Yet, when the prevalence of racism in Morocco is brought up as a point, the dominant narrative argues that it is not "widespread," suggesting, for example, that because segregation is not institutionalized in public spaces, then racism does not exist. In conversation, many Moroccans refer to Africa and Africans as if they themselves were removed from it, often using Africa and Africans to refer to sub-Saharan Africa and sub-Saharan Africans. There is a perverse logic in the sign mentioned above simply using the term "African" to refer to black non-Moroccan Africans, despite the obvious fact that Moroccans are Africans by virtue of the country`s geographical location. The state`s complicity spans from carrying out racist policies, such as the police forcibly evicting the tenants of an apartment, to racist depictions of black Moroccans and non-Moroccan Africans on state media. Chouki El Hamel raises points about the history of what he describes as "Black Morocco.” While there are nuances with regard to the treatment black Moroccans versus black non-Moroccan Africans must face, the state`s complicity in perpetuating such deep-seeded racism is important to note.
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And while it was only this past July that members of parliament addressed the urgency of drafting an anti-racism law, the history of racism and treatment towards black Africans stems back centuries ago to the slave trade, which Morocco was heavily involved in. This incident is just one of many that black African migrants must face in Morocco. We still do not know on what legal basis the police acted.” We told them that we know our rights so they did not enter the apartment. On 1 January 2013, the police came and asked us to leave. Detailing her experience under the pseudonym Nafissa, she describes the process, which neighbors instigated and police carried out: “Our landlord tried to support us but after facing pressure from others, he gave up and asked us to leave, which we refused to do. The report accompanying images of the sign gives an account of a student from Cote d’Ivoire who experienced a forced eviction from her apartment building in 2012. They were then later reported on independent Moroccan media. France 24’s citizen media section, “ Les Observateurs,” initially picked up the story of the signs in the apartment building. “It is strictly forbidden to rent apartments to Africans,” read a sign in a Casablanca apartment building.
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Complicity and Indifference: Racism in Morocco