Interview With Moroccan Immigrants

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In 2014, I went to Morocco. It was one of the most wonderful country that I ever saw. The beauty of the landscape was unbelievable, the desert, the mountains, and more. However, the prettiest aspect that impressed me the most was the strong culture of Morocco that unified this country. So, when I heard that I needed to interview someone for this project, I, instantly, think of one of my godmother’s friends who has immigrated to Canada 12 years ago, when he was 17 years old. In other words, he is an immigrant because he came to Canada to live here. His name is Anasse El Ouartassi, and he is a Moroccan.
Fist of all, Anasse El Ouartassi is a male and he is born in Morocco in 1988. Now, Anasse is 29 years old, and he is, today, working as an …show more content…

When he arrived in Canada, Anasse said that the three most cultural chocks between Canada, and Morocco was the notion of the time, the values of the religion, and the temperatures. First, the time’s notion is different, because the time is not stressful for the Moroccans, they take their time to accomplish their tasks and they do not have any pressure, while when he immigrated in Canada, he discovered that each second are calculated, and that everything should be done as fast as possible. The second difference is the values based on religion. Indeed, in Moroccans are really religious and a lot of things are based on it, but in Canada, religion is not that important. For instance, in Morocco most of the population are going into a 2 times a day Mosque, and they are doing their five prayers per day. In Canada, Churches are becoming less and less popular, and used. Such as in the previous paragraph said, in Morocco, 99% of them are Muslims, so it is a really religious country, while Canada is not. Finally, the other difference was the climate. In Morocco, the climate is hot and dry, with the desert, oasis while in Canada it is cold and the winter is really long. There are similarities and differences between the Moroccan and the Canadian clothes code. First, both cultures use occidental clothes. However, the Moroccans have traditional …show more content…

First of all, Morocco is located below the Spain, and it is separated from Spain by approximately 30 kilometers of water (“Distance Ceuta to Algeciras,” n.d.). The neighboring country to the right of Morocco is Algeria, and at the left of Morocco there is the Atlantic Ocean. (“Maps of the World,” n.d.) Moreover, the principal religion in Morocco is Muslim. (“Morocco Facts,” 2017) Indeed, an estimation shows that 99% people of the Moroccan population are Muslim. (“Morocco Facts,” 2017) Furthermore, Morocco is led, since 1999, by the King Mohammed VI. (“Morocco Facts,” 2017) However, Morocco is a constitutional monarchy, with an elected parliament. (“The Government and Political System in Morocco.,” 2017) The King of Morocco has a big part of the decision in the legislative, and executive powers (religious, foreign policy, military). (“The Government and Political System in Morocco.,” 2017) However, the King’s power is regulated by the Government. (“The Government and Political System in Morocco.,” 2017) Indeed, King Mohammed VI’s decisions are regulated by the Government of Morocco, such as he can not choose “political leaders or put in place public policies” by himself. (“The Government and Political System in Morocco.,” 2017) For instance, the legislative power is regulated by the government and the parliament, and the executive power is only regulated by

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