chihab-25 Posted 2008-03-27

This Rachid Nini deserved a lot more than this. A journalist’s profession is a science that should definitely be taught in the institutes. It is not a free-for-all. In Morocco— like everywhere—there are laws that regulate all aspects of man’s life, including the right to expression. Unfortunately, Rachid Nini, out of lack of professional experience, got himself trapped by the editorial line he laid out out with Bouachrine in the daily “Al Massae”. He did not pay attention to his footing on these stairs! He shot this one off voluntarily and it was a well-intended blow against all of these targets. He did not make any specification or distinctions in his direct defamation, and did so without throwing any caution to the issue at hand. Accumulating your experiences in a life of vagrancy without ever knowing how to put them to use in good sense is the safest way—and obligatorily so—to Oukacha Prison, Casablanca and Zaki Prison, Salé. This was what happened with Nini! He is an intellectual with a bunch of diplomas and certificates that well attest to his level of culture and knowledge. But, he unfortunately was mistaken in his path, being that he went adventuring in a field that was foreign to him and his being cultured as a writer/poet. Straying from the right path means being ready to pay and agreeing to the price that might come of it and knowing how to handle the risks and consequences. -Chihab-25