Sub-Saharan African workers in Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco face discrimination, exploitation and violent evictions.Read the full article
Beijing has used the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic as an opportunity to boost its global image. And to strengthen its foothold in the MENA region, its interests, long limited to securing the flow of oil, have been broadened to include a range of areas, stretching from culture to [...]Read the full article
In a region where religion and politics are intimately linked, one of the reasons for this decline in religiosity and the waning trust in religious institutions may be the disappointment with Islamist parties, in light of their poor performance since the so-called Arab [...]Read the full article
Given the lack of freedoms in most Arab countries, the debate on racism has mainly been held on social media. The majority of the people in these countries refuse to admit there is a problem with racial discrimination.Read the full article
Since 2011, grassroots mobilisation has taken on a decidedly political profile, calling not only for the removal of the ruler of the day, but also for the dismantling of a status quo that, at best, offers no more than the crumbs of paternalism and clientelism. They are young, spontaneous and [...]Read the full article
Eight years after the 2011 revolution and the fall of President Ben Ali, the opening of the Tunisian economy to foreign investment continues, along with labour law reforms and violations.Read the full article
Through their union, female farmworkers in Meknes have achieved valuable skills that have enabled them to gain economic opportunities at work and new a sense of dignity.Read the full article
The Egyptian media is facing a serious crisis. The country’s intelligence services are buying newspapers and talk shows and turning them into mouthpieces for the regime, broadcasting the same official version of events on all of the [...]Read the full article
The LGBTQI community in Tunisia, although still facing imprisonment, beatings and insults, is organising and slowly making headway with the cause of sexual minorities.Read the full article
Regarded as a source of shame in Arab countries, children born out of wedlock are left without civil status and are treated as outcasts.Read the full article
Breaking taboos, giving a voice to those who can’t speak out – this is how the Marokkiat project has found popular successRead the full article
Essentially, in this macabre zero sum game, it is important to understand that Libya today is a highly divided territory in which nobody really represents anybody, and in which the majority of the actors on scene are seeking solely to make off with whatever is in their [...]Read the full article
