Andrew Mandelbaum, who understands Morocco more than most, has a good post up at The Democratic Piece (bookmark it!) that goes into some useful detail about how smart autocracies (like

On September 18, the independent Egyptian Al Masry Al Yom daily carried the following report by Shayma’ Abdul Hadi: "Political experts who received the program of the MB assured that

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"Never in the history of Lebanon was a president elected thanks only to pure Lebanese votes, whether these votes were controlled by political leaders or spiritual references, the most important

Al Quds Al Arabi has learned from security sources in Hamas in the Gaza Strip yesterday that the movement’s security body increased its security measures to protect the leaders of

compares two examinations of the Palestinian struggle.

The Egyptian publisher Hisham Kassem was in Washington last week to pick up the National Endowment for Democracy’s prestigious annual Democracy Award,

Earlier this month, an Egyptian court sentenced the editors of four outspoken tabloids to a year in prison for defaming Mubarak and his ruling party after they criticized senior officials

Mansoura state security prosecution summoned Iman Mahmoud, a student at Mansoura University, over her activities in the mosque of the Faculty of Commerce and distributing leaflets and cards welcoming students

Islamist Political Participation and Democratic Development, The Case Studies of Turkey & Morocco