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Moroccan Elections: A new rise for Islamists?

In 7th September 2007, Morocco will undergo the parliamentary legislative elections, where many different ideological political parties will compete. Electoral campaign started on Saturday 25th August to attract the Moroccan

Scenario of succession …how Egyptian bloggers regard it

In the first week of November, the annual conference for the ruling National Party will be held. Many believe that this conference is a step for Gamal Mubarak’s succession for

US-backed attempts to weaken Hamas failing

On August 28, the Palestinian Authority (PA) “caretaker” government headed by Salam Fayyad announced that it would outlaw 103 charitable societies in the Israeli occupied West Bank. Fayyad, who was

Hide Your Cell Phone: Digital Activism is Criminalized in Egypt

In June, Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud was released after spending 46 days in prison on charges of belonging to an illegal organization, creating and possessing images destructive to public

Rumors of Mubarak’s death

Rumors that Hosni Mubarak had died swept through Egyptian discourse over the last ten days. Unable to squelch the rumors, the Egyptian regime had to resort to releasing (fairly unconvincing)

Apples and Oranges

In a recent article, Dr. Abdel Moneim Said, director of Al Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies, imagines how things would look like if the Muslim Brotherhood would run

International Conference on Inter-Asian Connections (Dubai, UAE: February 21-24, 2008)

Social Science Research Council (SSRC) CALL FOR PAPERS DEADLINE: FRIDAY, September 14, 2007

2008-2009 USIP Senior Fellowship Competition

REMINDER: APPLICATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 17 The United States Institute of Peace invites applications for the 2008-2009 Senior Fellowship Competition in the Jennings Randolph Program for International Peace.

The Politics of God

The twilight of the idols has been postponed. For more than two centuries, from the American and French Revolutions to the collapse of Soviet Communism, world politics revolved around eminently

Islamic Spain: History’s refrain

The past sometimes provides examples of glory and success that serve as models. Other times, as the philosopher George Santayana said, it warns of impending calamity for those who do