Moroccan Terrorism

Investigations into Moroccan terrorism suggest it is concentrated in Tangier and the Rif. Literary types will recognize this as the setting for Muhammad Choukri's For Bread Alone, which portrayed the area as one of petty crime and moral decadence. Tangier, just across the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain, has long been a port of entry to North Africa, in in less than two months will become mine, as well. This article suggests that the region remains isolated from the central government because of various political conflicts during the reign of the late King Hassan II, and that the current government has had only limited success in bring it into the fold.