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This study of Moroccan society explores the country´s culture through its literature, journalism and film. It examines transitions from traditionalism to modernity within the conflicted polemics of the post-9/11 world. Addresses issues including feminism, sexuality, gender and human rights and how they are conveyed in Moroccan media.

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Introduction: Enunciating the Unsaid and the Historically ´Inconceivable´ in the Words of Contemporary Francophone Morocco The Power of Engagement: Writing in/on the Front Lines of Politics and Culture in the New Morocco The Texts of Human Rights: Moroccan Prison Testimonials by Victims of the Lead Years Publishing Women: The Feminine Voices of Social Activists Sexuality, Gender, and the Homoerotic Novel of the New Morocco TelQuel: Morocco as it is in the Journals, Magazines and Newspapers of the Francophone Press The Humanist Individual in Contemporary Morocco Morocco on the Screen: Cinema in the New Morocco

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VALÉRIE K. ORLANDO is Associate Professor of French and Francophone Literatures and Cultures in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Maryland, USA.

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