North African Bloggers; Activists Blossom Despite Constraints
Eighteen North African bloggers gathered in Rabat last week for a workshop on writing and social media, despite censorship problems and various technical constraints in the Maghreb region.
View ArticleMilitary Intervention in Mali: Military Logistics and Human Costs
Whilst equipment, intelligence, training and support from American, British and French special forces will add steel to the operation, it will nevertheless involve difficult desert fighting conditions...
View ArticleMali's Fragile Elephant Population at Risk
Having survived the harsh conditions of the desert and peacefully and coexisting alongside the local populations for centuries, the current political instability and its consequences is yet another...
View ArticleHow the Maghreb Can Help Improve US Higher Education
I understand higher education, I have spent the last 14 years of my life dedicated to it, which has always been ironic since my own education is not what they would say measures up. But here I was,...
View ArticleMicroaggressions Weigh Heavy on the Heart
They could champion me; I was the brown girl at student senate representing what otherwise looked like a very homogeneous white space. I was Muslim, but not "scary Muslim."
View ArticleExporting Community Colleges: A Pathway to Economic and Social Mobility for...
Community colleges could serve as an important model in building the educational infrastructure to support these emerging economies. Community colleges serve as a gateway to economic and social...
View ArticlePhotos Document Devastation After Floods Hit Morocco
Images of the deadly flooding were posted to social media. Take a look at these photos from the ongoing tragedy: Exclusive
View ArticleEgypt's Gay Community Under Fire From Local Authorities
According to Mo. R., the persecution of gays in Egypt is purely political: “The police know well the identity of all gay
View ArticleNew Orleans Jazz Fest -- 'When Doves Sing Not Cry'
Don't cry for New Orleans. While it was a time to mourn the loss of a great talent, Prince, the New Orleans Jazz Fest was a confirmation and celebration of the reincarnation of the City many had...
View ArticleMemories of Malta
"It would take you 30 years to really learn Maltese," one sports fan proclaimed over a Heineken, slurring his gutturals. The
View ArticleNew Details Emerge About The Attack In Niger That Killed 4 U.S. Soldiers
A new report suggests the soldiers were greatly overpowered in an hours-long assault by militants.
View ArticleEgypt: The Next Volcano?
Egypt is facing a potential political eruption that could rock the entire Mideast and seriously undermine US domination of the strategic region.
View ArticleAFRICOM's Effective Public Diplomacy Venue
One of the most impressive online U.S. public diplomacy venues is Magharebia, a website and news service for North Africans
View ArticleFortress Algeria
To understand why the U.S. sees Algeria as such an attractive solution to North African and Saharan instability, and to understand how many Algerians view their own country, it is useful to sketch a...
View ArticleAre We On the Right Track?
I applaud the concept of a unified region in the Middle East that would promote economic growth to millions of people in need. But it is once again an effort from the West to push a region to emulate...
View ArticleWhy Algeria Did Not Distinguish Between Expatriates and Its Citizens at In...
While foreigners are welcome in Algeria, they are made to understand that they are not only subject to the government's laws and its rules and regulations, but also to the state's broader objectives.
View ArticleWhat We Will Be
Al Huffington Post Maghreb is a news website with a dual purpose: to deliver "hot" news, occurring every day, happy or sad, serious or light-hearted. We will do this with ambition and professionalism,...
View ArticleMarhaba! Introducing Al Huffington Post Maghreb
I'm delighted to announce the launch of Al Huffington Post Maghreb, a French-language edition of The Huffington Post covering the Maghreb countries -- Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. Just last month we...
View ArticleFrom Tunisia to Egypt: The Great Confiscation, Part 1
The Tunisian political landscape cannot be analyzed and understood in its full complexity without putting it against the regional and global context of "the Arab revolutions," these social and...
View ArticleEnhancing Security Cooperation in Western Maghreb
On February 18, Moroccan King Mohammad IV, is visiting Mali. The trip is part of an ongoing Moroccan strategy to use a 'soft-power' approach in dealings with her neighbors to the South and South-West.
View Article2014 Doing Business in Algeria Conference Concludes in Washington
U.S. companies have significant presence in Algeria's oil and gas industry but they are gearing to expand their footprint in Algeria in other sectors, and this superbly organized road show greatly...
View ArticleNew Pressures on the UN Security Council to Lift Its Arms Embargo on Libya
Pressures mounted on the United Nations Security Council yesterday to lift its international embargo on arms to the Libyan government. In an interview with journalist Valerio Robecco, Libyan UN...
View ArticleAn Interview with Libya's Ambassador to the United Nations
Joseph Braude met with Ambassador Ibrahim al-Dabbashi, the Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations, to discuss hopes for reconstruction and renewal of civil society and state...
View ArticleAlgeria's Birth of a New Democracy
Constitutional amendments and recent reforms in intelligence and security in Algeria are indeed substantial, if not revolutionary.
View ArticleMoroccan Islamic Broadcasting in Response to Religious Extremism
1. An Independent Narrative: Ideas and ideals conveyed on the channels are not defined in opposition to an extremist ideology
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