After the events in Tunisia and Egypt, the Arab Spring movement arose in Morocco. The Moroccan protests, spilling into the streets, united the extreme left, the illegal Islamic parties, and national human rights organizations. Unlike in other countries, the Moroccan protesters did not call for the Head of State, the King, to leave power. Nor did they demand the institution of dawla madaniyya, a civil state in contrast with a religious state or, in the case of Egypt, a civil state in contrast with a military state.