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An Egyptian youth wears a Guy Fawkes mask, trademark of the anonymous movement and based on a character in the film V for Vendetta, with writing on it reading in Arabic: “The people are not afraid of the ruler” during a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir square on January 31, 2013. Rival factions in Egypt condemned the violence which has killed dozens in a week of unrest and pledged support for a national dialogue to resolve the political crisis gripping the country.(AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED(

Opinion: Real Reform, not Revolution

by Amal Mousa | Apr 20, 2014 | Opinion

Amid all the uncertainty and confusion that accompanies the social changes most Arab societies are currently experiencing, there is one clear fact that must be courageously acknowledged: Arab constitutions today are in need of fundamental revisions to bring them in...

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A man distributes flags next to a clock tower as Tunisians attend a rally marking the third anniversary of the uprising that ousted long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on January 14, 2014 in Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)

Opinion: Completing the Bourguiba Project

by Amal Mousa | Apr 13, 2014 | Opinion

The 14th anniversary of the death of Tunisian leader Habib Bourguiba earlier this month was, for many Tunisians, an occasion to recall the “Bourguiba experience.” In other words, this was an opportunity to apply a polarity of assessment—from blind glorification to...

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Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Hamas Gaza government, talks to his supporters during a Hamas rally marking the anniversary of the death of its leaders killed by Israel, in Gaza City March 23, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY)

Opinion: Hamas and the Culture of Death

by Amal Mousa | Mar 30, 2014 | Opinion

Linguists are well aware that language is far more important and profound than being a mere instrument of expression. It is a complete system for thinking, a complex network of signifiers and signified, a system teeming with meanings and symbols. Therefore, in order...

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Worshippers arrive at Zitouna Mosque to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Mohammad, in Tunis January 13, 2014. (Reuters/Anis Mili)

Opinion: Rectifying Tunisia’s Religion Policy

by Amal Mousa | Mar 15, 2014 | Opinion

It is too early to talk with confidence about the prominent changes that have taken place within the new Tunisian government. However, with regard to the religion policy pursued by this government, there have been a number of noticeable changes that have qualitative...

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Peacekeepers with the UN Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara consult a map as they drive through vast desert areas in Smara, in the Moroccan Occupied Territories of Western Sahara.
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Opinion: Morocco, Algeria and the Cold War

by Amal Mousa | Mar 11, 2014 | Opinion

The recent tension between Algeria and Morocco is nothing unusual and not the first of its kind. For more than three decades the Sahara issue, which dates back to 1975, has been a serious problem, a source of tension and deep political sensitivity between the two...