Researcher of the Week: Asif Majid

Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:25:48 -0400

Juxtaposing their experiences against a backdrop of living in the Global North, members of the Moroccan diaspora undergo a unique identity struggle, given the already complex nature of Moroccan society. A multicultural environment, Morocco is influenced by Berber, Arab, African, and European traditions with incredible variety ranging from north to south. Accordingly, this research project seeks to examine the challenges that Moroccans living outside Morocco experience in cultural, political, social, geographic, and economic terms. Through an interdisciplinary analysis, I plan to explore how this identity struggle is experienced and what lessons may be derived from it so that peace may develop or be maintained despite whatever diasporic challenges exist. Through a video documentary, I plan to then extrapolate the multicultural and identity-based nature of this research project into possible implications for peace both in Morocco and within the diaspora community.