Understanding the Tunisian Coup: Actors and Implications
This naturally leads us to consider Algeria, Tunisia's most important neighbor, and how it will react to the Tunisian coup and its repercussions in the region.
Libya Renews its Ties in the Maghreb: Continuation, Not Departure
ecently, there have been a number of high-profile meetings between the leadership of Libya's Government of National Unity and that of Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
Russia in the Middle East: From Arms to Mercenaries
In 2015-2020, Egypt, Algeria, and Iraq were the main importers of Russia’s weapons.
France’s Endless War in the Sahel
Read: My Grandfather’s Fight against Colonialization in AlgeriaThe Sahel, from the Atlantic coast to Sudan, is experiencing the worst escalation of violence in the last decade.
South Korea in the Middle East: More Than Usual Business
According to Spotify, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Morocco, and Algeria were the top five streamers of K-pop between 2014 and 2020.
The Amazighs in North Africa: Politics, Society, and Culture
Their presence stretches from the Canary Islands of Spain to Morocco, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt.
Amílcar Cabral: On Taking Arms, Theory, Poetry, and African Liberation
Cabral dedicated his short but productive life to the liberation of African nations from colonialism, be it in his home country of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde, Angola, Algeria, or Liberia.
Where Do Gulf States Stand on Syria’s Decade-Old Conflict?
Similar to Algeria’s sovereigntist governance ideology, Oman believes that independent nation-states must respect each country’s sovereign rights.
France under Macron: All Citizens Can Criticize the Republic Except Muslims
Don’t tell me stories! Muslims, have you gone to see them? Have you watched them with their turbans and jellabiyas? You can see that they are not French!” In 1959, when Algeria was still a French colony, de Gaulle used a metaphor to explain the difference between the French and Arabs when talking to MP Alain Peyrefitte: "No matter how much you mix vinegar and olive oil, after a while they separate.
Why Many Liberation Movements Fail at Government
Read: The Hirak Movement in Algeria Continues to Demand ChangeFidel Castro remained the effective ruler of Cuba for almost half a century after seizing power in 1959, while Yoweri Museveni, who on coming to power in Uganda in 1986 proclaimed that African leaders stayed in office for far too long, is still there thirty-five years later.
Islamism in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring
For instance, in the Islamist literature of the 1980s in Algeria, including the weekly publication Al Munqid, the issue of underdevelopment was explained by mismanagement and bad economic policy.
Modern-Day Orientalists Have Never Understood the Arab Spring
Indeed, when the Arab Spring started or ended is up for debate: the protests in Sudan and Algeria in 2019 that toppled dictatorial regimes underlined the intricate complexity of politics in the Arab world in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.
French “Enlightenment Islam” and State Authoritarianism
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Whatever this being French is, in Algeria under French colonial rule those who took off their headscarves and became Catholic or fought against their own people in the French army in order to overcome half-citizenship status, never really became French.
Macron’s “Islamist Separatism” Discourse Is An Islamophobic Hysteria
Simple things like the beaches closed to Algerians in Algeria, or 25 Muslims staying in a barrack room whereas five French people staying in similar rooms, or not being able to get a passport! As written on the walls of the barracks, French people needed more oxygen - just like today.
French Youth and the Far-Right: When Will the Culture War Begin?
Created by Jean-Marie Le Pen, the National Front exploited the nostalgia of French Algeria, the petty bourgeoisie of the Poujadist movement, and the fears of a population hit by deindustrialization.
Restoring Order in the Eastern Mediterranean: Understanding Turkey’s Activism in Libya
It must be admitted that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan played a significant role in achieving the ceasefire by conducting an active diplomacy with both regional and international actors, such as Russia, Germany, Algeria and Tunisia.
French Islam: How France and the UAE Partners to Create a State Approved Religion
In Algeria, Britain, France, and the UAE.
Peace to Prosperity or Peace for Jared Kushner?
Algeria, Libya, Somalia, Oman and Kuwait did not clearly state their position on the meeting, but they were reluctant to providing public support.
Sudan: On the Road to Revolution or Violence?
Sudanese and Algerians remember what happened after the so-called Arab spring revolutions; protestors will not settle with anything less than a civilian democratic government, and a Sudan on the right path on human rights and freedom.
Moroccan Foreign Policy at the Crossroads
Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia, key countries in North Africa, chose the path of neutrality.
