The reinstatement of compulsory military service in this context of growing tensions is meant to be used for social control.
The withdrawl of the state has lead to a surge in vigilante violence.
Fishermen networks from Morocco and Mauritania have released statements of support, and the Tunisian State Secretary for Immigration, Adel Jarboui, urged Italian authorities to release the fishermen, considered heroes in Tunisia.
The consequences of living this sort of double-life go far beyond family disagreements.
Violence between Morocco’s young political activists is the product of a deeply divided political society that has failed to engage with its youngest members.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to imagine the continuity of the NCP leadership in the face of sustained economic deterioration.
The dramatic changes of the last months have moved Ethiopia away from “the gates of hell ”, but all options are still on the table, from the worst to the best.
From Indonesia to Saudi Arabia, Muslim women’s movements for equality are increasingly interconnected – and unstoppable.
As a paediatrician and health researcher in South Africa, I am acutely aware of the ongoing support that women need to breastfeed.
How can the work and thought of Antonio Gramsci help us make sense of the Arab Uprisings and their aftermath? Is there a place for critical pedagogy in times of counter-revolution?
Despite shocking accounts of harassment and discrimination within their profession, women lawyers in Zimbabwe and beyond are fighting for more gender-sensitive laws.
For Rabat, the challenge will be to access the EU funds and more while getting away from any significant EU impact. That is, even if it means faking Europeanization.
