The conflict between State and Islamism in Morocco has long been over the religious and symbolic public space and the regime’s authoritarian control of the state. The two main Islamist actors in Morocco, al-‘Adl wal Ihsane (Justice and Charity), and al-‘Adala wa at-Tanmiya (the Party of Justice and Development or PJD) have resorted largely to quietist strategies of activism and opposition. But the tsunami of the Arab uprisings in 2011 presented opportunities for Islamists to assert their presence on Morocco’s political scene. In fact, an examination of Moroccan Islamists’ strategies during and after the Arab uprisings reveals both the limits and potential of Islamism in Morocco. Based on interviews with high level Islamist leaders, including PJD’s leader and current head of government in Morocco, this paper examines and analyzes Moroccan Islamism in the post-Arab uprisings. As Moroccans took to the streets under the banner of the February 20 protest movement, Islamists pursued different paths vis-à-vis the state. In particular, each trajectory reflects the “rejectionist versus participation” dilemma facing Islamism in the Muslim world. The al-‘Adl initially joined street protests, but then later retreated to its strategy of rejection of regime institutional and constitutional frameworks. The PJD, in contrast, successfully contested the legislative elections of 2011, and has since led a coalition government on a limited reformist “passive revolution” to mitigate the authoritarian effect of the state, while operating within regime’s constitutional rules of the game. PJD’s strategy illustrates what Asef Bayat terms as a "refo-lution", which involves incremental societal changes through reforms within the regime’s institutions. Each strategy, rejectionist and ‘refolutionary’, reflects an approach toward the monarchy borne out of a self-understanding of the Islamists’ strength and limitations in Morocco. Islamists face a monarchical regime that has managed to pacify the public through cosmetic reforms and an appeal to national religious identity. In the absence of significant changes to the regime’s discretionary powers and al-‘Adl’s weak protest cultural frames, al-'Adl is unable to challenge the legitimacy of, and provide an “alternative sovereignty” to the monarchy in Morocco. Al-‘Adl faces its own alleged internal debates about its long-held strategy of rejectionism, especially after the death of its founder and spiritual leader ‘Abdessalam Yassine in 2012. While the “Moroccan Spring” has stalled, the dual challenge of the February 20th movement and al-‘Adl has nonetheless managed to demystify the monarchy ever so slightly, making the king subject to criticism.