While it is the nature of the blogosphere for blogs to come and go, it is sad when blogs that you have enjoyed visiting go silent. This is particularly true of English language blogs in the Moroccan world. Over the last few weeks we have noticed that for various reasons - ranging from health to other committments - some of our favourite bloggers have either said farewell or taken an extended break.
Foulla in her blog wonderful blog Refusenik says "I'm quitting..I 'll stop blogging for some times since i realised it's really time consuming.and i do need all my time to be around my two babies who are growing up fast." - and that is totally understandable, but does leave a hole in the blogosphere that is hard to fill.
Likewise, Hujaina bids us farewell with "ce sera peut etre mon dernier post et si je revien se sera sur blogspot car là: its suffocating but ill be around."
Hale in Bloggin the Maghreb has a painful reason for taking a break - "One of these accidents resulted in a broken left wrist -and, being left-handed, it is difficult to type with just my right hand! I have enjoyed bloggin' and hope to have the opportunity to get back to it when all the various parts heal."
There are others too who appear to have simply stopped. Saad, in his The World from Rabat has not posted since mid-December and one can only hope that he is simply taking a well earned break and will return.
Why is all this important? While there are many wonderful voices blogging about Morocco and the Maghreb in French and Arabic, there are precious few in English. Of course there are some great blogs by travellers, whose attention turns to Morocco during their adventures, but they come and go. We do need a diversity of voices and although we not always agree on the way we see the world, a variety of voices allows us to gain a greater understanding of this part of the world and of each other.
On the plus side there is Global Voices where Farah Kinani does a wonderful job of distilling the essence of the Moroccan blogosphere each week and does so in a way that gives English speakers a glimpse into the worlds of Arabic and French bloggers.
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