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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSpring into winter: Nasser, Sisi and the fate of Egypt’s revolutionWhy would a country that showed itself so courageous in confronting Mubarak’s repression now be content to sacrifice...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom revolution to reaction in EgyptYoung people's experience of revolution has not evaporated, or been eradicated by oppression. Start building a new...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria’s transition to uncertaintyAlgeria is facing succession scrambles and economic crisis. Why are the country’s leaders handing the country over...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSomething is rotten in the state of TunisiaTunisia’s foreign friends would do well to remember that in 2011 there was a revolution in, not of the system. The...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBook review: The EgyptiansJack Shenker's The Egyptians: A Radical Story is a must read for anyone who wants to understand how and why Egypt's...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFive years on, has the revolution failed?It is still too soon to judge the outcomes of such a profound and wide-ranging global upheaval. عربي
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTunisia’s fight against its revolutionary youthThe threat of terrorism has been exploited to justify anti-democratic laws and an escalation of arrests and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEconomic reform: tackling the root causes of extremism in TunisiaA combination of political consensus, religious inclusion and economic stability is vital to combat the alienation,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPoisoned apple: the curse of social media in the GulfThe increased social media use in the Gulf might signify some progress for its citizens, but the extent to which it...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMisplaced concern: the sectarian scapegoat in BahrainTo truly counter violent extremism in Bahrain and maintain the country’s stability, the US must use its leverage to...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAsking the right questions for the fate of Arab countriesYoung people in the region are increasingly holding their parents’ generation responsible for their social and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon's foreign minister under fire: a comment on Gebran Bassil's real estate holdingsIn order to promote accountability, the Lebanese public and journalists have to abide by a code of conduct that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUpdate: Egypt’s Hossam Bahgat released from military intelligenceThe award-winning journalist was released after being held for interrogation, sparking an outcry from local and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgyptian journalist under military interrogation for “harming national security”Prominent journalist and rights activist Hossam Bahgat faces military trial in Egypt for his investigative journalism.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRed carpets for everyone? Cameron ought to tackle Sisi on human rightsWe can expect the PM to talk to Egypt's president about trade and security—but what about disappearances,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBook review: the politics of sectarianism in post-war LebanonA rigorous, timely examination of the reproduction of sectarianism and the forms of resistance to sectarian...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat is Tunisia's Nobel prize rewarding?By reassuring the political and economic elite and backing the privatisation operation led by sponsors and donors,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy almost nobody participated in the Egyptian parliamentary electionsAwaited for more than two years, the first round of parliamentary elections in Egypt has bluntly confirmed the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBahrain’s uprising: resistance and repression in the GulfA review of an interdisciplinary book exploring both the contemporary uprising and Bahrain’s lengthy history of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Iraq's prime minister implement Al Sistani’s anti-corruption dictates?The wave of protests sweeping across Iraq has led Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani to demand that Abadi get serious...
