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Tunisia
Cultures of Violence: Woolwich, Jodi Arias & the Market Value of Atrocity
Amanda Rogers* | 28 May 2013
A young boy hangs a cross near flowers close to the scene where Drummer Lee Rigby of the 2nd Battalion the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers was killed, on May 24, 2013 in London, England. (Photo credit: Dan Kitwood) Always a troubling issue, the media’s role in unwittingly glorifying and encouraging acts of violence has weighed even more heavily on my mind in the...Femen Strikes in Tunisia – the Case of Amina
Sara Salem* | 26 Mar 2013
Femen has struck again. After reports the Ukrainian based feminist group would be focusing its activism on locations outside of Europe, fresh controversy has erupted following events in Tunisia. In March 2013, a 19 year-old Tunisian activist by the name of Amina posted topless photographs of herself on Femen’s Facebook page. In one photo, “my body is my...Ennahda on the Brink in Tunisia
Tristan Dreisbach* | 25 Feb 2013
Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi (Photo credit :Zoubeir Souissi – REUTERS) Perhaps the most enduring lesson we can learn from the political crises currently unfolding in Tunisia and Egypt is that the task of operating an underground opposition movement is very different from governing a country. In both states, former Islamist opposition groups, once oppressed...Who Decides?: Western Knowledge and Arab Revolutions
Magid Shihade* | 19 Feb 2013
Celebrations in Libya. [Image via Diario El Tiempo, All Rights Reserved]Much of this piece was written more than a year ago, when debates and discussions focused on two questions: 1. the proper term to describe events in the Arab world – were they revolutions, uprisings, or a “spring?;” and 2. whether events in the region were genuine and indigenous,...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...The Many Arabics of Politics
Duncan Wane* | 4 Apr 2013
Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi leans on the shoulders of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and President of Yemen, Ali Abdullah Saleh as they laugh during a photocall before the second Afro-Arab Summit in Sirte...Is Tunisia Ripe for a Second Revolution?
Ilyana Ovshieva* | 4 Mar 2013
A protester wears a Tunisian flag during a demonstration in Tunis February 7, 2013 (Photo credit: Larbi/Reuters) Tunisia is in the throes of its worst political turmoil since the revolution ended in January 2011....The Virtual Dinner Guest Project: Peace-Building One Dinner at a Time
Catriona Knapman* | 21 Feb 2013
Diners at a Virtual Dinner Guest event While we are constantly reminded of the interconnected nature of the world, this interconnectedness has not extended to our responsibilities as citizens. The Virtual Dinner...Establishing Legitimacy: Challenges of Governance in Tunisia
Carolyn Barnett* | 5 Feb 2013
Members of the General Union of Tunisian Workers shout slogans in Kasserine in western Tunisia (Photo credit: AFP). The political transitions in Egypt, Libya, and Tunisia over the last two years have been uneven. Those...ICC Membership Can Protect Arab Spring Gains
Leila Hanafi and Haidi Sadik* | 3 Jan 2013
(Photo credit: Amr Nabil/AP) The tumultuous events of the Arab Spring have been driven by a desire for justice among long-oppressed populations. As new governments come to power across the Middle East and North...
