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Why the debate season is a “fraud on the American voter”
Presidential debates in America have been hijacked, creating the “charades devoid of substance, spontaneity and answers to tough questions.” The Octo...
The Fear of a Radical Islamist Winter and the Role of the EU
The last few days have set off the alarms of a radical Islamist winter hijacking some promising landscapes of the “Arab Spring”. The murde...
Salafis and the paradox of Political Stability in Morocco and Tunisia
Before the Soviet Union controlled the former republics of Central Asia, Sufi brotherhoods dominated the religious scene in Chechnya, Uzbekistan and T...
Street Talk: Moroccan pros and cons about the ruling government
The Party of justice and development (PJD) is the first Islamic party to lead the government in Morocco’s modern history. This was the results of the ...
“Innocence of the Muslims” : Trigger Movie in the “Arab Spring”?
Did the movie Innocence of the Muslims cast a shadow on the romanticism of the Arab Spring? This amateur production was the work of an Egyptian Coptic...
China’s ‘Soft-Power’ Inroads into North Africa
The current international environment has been significantly shaped by three defining events: the eurozone crisis, the ‘Arab Spring’ accompanied by th...