 Prominent Moroccan and foreign academics and geopoliticians confirmed on Tuesday in Kenitra, that the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara is considered a remnant of colonialism.
During a discussion session on the topic “The issue of the Moroccan Sahara: a colonial creation” hosted by the Royal College of Higher Military Studies in Kenitra, participants examined with academic rigor the colonization of Morocco and the annexation of its lands, Algeria’s opposition to the historical and legitimate rights of Morocco, the path to decolonizing the Moroccan Sahara, as well as links between the two countries. The Moroccan Sahara belongs to the Kingdom.
This session, which was organized within the framework of the second session of the information symposium on the national issue, provided the opportunity to explore the various historical, anthropological and socio-economic aspects of the southern provinces of the Kingdom, in addition to the many aspects of the history of the development of the Moroccan Sahara.
Secretary-General of the Muhammadiyah Association of Scholars, Ahmed Abadi, highlighted the semantic dimension of the pledge of allegiance, as it is a pact between the king and his people, to be his spiritual and worldly guide in accordance with the teachings of the Holy Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Prophet.
Mr. Abadi explained that the loftiness of this work has been rooted over the centuries, and links the Moroccan Sahara, its space and its people, with the honorable Alawites, who are today considered the holders of allegiance in the world.
This unique dimension was revived by His Majesty the late King Hassan II by launching the Green March, as well as by the noble initiatives launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Laayoune, especially the new development model for the southern regions, the embodiment of which has almost been completed.
For his part, political science professor Issa Babana Alaoui highlighted the geostrategic nature of the artificial conflict in this region since October 1976, highlighting the difficult task represented by the liberation of the Moroccan Sahara.
He pointed out that the retrieval of these lands was an end to colonialism, which was characterized by a long period of struggle, adding that this retrieval continued over a quarter of a century, from 1956 to 1979.
He explained that the length of this period is due to gradual national independence, the prior dedication to bilateral Maghreb border and territorial disputes in the post-colonial phase, in addition to the adoption of a process that uses peaceful measures as much as they are arduous.
This major event brings together, over two days, prominent professors and distinguished figures at the international level, within the framework of research activities and organized studies for the benefit of officers of the Royal Armed Forces and officers trainees at the college.
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