Since January 2011, the ‘Arab’ region has been shaken by a wave of political unrest. The protest movements that took place throughout the region were largely led by the youth. The so called ‘Arab spring’ portrayed the image of a young generation that is eager to contribute to introducing change in their countries. Inspired by the events in Tunisia and Egypt, a group of online activists organized themselves in a movement called February 20th and called the Moroccan to the streets. The youth called for more democracy, freedom and social justice, thus stepping from a passive stand to playing a more active role in defining their future. The massive implication of the youth in protest movements is very much revealing of the limits of the thesis which says that the youth in Morocco are depoliticised, uninvolved and apathetic (Bourqia, El harras, Rachick and others). Rather than a ‘lost’ of interest in politics, recent social mobilizations show that there is a ‘regain’ of interest in politics among this generation. As it has been demonstrated by recent research, Moroccan youth engage in politics and express their positions and views by occupying new spaces outside of the formal political institutions; they participate differently through manifestation and protest (Chraibi, Zerhouni). Having said that, the existing literature does not tell us much about who are those who engage in politics and does not fully explain the motives and attitudes of the engaged youth. This paper aims at analyzing the ways and motives behind youth political engagement, it will address a number of questions such as: who are the youth who engage in politics? How do they do so? What role did recent protest movement and new media play in youth political engagement? What are the motives behind their engagement? How do they perceive of recent political changes? Finally, how do they perceive of their role and their impact on the process of reform? To answer these questions, the author will draw on some of the findings of a survey conducted with the youth of the February 20 movement in June 2011 and a survey conducted with educated youth in February 2013. The author will also base her analysis on findings from interviews conducted in 2011 and 2013 with engaged youth.