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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPower and the divine: self-repression in EgyptFocusing on the afterlife, the rewards of heaven for the just and hell for the unjust, keeps the masses in check and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTunisia: selective feminism and the marginalization of women’s strugglesIt's time to challenge the state's continued tradition of instrumentalizing women’s rights for its own political...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s protesters are secularizing the 1979 revolutionWhat we see happening in Iran is the emergence of a new discourse that combines old traditions and new ideas that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill Iraq’s PM embrace a Trump-inspired Saudi-sponsored drive to curb Iranian influence?Trump-MBS strategy has not made significant headway. Will they succeed in escalating anti-Shia confrontation against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: do you really want to counter terrorism?Is the failure intentional or a result of general incompetence? Because of repression or Islamic ideology? This...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBahrain: an oasis of religious freedom in the Middle East?Why is Sheikh Nasser signing a declaration of “Religious Tolerance” in Los Angeles when the monarchy has...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe return of Banisadr to the heart of Iranian politicsA permanent state of crisis has intersected with the Supreme leader’s actions to create conditions for the emergence...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA hollow referendumInstead of articulating a brand-new direction for the country, the referendum simply served to legitimize and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMany birds, one stone: why did Iran execute 25 Sunni Kurds in August 2016?In the chaos and instability the region is experiencing, now more than ever, religious and racial minorities find...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTurkey: the road towards dictatorship and the west’s responsibilityThe recent arrests of HDP co-leaders and MPs is another dangerous episode in Turkey’s road towards absolute dictatorship.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia2016 Moroccan elections: the past never happenedThe one institution that benefited from the post-Arab Spring uncertainty and continues to profit from poor party...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKingdom of arbitrary detention: how Saudi Arabia shuts down its most vocal critics
The institutionalised repression practiced by Saudi authorities is exposed by the fight led by one of the Kingdom’s...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘Democratic’ doublespeak in Bahrain: how the government spins its summer of repressionIf the government continues to imprison or deport every critical voice, Alfadhel’s distortion of democracy may well...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe surfacing of trauma: the myth and history of Sunni-Shia divideSunnis and Shias have lived together in peace for centuries, and up to the new millennium have barely had a history...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaErdogan at a crossroad: dictatorship or democracyAn interview with A.H. Banisadr, Iran’s former president, about the aftermath of the coup in Turkey.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe suspension of Wefaq: a triumph for democracy in BahrainWefaq’s suspension by a Bahraini Court in July 2016 should be seen as a first executive step towards the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEurope’s misguided applause for Morocco’s reform processStability under the cover of autocracy is not only unjust and brutal but also unsustainable.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDivide and conquer: offer Jabhat al-Nusra access to the Syrian peace talksJabhat al-Nusra’s split from al-Qaeda offers the west a unique and crucial opportunity to create a fully inclusive...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe political economy of the Arab Spring: searching for the virtuous circleNo matter how tragic the short and medium-term consequences of some of the uprisings, their outbreak might...
