Morocco owes its image of a modern Muslim nation to Sufism, a spiritual and tolerant Islamic tradition that goes back to the first generations of Muslims and has sustained the religious, social and cultural cohesion of Moroccan society for centuries. Mokhtar Ghambou writes about the role of the Sufism in the North African country.
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Perspectives
October 20, 2009
Sufism in Morocco: Music, mysticism and moderation
Video
September 2, 2009
WIDE ANGLE’s Time for School returns to Afghanistan
WIDE ANGLE’s award-winning 12-year documentary project, Time for School, returns in 2009 with visits to seven classrooms in seven countries to offer a glimpse into the lives of seven extraordinary children who are struggling to get what nearly all American kids take for granted: a basic education.
Video
August 28, 2009
Youth, unemployment rally opposition in Japan’s elections
In Japan, unemployment soars on the eve of national elections. A youth movement is sweeping the country, and the party that has ruled Japan for decades may be on the way out.
How You See It
August 25, 2009
Young Guantanamo detainee returns home to Afghanistan
Mohammed Jawad, one of the youngest people ever held at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, has returned to his home in Afghanistan. Was detention at Guantanamo the right treatment for Jawad? How should the U.S. deal with terror suspects arrested as children? Tell us what you think.
Signature Series
November 13, 2008
After the Fall: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Ukraine
Nearly two decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Worldfocus travels to four countries to examine the progress and pains of post-Soviet life.
Signature Video
November 11, 2008
Czech youth unaware of Soviet past
The younger generation of Czech citizens know little about the Russian invasion and subsequent demonstrations of 1968.
