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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Aug 21

    YOUR COMMENTS: Morocco is bringing back compulsory military service. Women will be included as well, along with citizens under 25 years of age. Conscription for men only was scrapped only in 2006, but the Moroccan authorities say it is being brought back to promote patriotism.pic.twitter.com/2p8r2FuuqQ

    5:45 AM - 21 Aug 2018
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      1. Isaac J. Muswane-Madda, MD, M.Sc.‏ @SwaggertJimmy Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        How does conscription promote patriotism? It just creates resentment for the most part if anything else..

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      1. the K.I.D‏ @johnleviemw Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I don't think it's a good idea. Citizens should choose whether to join the military service or not. Compulsory military service cannot promote patriotism.

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      2. Analimbey, A. Chris‏ @analimbeychris Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        I think it's a good idea

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      2. The Alkebulan Trust‏ @Alkebulan_Trust Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Only few in that pic are actually Moroccan the rest are descendants of Arab colonizers

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      3. Fatima zahra⁦ 🐼 🐝 🐞 🐋 🐜 🐬‏ @sokune2015 Aug 21
        Replying to @Alkebulan_Trust @BBCAfrica

        Most Moroccan are amazigh the first human in the earth that what science say , who say that Moroccan not African they pure racists.

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      4. The Alkebulan Trust‏ @Alkebulan_Trust Aug 21
        Replying to @sokune2015 @BBCAfrica

        Actually the first human according to science was in #Ethiopia. Go re read what we wrote. We said the rest are descendants of Arab colonizers. It's not racist it's fact. Unfortunately most are not taught about this fact. You probably think Whites in Australia are Australianpic.twitter.com/w5DYGRgaF9

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      5. Fatima zahra⁦ 🐼 🐝 🐞 🐋 🐜 🐬‏ @sokune2015 Aug 21
        Replying to @Alkebulan_Trust @BBCAfrica

        That was before the last discovery you should , look in that I knew about Ethiopia , but here science is 300000years older human ,so you say that all African are only black , when genetic say they are some place in Africa whites , fact !!?

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      6. The Alkebulan Trust‏ @Alkebulan_Trust Aug 21
        Replying to @sokune2015 @BBCAfrica

        Whites come from the Caucasus Mountain

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      7. Fatima zahra⁦ 🐼 🐝 🐞 🐋 🐜 🐬‏ @sokune2015 Aug 21
        Replying to @Alkebulan_Trust @BBCAfrica

        Forget that , and tell me what the problem If I'm whites , black , .., is that make me better than others !? By the way in Morocco there's mountains and snow cities and still Africa ,

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      8. The Alkebulan Trust‏ @Alkebulan_Trust Aug 21
        Replying to @sokune2015 @BBCAfrica

        There is not a problem. We just corrected @BBCAfrica but you decided to respond to us. The question is why?

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      9. Fatima zahra⁦ 🐼 🐝 🐞 🐋 🐜 🐬‏ @sokune2015 Aug 21
        Replying to @Alkebulan_Trust @BBCAfrica

        Because , I see a lot of ,like your comment , as proud Moroccan African , I feel like injustice about as , and other Africa doesn't know that Morocco been proud African country , we are here before arabs before Roman we don't have problem to share blood we still African human

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      1. DID YOU KNOW‏ @obicharles11 Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @cchukudebelu

        This is very good and welcoming. Nigeria should emulate this by conscripting all NYSC members into the military. Nations with conscriptions are known to have better organized militaries. Eg Israel, Sweden & Finland

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      1. Amana Mumbi‏ @FaithMumbii Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Praying for Morroco

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      1. Joel JP‏ @joeljp27 Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Many people like me don't care about a racist fazed country called Morocco. Go ask the Moroccans

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      2. Bantu‏ @mphatsokamanga Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Choxy1

        We need this 🇲🇼

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      3. Shukuran‏ @Choxy1 Aug 21
        Replying to @mphatsokamanga @BBCAfrica

        Heavy.

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      2. Ayoub Morad‏ @AyoubCFC Aug 21
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        great for much of the youth. patriotism is already high

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ayouni 🇩🇿 🇵🇸‏ @moh_ayouni Aug 21
        Replying to @AyoubCFC @BBCAfrica

        How long?

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      4. Ayoub Morad‏ @AyoubCFC Aug 21
        Replying to @moh_ayouni @BBCAfrica

        12 months minimum

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