Columbia International Affairs Online
CIAO DATE: 10/5/2007
Political Islam in Morocco
June 2007
Centre for European Policy Studies
Abstract
Islamist parties in Morocco have seen an ideological transformation from a radical − even violent − political doctrine to a more pragmatic and progressive strategy in recent years. This paper seeks to understand how the internal ideological evolution of Moroccan Islam and the international context have made collaboration with Europe and the US possible. The key Islamist players on the Moroccan political stage are the Party of Justice and Development and the Association for Justice and Charity, both of which have shown a desire to increase cooperation with Europe but this, they claim, has not been reciprocated by the EU.
