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Algeria
Russian Pragmatism in the Middle East: Success in Algeria
Brett Schneider* | 1 Apr 2013
Russia’s UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin. (Photo credit: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty) Too frequently, analysis of Russian policy in the Middle East assumes sinister intentions on Moscow’s part. Most recently, these concerns have been raised in response to crimes against humanity committed by the Syrian government against its own population. Since the start...The Cultural & Religious Debates on HIV/AIDS in the Muslim World
Dominic Bocci* | 15 Jan 2013
(Photo credit: Andy McCarthy UK on Flickr, under Creative Commons) On December 8, 2012, the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) hosted a Red Gala Dinner at the Fairmont Hotel in Cairo, Egypt to raise awareness about the virus and how it affects the lives of over three hundred thousand people across the Arab world. The by-invitation-only event featured...Shining A Light on the Misunderstood Men of the Middle East
Megan Beneat-Donald* | 13 Nov 2012
Bassam, Iraqi (Photo credit: Tamara Abdul Hadi) For any marginalised group, self-preservation will inevitably involve a heavy dose of artistic expression to counter degrading portrayals. Prey to myriad stereotypes, long-standing prejudice, and steady streams of discrimination, most Arab, Persian, Turkish, Afghan, and North African men and women have had no choice...On Stephen Zunes’ Statements about Morocco, Israel, & the Western Sahara
Mohamed Daadaoui* | 10 Sep 2012
POLISARIO front fighters (Photo credit: AFP) In a recent interview for Al Jazeera English with Mark LeVine, Professor Stephen Zunes provides a scathing critique of Morocco as an occupying force in the Western Sahara. Zunes, a well-respected scholar of international relations, goes so far as to compare Morocco’s 1975 annexation of the Western Sahara to Israel’s...#MuftahChat: Debating & Defying Stereotypes about the Middle East
Muftah Editors | 12 Jul 2012
Join the Muftah team at the hashtag #MuftahChat on the first and third Wednesday of every month at 12:30 pm Eastern Standard Time for a Twitter discussion of all things Middle East. Themes will include policy, religion, political transformation, human rights, and culture, among other topics. Everyone with an interest in the Middle East and North Africa is invited...The Algerian Hostage Crisis & Militant Islamism in the Sahara
Mohamed Daadaoui* | 28 Jan 2013
Touareg fighters have taken towns including Timbuktu in Mali’s north. (Photo credit: Luc Gnago/Reuters) The hostage crisis in Algeria is a violent reminder of the rapidly deteriorating security situation...Cyber-Islam: A Review of Gary Bunt’s “iMuslims”
Dominic T. Bocci* | 21 Nov 2012
Source: Outlookindia.com Much attention has been given to the use of social media technologies and their ability to spark massive social change. Some commentators have remarked that these connection technologies,...“Zabana!”: A Film about the Algerian War for Independence
Joobin Bekhrad* | 6 Nov 2012
Source: Toronto International Film Festival In the opening scenes of Gillo Pontecorvo’s seminal 60s film, The Battle of Algiers, a man with an expressionless look on his face is escorted to the guillotine by...An Algerian Apocalypse for Egypt? Not Quite.
Amanda E. Rogers* | 16 Jul 2012
In this photo, Egyptian Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, left, President Mohammed Morsi, center, and Chief of Staff Sami Anan, right, attend a ceremony at an Air Force base in Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 10, 2012....Independent Algeria’s 50th Birthday
David Porter* | 2 Jul 2012
People look at electoral posters in Algiers April 16, 2012 (Photo credit: Louafi Larbi/REUTERS) July 5, 2012 marks the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence from 132 years of French colonialist rule. After...
