Originally posted on Algérie Résistance:
Prof. Mario Caligiuri. DR. Mohsen Abdelmoumen: You are a world-class intelligence expert. How do you explain the inability of some Western countries to fight terrorism? Prof. Mario Caligiuri: Any social problem must be understood in its true nature, which is cultural. The West interprets the world with its…
How did Ancient/Medieval Borders Work? (Short Animated Documentary)
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The Challenges of Morocco’s Many Languages
The Moroccan language debate over Darija, Amazigh, Arabic, French, and English asks which ones should be prioritized for new generations of Moroccan students.
In the meantime, the Challenges of Morocco’s Many Languages Lead to Academic Debate
I have the story… but how to write it?
Originally posted on Lois Elsden:
Having pondered for a long time on how to write my family’s stories – and mine, I have begun to employ creative non-fiction; I take the outline and then colour it in and add extra details. Yes, I have to make up a lot but the bones are there, and…
Cinema of God: Muslims Memorialize Augustine
The students at Wheaton College were surprised: Wait, Saint Augustine was African? Current Issue May 2019.
Shown the international award-winning Augustine: Son of Her Tears for a freshman seminar that reads his Confessions, they witnessed history brought to life beyond the text, said Sarah Miglio, dean of curriculum.
So did the Muslim actors who depicted the story of the Christian theologian. The cast and creators now want to remind the world—and especially their own people in North Africa—that the church father properly belongs to their heritage.
Tectonic Shift in North Africa Puts Washington in Passenger’s Seat
Originally posted on Astute News:
A massive shift in the geo-political status quo in North Africa has placed the United States in the passenger’s, not the pilot’s, seat. No longer does Washington, not even as a co-pilot with the French, influence the actions of key actors in North African affairs. The shift in the North…
A Maghreb Union to promote cooperation and economic integration
In 1989, the five Maghreb countries—Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia—established the Arab Maghreb Union to promote cooperation and economic integration. Thirty years later, there is still a largely untapped potential for regional trade among Maghreb countries. Chart of The Week: Expanding Trade Across The Maghreb By Ramzy Al Amine, Jean-François Dauphin, and Alexei Kireyev […]
