SWAG视频鈥檚 Anouar Majid discusses Moroccan king鈥檚 speech to nation with MAP Express

Anouar Majid
Anouar Majid, Ph.D., vice president for Global Affairs and founding director of the Center for Global Humanities.

Anouar Majid, Ph.D., vice president for Global Affairs and founding director of the Center for Global Humanities, has been featured on Moroccan news website MAP Express, where he commented on Moroccan King Mohammed VI鈥檚 recent address to the country on Throne Day, a holiday commemorating the king鈥檚 accession to the throne.

Majid called the king鈥檚 July 30 speech 鈥 which pledged to invest billions of dollars into the country鈥檚 economy in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic 鈥 an 鈥渁mbitious project for the future.鈥

鈥淭his massive investment will allow all Moroccans to benefit from national health coverage as well as unemployment and retirement benefits within five years,鈥 Majid told the news outlet. 鈥淭he Sovereign is acting as a champion of the poor in a world where economic forces are blind to human suffering.鈥

Majid also noted that the king reminded Moroccans that the repercussions of the pandemic will be difficult to overcome and that citizens should adhere to health guidelines as the outbreak roars on.

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