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The Afkara Institute, headquartered in Beirut and New York, has unveiled the first English-language Encyclopedia of Contemporary Moroccan Thought in Philosophy, Religion, Society, and Culture, marking a landmark achievement in making Moroccan intellectual traditions accessible to global audiences.<\/p>\n
The project was overseen by Mohamed Hachach, a professor at Roma Tre University in Italy, and brings together a wide array of contributions from scholars around the world, including Moroccan academics.<\/p>\n
The encyclopedia features critical entries on influential thinkers such as Mohamed Aziz Lahbabi, Abdellah Laroui, Mohamed Abed Al-Jabri, Ali Oumlil, Taha Abderrahmane, Abdelkebir Khatibi, Abdessalam Benabdellah, Allal Al-Fassi, Fatema Mernissi, Asma Lamrabet, Mehdi Ben Barka, and many others.<\/p>\n
In the encyclopedia\u2019s introduction, Hachach described the project as \u201can old dream that has become a reality,\u201d aiming to fill a significant gap in the English-language documentation of Arab and Islamic thought from the Maghreb. \u201cHad it been written by a single author, it would have taken centuries,\u201d he noted, praising the collective efforts behind what he called a \u201cbook of critical intellectual knowledge.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hachach said his interest in promoting Moroccan thought in English dates back to his undergraduate studies in English literature at the University of Oujda, where the curriculum focused almost entirely on foreign thinkers. Moroccan intellectual works were largely absent from academic discourse, a gap he noticed again during his postgraduate work in Italy, where scholarship emphasized Eastern Arab (Mashriqi) thinkers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not simply local Moroccan thought,\u201d Hachach emphasized. \u201cIt is a body of ideas deeply engaged with regional and global concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n
The encyclopedia traces the roots of modern Moroccan thought to Abdallah Guennoun\u2019s seminal book Moroccan Genius in Arabic Literature, which challenged the Mashriqi world\u2019s neglect of intellectual contributions from the Maghreb and the western Islamic world.<\/p>\n
While the encyclopedia does not claim to be exhaustive, it offers a comprehensive introduction to Moroccan thinkers whose work spans religious reform, philosophy, literature, feminism, political theory, and cultural critique. Figures featured include both historical icons such as Allal Al-Fassi and Mohamed Hassan Al-Wazzani, as well as contemporary scholars like Mohamed Noureddine Afaya and Abdelilah Belkeziz.<\/p>\n
The publication also addresses broader themes such as the intellectual legacy of Ibn Rushd (Averroes), Ibn Khaldun, and Ibn Arabi, whose work continues to influence debates around modernity, legitimacy, and heritage in North Africa.<\/p>\n
Notable chapters explore diverse topics including gender issues in contemporary Morocco, the Qadiriyya Boutchichiyya Sufi order\u2019s political vision, the role of Moroccan Jewish leftists in democratic movements, the cultural production of the \u201cYears of Lead,\u201d and efforts to reformulate modernity in Moroccan philosophical discourse.<\/p>\n
In his preface, Hachach describes the encyclopedia as a \u201cmultidisciplinary survey tracking the rich debate in Moroccan philosophy, religious thought, social science, and cultural studies\u201d since the 1950s. He also calls for more comparative scholarship that situates Moroccan thought within both its national context and a broader transnational intellectual conversation.<\/p>\n
The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Moroccan Thought is now available in English and stands as a valuable resource for scholars, students, and general readers interested in the intellectual and cultural currents shaping modern Morocco.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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