Unlike their Algerian counterparts, Mauritanians are overwhelmingly against France’s attacks on Mali. Local clerics have issued a fatwa stating that...
Friday, January 18, 2013
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Mali's Islamist rebels smashed the entrance of a 15th century Timbuktu mosque on Monday, escalating a campaign of destruction of the city's cultural...
Monday, July 2, 2012
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The Muslim Brotherhood won the Egyptian presidential elections. Previously they gained a majority of parliamentary seats, and they will wield the...
Monday, June 25, 2012
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Recent polls suggest that three candidates among 13 will be the main contenders for Egypt’s top post. A second round will probably be held, in which...
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
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French writer Andre Malraux, during his time as the French Minister of Cultural Affairs once said, "The state is the servant of the theater.”...
Friday, April 27, 2012
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The hard facts about the Syrian crisis today mean that the ouster of President Bashar Assad is contingent on his enemies’ ability to assassinate him...
Friday, April 20, 2012
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After multiple defeats suffered by the army at the hands of Ansar al-Sharia, local communities and tribes in Southern Yemen have been taking charge...
Thursday, April 19, 2012
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The past decade has seen a significant increase in foreign investments in the private security market around the Middle East. Pakistan is one of the...
Monday, April 16, 2012
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On Friday, Tahrir Square hosted its first protest in two months, as Islamist parties pulled together to organize a large rally. The once cooperative...
Saturday, April 14, 2012
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