Nabila Ramdani

Nabila Ramdani is a Paris-born freelance journalist of Algerian descent who specialises in Anglo-French issues, Islamic affairs, and the Arab world.

A technologically savvy population is hard for dictators to dominate

Social networks and satellite were essential components of the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia (from the speech given by Nabila Ramdani at Intelligence Squared's debate on the prospects for democratic revolutions in the Arab world).

By Nabila Ramdani

/ 18 Feb 2011

Did the Internet matter in Tunisia and Egypt?

An audio interview in which Nabila Ramdani describes the role of the social networks in the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions – to what extent are Morozov's and Gladwell's arguments proved wrong by events?

By Tony Curzon Price and Nabila Ramdani

/ 18 Feb 2011

Algeria's youth have been so badly let down it's no surprise those remaining in the country are rioting

Violence and a culture of reactionary anti-Westernism has left young Algerians poorly equipped for today's world. Many take the dangerous option of clandestine migration for Europe. No wonder those who stay behind are now taking to the streets against corrupt, self-enriching autocrats

By Nabila Ramdani

/ 11 Jan 2011