Race in France: Symptom or Cause
While there are many reasons Nicolas Sarkozy ultimately lost France’s presidential election to socialist party candidate Francois Hollande, one factor in...
Based in New York, but with deep roots in Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt, Ali Shafei’s interests include issues relating to development, particularly in Africa, and challenges to identity formation in complex regions, such as the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Levant. Ali co-founded and managed content at Marefa.org, a nonprofit, online multilingual encyclopedia and multimedia hub. Ali holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Middle Eastern studies from Columbia University.