A Guide to Sudan’s Armed Rebels
With peace negotiations set to resume on October 14th, the new Sudanese government is looking to end decades of civil war. Who are the movements and leaders they’ll be negotiating with?
Read MoreWith peace negotiations set to resume on October 14th, the new Sudanese government is looking to end decades of civil war. Who are the movements and leaders they’ll be negotiating with?
Read MoreEgypt’s latest protest outbreak has surprised almost everyone, but look a little deeper at reactions and you’ll find that the lessons of 2011 have still not been absorbed.
Read MoreDespite coming to power thanks to the indigenous rights movement, Morales’ administration has been eroding democratic infrastructure and cracking down on protesters.
Read MoreOn April 11th, the Sudanese people were ecstatic. Five days earlier, a massive protest organized by the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA) culminated in a sit-in before the Sudanese military’s headquarters in Khartoum. Now Sudanese television and radio played military music and announced that the military would release an important statement “shortly.” This signalled to the…
Read MoreUnder the eyes of the world, a massacre is happening in Sudan. Regime military forces have moved in to break up multiple peaceful protests and sit-ins across the country with live ammunition and deadly force. At least 26 protesters have reportedly been killed so far, with hundreds injured, and mobile internet is being blocked in…
Read MoreIt’s not too late to avert all-out war in Libya, though it creeps closer every day Haftar’s offensive continues. Nadine Dahan and Ahmed Gatnash lay out steps for the international community.
Read MoreBiased news outlets, unprofessional journalism and systematic use of social media for disinformation have combined to create the perfect storm of confusion.
Read MoreCharged with “spreading fake news” in a trial where the presiding judge insisted the evidence was highly secret, the lawyer in charge of Abderrahmane and Cheikh’s case has called it “reminiscent of the middle ages”.
Read MoreLast week, the jailed Saudi women’s rights activists appeared in court. Three were conditionally released shortly afterwards, but they are far from regaining their freedom.
Read MoreTwenty-five years before Christchurch, a terrorist snuck into a mosque and opened fire on worshippers as they knelt in prostration. He killed 29, including seven children. This article is the first in a personal series that will delve deeply into radicalization, exclusion, faith and a past self.
Read MoreThis past week marked 29 years since my uncle, Izzat Al-Magariaf, disappeared in Cairo, in circumstances tragically reminiscent of the Jamal Khashoggi case.
Read MoreAbderrahmane Weddady, a human rights and transparency advocate, has been arrested for uncovering massive graft linked to the President.
Read MoreAlgeria underwent a political earthquake this week after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, under pressure of nationwide mass protests, withdrew his candidacy to a fifth term at the helm of the nation of 42-million people. On the face of it, this is a resounding victory for Algeria’s youth. In reality, the ruling establishment’s response to this resounding…
Read MoreA few hours after publishing this article, news broke that Bouteflika will not be seeking a fifth term in office, and that this year’s presidential elections will be postponed to a later date. With this news, the article below is even more relevant; as the powers behind him must manoeuvre again we must ask – who really rules, and how will this transition be different from other regional countries such as Egypt?
Read MoreBased on the massive turnout over the last few days, it’s no longer a matter of debate; Algeria is in the midst of an uprising against Bouteflika and the Algerian deep state. Arab regimes are often very bad at gauging the popular mood. For years, we have advocated paying attention to protest signs in the…
Read MoreWe’ve been looking into the relationship between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) and Jeff Bezos for a few days – here’s the picture we can see so far – we’ll keep updating this as we find out more. Is it possible that MBS thought he could get away with Khashoggi’s murder because of this relationship?
Read MoreWe’ve been looking into the relationship between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) and American tech entrepreneur Jeff Bezos, and how that ties into the recent scandal over leaked images of Bezos, the Saudi media campaign against the Washington Post, and more. Here’s our run-down, which will be regularly updated as more comes to light.
Read MoreWith all that’s going on recently, it’s important to clarify some previously made points about the Saudi Arabian reforms.
Read MoreThe Iraq War catastrophe happened thanks to a coalition of right-wingers, but ultimately the Iraq War broke the Left. Many leftists today are unable to think about foreign policy or about the Middle East beyond the prism of the Iraq War, as if history stopped in 2003. Leftism is supposed to be about support for…
Read MoreIf you’re born in a country that, at the moment of your birth, already grants you your fundamental rights, you’re already more privileged than over half the population of the planet. Other people elsewhere have to literally die so that their children get a shot at these rights. I recognize of course that many countries…
Read MoreI was struck by a recent report in the LA Times – some residents of Mukalla, al-Qaeda’s former capital in southern Yemen, express nostalgia for the terror group. How is it that groups such as al-Qaeda continue to outdo local governments in providing basic services? The answer is governance. Governance is key to deal with…
Read MoreWhat happens when MBS imprisons and tortures billionaires into giving up most of their wealth? A newspaper in Sisi’s Egypt is running the headline “Why don’t Egypt’s billionaires give up half their wealth to the state?”, whilst others are also attacking the Egyptian super rich and calling for them to give up a big portion of their wealth to the state.
Read MoreIt’s easy to be a feminist where everyone is a feminist. But to be an outspoken, successful, and effective feminist in Saudi Arabia – that takes a whole different level of courage. And right now, the courage of Saudi Arabia’s prime women’s rights activists is being tested.
Read MoreThe anger against globalization is, in no small part, a reaction against its triumph, and a testament to how profoundly it has changed our world. The world changed fast, so fast that our social and political institutions have been struggling to keep up, and it feels like nobody is in control…
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