Alaouite Dynasty Has Laid Foundations of Emerging Country - Conference

Since its foundation, the Alaouite Dynasty has consolidated the pillars of the new emerging state and has laid the groundwork for a prosperous and stable civilizational renaissance, said participants in a conference held Saturday in Marrakech under the theme “the beginnings of the Alaouite Dynasty in Morocco: history, heritage, and development.”

The early founders of the Alaouite Dynasty have advocated a distinguished approach in the management and development of the country with the same wisdom and a sincere patriotic zeal, they noted at this meeting organized by the Moulay Ali Cherif Al-Mourrakouchi Foundation, in partnership with the Regional Directorate of Culture in Marrakech and the Cadi Ayyad University (UCA).

According to the Foundation’s President Moulay Slama Alaoui, the sultans and kings of the Alaouite Dynasty have left their mark on the major transformations that the Kingdom has gone through for centuries.

Thanks to their personality, wisdom and foresight, the kings and sultans of the Alaouite Dynasty have left a profound impact on the major world events that have marked their era. This has enabled the Kingdom to occupy a distinguished position on the international scene, he said.

For his part, UCA President Moulay El Hassan Hbid noted that the foundation of the Alaouite Dynasty in a difficult and perilous period during the first half of the 17th century “was a blessed one thanks to the contribution and genius of prominent kings, notably Moulay Mohammed, Moulay Rachid and Moulay Ismail.”

“Thanks to their determination and the consensus of Moroccans, these great kings have been able to take the Kingdom out of the circle of crises and dangers and have managed to make Morocco a haven of peace and ensure its territorial integrity and strengthen the foundations of its cultural identity, “he noted.

Abderrahim Benali, Dean of the Faculty of Letters and Humanities of Marrakech stressed that the brilliant milestones have continued into the modern history of Morocco, like the exceptional fight led by the late HM King Mohammed V for the liberation of Morocco from colonial rule, and His tireless efforts to draw the roadmap for the development of Morocco after independence.

Late HM King Hassan II, the architect of the Green March and the Liberator of the Sahara, continued on this path, which was also followed, with determination and dedication, by HM King Mohammed VI, the Builder of modern Morocco, he concluded.