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Moroccan anthropologist appointed to Maurice Amade Chair in Sephardic Studies in University of California

Moroccan anthropologist Aomar Boum, a renowned scholar of Jewish culture, has been appointed to the Maurice Amado Chair in Sephardic Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Author and co-editor of four books, including “Memories of Absence: How Muslims Remember Jews in Morocco,” and “The Holocaust and North Africa,” Boum is also a […]

Egypt’s Central Bank Cuts Key Interest Rates by One Percentage Point

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE), on Thursday, 25 December, announced a 100-basis-point reduction in its key interest rates, marking its fifth rate cut this year as policymakers respond to easing inflationary pressures. In a statement, the CBE said its Monetary Policy Committee lowered the deposit rate to 20 percent, the lending rate to 21 […]

Sudan crisis: UN, aid agencies urge global action as situation ‘spirals out of control’

UN agencies and humanitarian organizations are urging global action as millions of people in Sudan run out of food and many die due to the lack of healthcare after four months of bloodletting. The situation in Sudan, which could possibly amount to “crimes against humanity”, is rapidly “spiraling out of control” with widespread displacement and […]