OXFORD – The wave of revolts that swept across the Arab world two years ago were fueled by demands for freedom, bread, and social justice. But,…
Was the Arab Spring just a “false pregnancy”? Have fundamentalists turned the spring into a dismal autumn? Were change-enthusiasts, who sought to bring down Arab dictatorships,…
The European Parliament Tuesday is hosting a debate aimed at understanding what political Islam is amid the issue of democracy and Islam and Europe’s relations with…
While the Arab revolutions were underpinned by a demand for greater political freedom, economic frustrations–particularly among the region’s large youth population–were also a factor. Millions of…
Dick Toornstra is the director at the Office for Promotion of Parliamentary Democracy (OPPD) in the European Parliament. Since 2008, the OPPD supports new and emerging…
Algeria’s largest opposition party has elected a new hardline leader, in a sign it plans to harden its resistance to government policies. The Movement for Society…
Like several countries in the Middle East, Morocco witnessed a popular movement that fell short of a revolution. But citizen demand for government reform did lead…
[Mohamed Saadouni] Women from across the Maghreb gathered in Casablanca to take stock of the rights situation after the Arab Spring. For many women in the…