The recent earthquake that struck Morocco, devastating communities and claiming over 2,800 lives, prompted a global outpouring of sympathy and offers of assistance. Among the nations extending a hand was France, historically intertwined with Morocco through a complex web of colonial ties. Yet, to the astonishment of many, Morocco declined France’s offer. Western media, ever eager for a sensational narrative, hastily framed this as Morocco’s inexplicable rejection of goodwill. However, a deeper exploration reveals layers of historical, political, and socio-cultural dynamics at play.
France’s “Benevolence”: A Colonial Legacy
The relationship between France and Morocco is not just a mere matter of contemporary geopolitics. It’s a saga that spans centuries, marked by colonialism, resistance, and mutual influence. France’s offer to aid Morocco, while perhaps on the surface appearing altruistic, carries with it the weight of this shared history. It’s reminiscent of France’s paternalistic attitude towards its former colonies, echoing the “protector-protected” dynamic that has long been a hallmark of their interactions.
Humanitarian Aid: A Diplomatic Weapon
Drawing inspiration from an earlier article, it’s crucial to understand that aid, whether from NGOs or states like France, often comes with strings attached. It’s not simply about alleviating immediate suffering. More insidiously, it’s about advancing specific socio-political agendas. Beneath the veneer of humanitarianism often lies a deeper intent: to subtly reshape societies in a Western mold, aligning them with values and ideologies that might be at odds with their Islamic beliefs and practices.
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Paternalizing Morocco
The narrative becomes even more intriguing when considering the recent migration movement of Muslims from France to Morocco. The Islamophobic right in France, rather than celebrating this exodus, seems oddly perturbed. Their discomfort stems from a deep-seated need for validation. The thought process is revealing:
“If Muslims endure our hostilities and still stay, it must be a testament to our nation’s superiority.”
Their aid offer to Morocco, dripping with condescension, seems to mockingly ask:
“Is this the third-world nation you’re leaving France for? The one we’re so generously assisting?”
The Morocco-France aid saga is not a simple tale of help being offered and obstinate refusal thereof. It’s a complex dance of history, politics, and identity. The real question isn’t merely why Morocco declined France’s aid but why France, with its intricate history and current socio-political challenges, was so keen to offer it. Beneath the surface of this seemingly benevolent gesture lie undertones of paternalism, a quest for superiority, and a desire to exert subtle influence. In the realm of international relations, as this episode reminds us, few gestures are truly devoid of deeper, often hidden, motivations.
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Not just this, ANY AND EVERY aid saga on the planet is a story of vested interests. I’m angry Morocco let Indian aid in.
Do an investigation into child rape by UN soldiers distributing aid!
Morocco is our responsibility It is countries like Saudi Arabia that to aid it
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Many times, it seems there is a catch when kuffar aid or help us. For example, the leftists in the US “supported” muslims only as a means to liberalize us there, Iran gives weapons to H*m*s while at the same time gn*ciding muslims in Syria, and anti znist ***s like Neturei Karta, while rightly denouncing and speaking against znism, ally and hold hands with the Rawafid in their “al quds day” protests.
I forgot to mention, but in Gaza H*m*s is forced to put propaganda posters praising Qasem Suleimani and Iran, which is hated by the population and such posters have been torn down, and they at first supported Syrian rebels against Bashar, but appeared to stop due to influence from Iran.
Read “Treacherous Alliance, The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States” by Trita Parsi. Very revealing book.
Very intersting. As sunnites, we remain their number one ennemy.
Yes Iran is no friend and Muslims need to understand that
Western ‘aid’ in practice often is just bribery. They’ll give you aid if you give their feminist organisations (or the subsidiary they have set up in the country) access to the women and girls in these – remote – communities. Or under the guise of ‘minority rights’ they’ll push a policy of divide and conquer. It might look like aid on the surface, but generally it’s anyhting but. France heavily pushes feminism and Berber nationalism in the Maghreb…as a counter force against Islam.
As-salamu 3aleikum.
I am Berber, proudly Berber, from Algeria and I did not notice any aid from France. But, yes, when France occupied Algeria, France tried to create feminism and separatism. Je suis bien disposé à admettre que les autorités françaises soutiennent un certain séparatisme encore à l’heure actuelle, mais il faudra que tu explicites l’affaire par des noms, des dates et des lieux.
Amazigh speaking moroccans are (in general) more religious than darija arabic speaking ones. But I agree, there was an attempt to create a nationalist movement by the french authorities during the colonial age(in both Morocco and Algeria), it was planned by general Hubert Lyautey. But they failed because Morocco has 3 different amazigh languages for example(different from eachother like Spanish, Portuguese or Catalan are from eachother).
Berbers might be more religious than Arabs in the Maghreb. In fact might explain to a degree why Berber nationalism hasn’t really caught on like Kurdish or Turkish nationalism. Arab nationalists mostly came from the religious minorities, particularly Christian. Relatively few Sunni. But there definitely is a push for Berber nationalism. And the people pushing it are hardcore secularists…and sometimes openly atheist and/or anti-Islam. Like Ahmed Assid in Morocco and Ferhat Mehenni in Algeria.
Hey brother Daniel, what do you think of Hamas
As-salamu 3aleikum.
Hamas are modernists and liberals within our Ummah. They speak like leftists. I hate them for the sake of Allah.
Hamas and Netanyahu have “symbiotic relationship”. Without Hamas, the most extremist zionist parties would not have as much support, especially from non-radical Israelis(yes many don’t support illegal settler colonialism in the West Bank). And Hamas without the siege of Gaza would have no reason to exist. In fact Hamas is allowed to exist by Netanyahu for that purpose, they can take down Gaza anytime they want but they don’t want to, because It serves them to win elections.