http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/morocco Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:32:11 -0400 Mon, 15 Jun 2026 05:32:11 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/664/chalk-dreams-the-use-of-fantasy-as-a-method-of-rethinking-life-in-ali-zaoua By Tiffany M. Johnson - Set in the city of Casablanca, Morocco, Nabil Ayouch’s Moroccan film Ali Zaoua: Prince of the Streets (2000) drifts between reality and fantasy to depict the realistic experiences and animated dreams of four young street urchins, Ali, Kwita, Boubker, and Omar. Chalk drawings recur throughout the film as a physical representation of the boys’ dream to move beyond their deprived lives on the streets. Unable to achieve modernity through physical or monetary means, the street children use these chalk dreams to temporarily obtain the reality that they desire: a modern life with a house... Thu, 19 Jul 2012 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/664/chalk-dreams-the-use-of-fantasy-as-a-method-of-rethinking-life-in-ali-zaoua http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1266/elusive-economic-development-in-the-maghreb-and-beyond By Taha Oudghiri - How many political, economic, and social mistakes will a population accommodate before it rebels? Due to the self-checking mechanism of elections in democracies this question can be superfluous, yet it still haunts politicians, high ranking officials, and wealthier classes in developing countries characterized by inequality and precarious equilibriums. These are countries where ballot boxes do not settle the voting of political figures nor assign true power to trustees. This leads to disputed legitimacies which inadvertently nurture an instinct of political survival among these leaders. In turn... Thu, 15 Apr 2010 12:00 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1266/elusive-economic-development-in-the-maghreb-and-beyond