As the fireworks of the opening ceremony of the Olympics went off in London, gunfire was resounding once again in Tripoli.
There was an attempt to set fire to the government building in Sidi Bouzid. They are furious that their town has remained impoverished and their youth have remained unemployed and the promises of development projects have remained ink on paper.
The son of Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi argues that the minute you leave the confines of your home, it is no longer just a matter of belief or worship. Faith becomes a political threat.
Shortly prior to the national elections for a constituent assembly, the national narrative shifted sharply from the socio-economic crisis which fuelled the revolt in the first place to matters of religion.
How does al-Qaida see the tumult in the Arab world, the persistent conflict in other regions - and its own prospects? The movement commissions its longstanding management consultants to write a report, which is exclusively published on openDemocracy.
The Algerian population is a young one, with 70% under the age of 35. These youths will end up, sooner or later, rejecting the notion that their future is mortgaged – and bitter memories of the violence of the 1990s will not be enough to hold them at bay.
If the under or mis-reported uprisings, protests, revolts and changes of regime in many parts of Africa over the past few years have told us anything, it is that politics on the continent does not always, or mostly, take place at the point of a gun.
There is no shortage of documentation regarding the struggle of women living with HIV to access basic care, support, and treatment. There is however a dearth of remedies and of justice.
In seven years of independent control, South Sudan has not diversified its economy. Now the domestic agricultural sector languishes and international agri-businesses procure land for export markets. This failure could fuel conflict, if real change is not made.
Numerous segments of the Egyptian public have thrown their weight behind “their” Syrian revolution and cheered for their team.
With disputes between the liberal, Islamist and military forces stealing the show, the battle against the horrendous inequality that casts a deep shadow over Egyptian society constitutes the last chance to push the revolution forward before being strangled by the capitalist forces dominating the e
It’s safe to say Uncle Ramadan is not going to sleep while he's with us this year…
