UMDPublicPolicy students go to Morocco every winter semester to study the country's security and political, social & econ development; led by Prof @MadihaAfzal

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#Moroccan House of Representatives adopts 'anti-terrorist' law. Anyone who tries to join extremist groups will get 10yrs of imprisonment.

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Still can not believe we're leaving. So lucky to be one of the group, the memory and inspiration would never fade away. LX

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What a great last night here in Rabat complete with music, dancing, and henna! بسلامة المغرب، سنرجع إن شاء الله -LK

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World Bank helps to promote job growth in Morocco through social enterprise pilot program http://t.co/4LmaEXiici SP

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#UMDInMorocco:19 students + 16 days of intense learning+ 5 cities+ 3 Medinas + a five year old = a lifetime of good memories . MH

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Couscous lunch with our host family for our last day! Hard to believe we go back home tomorrow - BW

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Final class! We each presented our initial thoughts on our final paper topics and got feedback. AR

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In final discussion on talk with EGE students, a common barrier to Morocco's economic, social, and political development is #education. AR

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During debate, Moroccan students point out that diplomas awarded are not applicable to much of what the job market seeks. - OM

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Friendly debate with EGE politics and economics students on politics, economics, gender and Amazigh @Amazigh_Tweet

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Spent a wonderful day at the U.S. Embassy meeting with the ambassador, and the political, economic officers in Morocco.

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The most recent @WorldBank data puts Morocco's literacy rate at 67%, compared to 80% in #Tunisia, 98% in #Jordan and 74% in #Egypt. -bb

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30 Moroccan parliamentarians are specifically "youth parliamentarians", under the age of 40. MH

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Conducting public opinion polls in Morocco is not easy because results must be gov. authorized before published. LK

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Heard from National Democratic Institute this morning, very interesting talk on political development in Morocco. LK

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had a great weekend in Marrakech, long day getting back but looking forward to a good nights sleep and visiting the Embassy tomorrow - KLG

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Hassan II is the 3rd largest mosque in the world, but its minaret is the world's tallest - KLG

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3 spheres at the top of some mosques represents the 3 abrahamic religions, or people of the book أهل الكتاب Js

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We had a lovely time in Marakeech. We've returned to Rabat to wrap up the last two days of our program! AH

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13 million Moroccans contributed financially to the construction of the Hassan II mosque -LK