Where the world sees two radically opposed candidates, the Egyptian street sees two sides of the same coin.
From the periphery, Ethiopian Muslim protesters have recently turned a page in the history of the country. They have proven that demonstrations by religious groups can be peaceful, that secularism can be the aim of these groups instead of their nemesis and that a radical Islamist agenda doesn't ha
Do the Gulf States expect anything at all from the next president of the US?
One reason why Moroccans voted for the Justice and Development party (PJD) in the November 2011 parliamentary election was that the party put fighting corruption first on its list of promises to Moroccans.
In Sudan, the state security apparatus has adopted a new habit: confiscating and banning books. Authors and rights activists are rightly outraged, but this is helping the growth of a new reading culture in Khartoum.
The coalition government has shown little interest in engaging in an authentic reconciliation between Tunisians with different political allegiances.
The Muslim Brotherhood seems to be worried about freedom of expression, although they must realize that they cannot oppress those freedoms directly.
An eruption of militia-based violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reflects a longer-term pattern of failure by national and international agencies. The effects are now being felt among diaspora communities in Europe as well as citizens in the region. The roots of violence must be a
Tunisians went to the polls almost exactly one year ago, in their first and free elections, the major outcome of the revolution. Today, Tunisia stands fragmented politically, its economy is struggling and its social protests remain unabated. And its first anniversary may be marked in ways that are
