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Robin Yassin-Kassab has an enlightening sojourn in Morocco; Hicham Yezza examines the role of the Berbers in the Arab Spring; Marcia Lynx Qualey is dazzled by the transformative power of Maghrebi poetry; Louis Proyect spends some time with the Jews of the Maghreb; Cécile Oumhani provides a daily account of the Tunisian revolution; Paul Mutter tangles with al-Qaeda in Mali; Robert Irwin wonders if Ibn Khaldun had a mystical vision of history; Julia Melcher explores the absurd world of exiled western writers in Tangiers; John Liechty attempts to get a US visa for his Moroccan wife; Jamal Bahmad watches some revolutionary films; Arie Amaya-Akkermans admires Algerian art; and Anissa Helou tastes some Moroccan street food.ContentA Moroccan Journey – Robin Yassin-KassabThe Berbers and the Arab Spring — Hicham YezzaPoetry, Identity, and Power — Marcia Lynx QualeyThe Jews of the Maghreb — Louis ProyectDiary of the Tunisian Revolution — Cécile OumhaniAl-Qaeida in Mali — Paul MutterMoroccan Street Food — Anissa HelouIbn Khaldun and History — Robert IrwinWestern Writers in Tangier — Julia Melcher (William S. Burroughs, Paul Bowles, Tennessee Williams and others)An American Abroad — John Liechty’s attempts to get a US visa for his Moroccan wifeRevolution in Maghrebi Cinema — Jamal BahmadAlgerian Art — Arie Amaya-AkkermansSkirting on the Surface — by Amal Hanano (Extract of a novel set in the Maghreb)Two Poems by George SzirtesVoir sur le site de la revue&#160;