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The Brothers, the Revolution, and the Right to Protest

A new political order always arrives with a package of legislation establishing its political and socioeconomic orientations as law. In its broad sense, a revolution effects a “fundamental change” in the political and economic order, with the support of the majority of the people.[1] Egypt experienced this shortly ...  Read More »

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Eye on the Libyan General National Congress: Seventh Report

[The following report was issued by Bokra Youth Organization and H2O Team on 8 May 2013. This is the seventh in a year-long series of reports covering the actions of Libya's General National Council. This issue focuses on the period from 15 March to April 1 2013. Click here to access the previous report.] Eye on the ...  Read More »

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The Facade of Political Crises in Morocco

This weekend, the conservative nationalist Istiqlal Party announced it will be withdrawing from the government coalition, led by the Party of Justice and Development (PJD), and will take its place in parliament's opposition. Its reason, according to the party's press release, was to "avoid being ...  Read More »

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الثــأر والثــورة .. لماذا يثور الشمال ولا يفعلها الجنوب؟

"بعد بني سويف مفيش رجالة" عبارة كتبت على القطار المتوجه من القاهرة إلى الصعيد في الأيام الأولى من ثورة 25 يناير للمزايدة على رجولة أبناء صعيد مصر (الوجه القبلي) الذين لا يزالون يُتهمون بأنهم لم يشاركوا في الثورة كما فعل أهل الوجه البحري. وهو أمر متكرر على لسان بعض الثوار والنشطاء، وبالأخص الذين يداومون على ...  Read More »

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Healing Iraqis: The Challenges of Providing Mental Health Care in Iraq

[The following report was issued by Doctors Without Borders on 30 April 2013.]   Healing Iraqis: The Challenges of Providing Mental Health Care in Iraq Introduction  Mental health disorders and emotional distress are as debilitating and agonizing as physical health problems. According to The World ...  Read More »

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Libya: Which Fate for Gaddafi’s Henchmen?

On 24 March 2013, about 200 former rebel fighters in Libya besieged the prime minister's office, demanding that he resign in accordance with a political isolation law banning members of the former regime from political life. Ali Zeidan, the current prime minister of Libya, served as a diplomat under Gaddafi. The ...  Read More »

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بمباركة ملكية: إصلاحات يقودها القطّاع الخاص في الأردن

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Two Saints and a Sinner

The name Ahmad Lutfi Ibrahim does not, for most people, evoke any particular memories. It would hardly surprise me if a few friends thought I had meant to type Ahmad Lutfi Al-Sayyid, the renowned and sometimes reviled leader of the Egyptian Constitutional party of nearly eighty years ago. And yet there he ...  Read More »

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Yemen's Military-Security Reform: Seeds of New Conflict?

[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 4 April 2013.]  Yemen's Military-Security Reform: Seeds of New Conflict? Executive Summary  Ask virtually any Yemeni from across the political spectrum, and he will protest support for a professional military-security apparatus free from ...  Read More »

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The Necessity of Revolutionary Violence in Egypt

“All politics is a struggle for power; the ultimate kind of power is violence.” - C. Wright Mills Violence is related to notions of justice. In Egypt there are two forms of justice that we have been fighting for since 25 January 2011: social and retributive. Their absence has been compounded by the ongoing ...  Read More »

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ماذا عن ربيع فلسطين؟

 لو ألقينا نظرة فاحصة على كل موجات الاحتجاج الشعبي التي نشبت في فلسطين بعد الربيع العربي، فسنجد أنّ كلمة السر التي تصلح لها جميعًا هي الاحتواء. سواء كانت موجهة ضد إسرائيل والمفاوضات، أو سياسيات سلام فيّاض الاقتصاديّة، أو واقع الانقسام الذي يقترب من التجذّر، كلّ المحاولات لإلقاء حجر في الماء الراكد انتهى بها ...  Read More »

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Morocco's Justice and Charity Party and the Left: A Critical Reflection

There has recently been controversy regarding the Democratic Path Party’s position concerning Islamist movements, particularly the Justice and Charity Party (Al Adl Wal Ihsane) following an article that appeared in Lakome. In reality, it appears that the position was not meant to be a call for an explicit alliance ...  Read More »

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A qui profite la récupération des biens de Ben Ali ?

Pour marquer la fin de 2012, une année plutôt chaotique pour une Tunisie en pleine transition politique, le ministre des Finances tunisien a organisé un événement spectaculaire : une vente aux enchères publique des biens de l'ancien président Ben Ali provenant de son palais privé à Sidi Dhrif, une somptueuse ...  Read More »

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Les manifestations à Ouargla : le besoin d’une stratégie de développement axée sur la création d’emplois en Algérie

[Un appel du Comité national pour la défense des droits des chômeurs (CNDDC) a rassemblé  des milliers (plus de dix mille personnes, selon certains) de personnes sur la place de la mairie dans le centre de Ouargla, dans le sud de l’Algérie le 14 Mars 2013.  Malgré les accusations du régime selon lesquelles ...  Read More »

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الأطر النظرية لفهم النماذج التنموية في مراحل ما بعد الثورات

عندما سأل أحد الأِشخاص "ماو تسي تونج" يومًا عن رأيه في الثورة الفرنسية، فكان رده "إن من المبكر الحكم عليها". ويذكرنا هذا بأن الحكم على حَدَثٍ في التاريخ بأنه كان ثورة من عدمه ليس جدلا أكاديميًّا أو نظريًّا بقدر ما هو جزء من الظاهرة التاريخية ذاتها محل التشكل في زمن كتابة هذه السطور. ورصد وتسجيل ...  Read More »

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Social Struggles in Tunisia: A Curse or a Revolutionary Opportunity?

The Tunisian revolution was often painted as a sort of “divine” event during which the united and homogenous “Tunisian people” succeeded in getting rid of their “dictator.”  As if by the force of some quasi-magical act, all it took was the coming together of the people screaming a unified dégage on 14 January ...  Read More »

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Ennahda: A Party in Transition

Since the assassination of Chokri Belaid, Tunisia is living the most difficult stage of its revolutionary transition. Even before the murder of Belaid, a long institutional crisis had kept the country in limbo with the prolonged absence of a constitution. Belaid’s death pushed it on the edge of chaos. Much has been ...  Read More »

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King Abdullah II of Jordan, World Statesman?

This week, Jeffrey Goldberg published a now infamous interview with King Abdullah II of Jordan in The Atlantic. Its contents have reverberated all around the blogosphere, generating heated real-life debates. Even before the full interview was made public, the New York Times culled out the most egregious of quotes for ...  Read More »

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The Final Statement of the Second Gulf Platform for Human Rights Defenders

[The following statement was published on the Gulf Center for Human Rights website on 2 March 2013.] We, the human rights defenders from the Gulf countries and Yemen, convened at the second Gulf Platform for Human Rights Defenders held in Istanbul (1-2 March 2013), and organized by the Gulf Center for Human Rights, ...  Read More »

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An Open Letter From Salman al-Odah

[The following is an open letter from Saudi sheikh and former political prisoner Salman al-Odah to the Saudi Arabian regime dated 15 March 2013. It has been circulating widely in English and Arabic.] Introduction: 1. Your friend is the one who speaks to you honestly. A rational person values the truth, ...  Read More »

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سوريا بعد سنتين: طاولة مستديرة

يقول فرانز فانون في كتابه معذّبو الأرض إن «العنف وحده،الذي يرتكبه الناس العنف المُنظَّم والموجَّه من قبل قيادة، يقدم المفتاح للجماهير كي تفك شفرة الواقع الاجتماعي. بدون هذا الصراع... ليس هناك من شيء سوى عرض كرنفاليّ والكثير من الهواء الحارّ. كلّ ما يبقى هو إعادة تكيّف ضئيلة وبعض الإصلاحات في القمة وراية، وفي الأسفل، ...  Read More »

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ديمة ونوس: العنف ليس الحل ولكن

[ بمناسبة مرور عامين على اندلاع الثورة السورية، توجّهت "جدلية" إلى عدد من الكتاب السوريّين بحزمة أسئلة تنطلق من مقولة فانون حول العنف ودوره في التغيير الثوري. تقارب الأسئلة جدلية العنف والسلم في التغيير السياسي. فتقف عند مفهوم الثورة السلمية وإمكانية تحقيقها على أرض الواقع. كما تتعرض إلى العنف كوسيلة ...  Read More »

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حسن عباس: معنى العنف وحدوده

[ بمناسبة مرور عامين على اندلاع الثورة السورية، توجّهت "جدلية" إلى عدد من الكتاب السوريّين بحزمة أسئلة تنطلق من مقولة فانون حول العنف ودوره في التغيير الثوري. تقارب الأسئلة جدلية العنف والسلم في التغيير السياسي. فتقف عند مفهوم الثورة السلمية وإمكانية تحقيقها على أرض الواقع. كما تتعرض إلى العنف كوسيلة ...  Read More »

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محمد العطار: هل هناك طرق لم تسلك في سوريا؟

[ بمناسبة مرور عامين على اندلاع الثورة السورية، توجّهت "جدلية" إلى عدد من الكتاب السوريّين بحزمة أسئلة تنطلق من مقولة فانون حول العنف ودوره في التغيير الثوري. تقارب الأسئلة جدلية العنف والسلم في التغيير السياسي. فتقف عند مفهوم الثورة السلمية وإمكانية تحقيقها على أرض الواقع. كما تتعرض إلى العنف كوسيلة ...  Read More »

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أسامة سعيد: بيان العنف

[ بمناسبة مرور عامين على اندلاع الثورة السورية، توجّهت "جدلية" إلى عدد من الكتاب السوريّين بحزمة أسئلة تنطلق من مقولة فانون حول العنف ودوره في التغيير الثوري. تقارب الأسئلة جدلية العنف والسلم في التغيير السياسي. فتقف عند مفهوم الثورة السلمية وإمكانية تحقيقها على أرض الواقع. كما تتعرض إلى العنف كوسيلة ...  Read More »

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Tunisia and the IMF: A Beggar State and an Impoverished People

In November 2012, Tunisia signed a loan with the World Bank for a total value of five hundred million dollars. This was on top of other loans received in November from various lenders that totaled seven hundred million dollars. Following an interview with Reuters last month, Riadh Bettaieb, the Tunisian minister of ...  Read More »

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A Betrayed Revolution?: On the Tunisian Uprising and the Democratic Transition

On the evening of 14 January 2011, a single man was shouting on Bourguiba Avenue, "Ben Ali hrab!" (Ben Ali has fled), celebrating the stunning victory of a revolution. In this cry, the admiration for the people, love for freedom, and sorrow for the dead was heard. He was alone in the dark, on an avenue that ...  Read More »

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NGO Conference Calls for Regional Human Rights Reform

[The following press release was issued by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights on 25 February 2013, following the conclusion of a NGO seminar on human rights issues throughout the Middle East.] An NGO high level strategic conference urges the Arab League to adopt an effective human rights protection system as ...  Read More »

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What Does Morsi Not Understand About Police Reform?

In mid-1861, Saeed Pasha, the ruler of Egypt, issued a Sovereign Decree to all police chiefs replacing the penalty of beating with imprisonment. Accordingly, regulations were issued stating that since  penalties in the form of beatings of some criminals are intended to once and for all discipline those who ...  Read More »

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Assassination, Resignations, and Reshufflings: Tunisia’s Latest Developments

The Beginning: Rise of the Troika On 23 October 2011, Tunisians took to the polls resulting in Ennahda’s electoral victory. An Islamist party previously oppressed by ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s regime, a majority of voters hoped this opposition party would bring much-needed change following the ...  Read More »

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Algeria:

Population 34,994,937
GDP $251.1 billion
Unemployment
10%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 24.3%
Military Expenditures
3.3% of GDP (World Rank: 37)
Health Expenditures
5.8% of GDP (World Rank 114)

Libya:

Population 6,597,960
GDP 
$90.57 billion
Unemployment 
30%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): n/a
Military Expenditures
3.9% of GDP (World Rank: 26)
Health Expenditures
6.6% of GDP (World Rank: 89)

Mauritania:

Population 3,359,185
GDP 
$7.242 billion
Unemployment 
30% (2008); Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 67%
Military Expenditures
5.5% of GDP (World Rank: 12)
Health Expenditures
5.7% of GDP (World Rank: 121) 

Morocco:

Population 32,309,239
GDP 
$163 billion
Unemployment 
9.2%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 21.9%
Military Expenditures
5% of GDP (World Rank: 16)
Health Expenditures
5.5% of GDP (World Rank: 128)

Tunisia:

Population 10,629,186
GDP 
$100 billion
Unemployment 
13%; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): 30.7%
Military Expenditures
1.4% of GDP (World Rank: 109)
Health Expenditures
6.2% of GDP (World Rank: 100) 

Western Sahara:

Population 522,928
GDP 
$906.5 million
Unemployment 
n/a; Youth Unemployment (ages 15-24): n/a
Military Expenditures
n/a
Health Expenditures
n/a

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