Layla Saleh

Layla Saleh is Associate Professor of International Relations, Qatar University.She is also Associate Editor of the Brill journal PROTEST.

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Tunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracy

President Saied’s ‘constitutional coup’ on 25 July was a dark day for Tunisian and Arab democratization

By Layla Saleh and Larbi Sadiki

/ 28 Jul 2021

Tunisia’s presidential power-grab is a test for its democracy

The Arab world between a formidable virus and a repressive state

What does the coronavirus pandemic spell for democracy in the Arab world?

By Layla Saleh and Larbi Sadiki

/ 6 Apr 2020

The Arab world between a formidable virus and a repressive state