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Blog Post 6 (week of 6/23)

Active Citizenship

Citizenship can be distilled into two main components: the rights and the responsibilities that it entails. I had often thought of citizenship only in terms of the rights that a legal status confers upon individuals. However, far beyond that, citizenship is also about abiding by the common rules, developing a sense of duty to the … Continue reading »

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The Context of Being A Citizen

What is citizenship? It is more than a legal or political definition that bestows upon individuals certain rights and privileges. Citizenship also involves giving back to create a better community and in turn creating better citizens in the future. We are all a product of our environment to a certain extent whether we like it … Continue reading »

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The Notion of Citizenship

  (all our camels in a line walking into the sunset- Sahara Desert) The notion of citizenship is a universal concept, yet can also be very individualized and applied within specific contexts. As some of our classmates defined it, citizenship to a nation or society means abiding by the rules/regulations, but also taking certain responsibilities … Continue reading »

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Strengthening Citizenship

Citizenship is a fickle concept. It is a highly personal concept and finding trends based on political affiliations, nationalities, age, or other factors has proven difficult, especially here in Morocco. The question “how do we strengthen citizenship locally and globally?” is a necessarily difficult one. Certainly there are specific steps to be taken within each … Continue reading »

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Citizenship in Morocco

Throughout my time in Morocco, I’ve had many conversations with Moroccans about what it means to be a good, active Moroccan citizen.  Surprisingly, almost all of the Moroccans I interviewed viewed the concepts of political participation and active citizenship as separate entities. They believed that one could be a good Moroccan citizen without being at … Continue reading »

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Global Citizenship

Citizenship is difficult to critique on a personal level.  If I were to analyze my own citizenship, I would tell myself to care more about local politics or be more involved in my community. I would try to be better informed about state and national issues. But it is harder for me to critique the … Continue reading »

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Evaluating Citizenship

There are many, many  aspects of being a good citizen, and it is elusive to what it means to be a good citizen. Theodore Roosevelt said being a good citizen means that you are “willing to pull [your] own weight”. Vague as this statement may seem, this can be related to people of all ages … Continue reading »

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