Month: November 2011

by Tom Squitieri The fast-forward events of political discourse in Bahrain that were rushing towards October 31 have come to an unexpected halt. Just as the countdown reached single digits to the release of an independent...

By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO — Tens of thousands of Islamists jammed Tahrir Square on Friday, demanding the swift exit of Egypt’s interim military rulers in the most significant challenge to their authority since the ouster of...

Foreign Policy Association by Nasos Mihalakas Ever since the people of the Arab world, from Iran to Morocco, started rising up against their authoritarian and dictatorial regimes demanding accountability and representation, a...

Wendy Winter, Oakland I went because:Mystery, exoticism, food, colors, history, romance – Morocco has it all. This Berber village in the High Atlas Mountains was charming. Don’t miss: Essaouira. All of the benefits...

Foreign Policy Association by Calvin Dark So, next Friday, Morocco will be the first country in the region to hold parliamentary elections since the Arab Spring. (Tunisia’s recent election, an Islamist-strong assembly was chosen...