North Africa

Out of the Middle East and into Africa, the Arab Speaking World spreads well beyond the Gulf and the Levant…

‘Domestic Issue Deflection?’ Morsi’s Call for Syrian Action

‘Domestic Issue Deflection?’ Morsi’s Call for Syrian Action

JUAN COLE: President Morsi's called for a no-fly zone over Syria. He is, though, facing a raft of serious issues at home …

So What Exactly Is The Brotherhood’s Definition of Culture?

So What Exactly Is The Brotherhood’s Definition of Culture?

M. LYNX-QUALEY: Egypt's new culture minister has been spelling out what fits the ruling party's view of where arts and culture fit within society in a series of interviews…

Think Fez If You’re Looking To Buy Property in Morocco

Think Fez If You’re Looking To Buy Property in Morocco

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: It's a good time to consider buying your dream house in Morocco. Here are a few suggestions on how you should proceed …

Algerian Revolt: Surge in Soccer-Related Violence A Signal

Algerian Revolt: Surge in Soccer-Related Violence A Signal

JAMES M. DORSEY: Violent protest attending soccer matches has proven to be a reliable indicator of an imminent popular revolt in the Arab World. Algeria's next then. …

The Great Benghazi Forgery: So Who’s Really Behind It?

The Great Benghazi Forgery: So Who’s Really Behind It?

JUAN COLE: There was a sustained attempt prior to the last U.S election to portray Barack Obama first as a latter day Jimmy Carter then as a Richard Nixon figure. Who did this? …

A True Treasure Trove: Casablanca’s Vinyl Record Shops

A True Treasure Trove: Casablanca’s Vinyl Record Shops

Vinyl records are a rarity these days and many are collectors’ items.…

Salafyo Costa: Confronting Religious Prejudice in Egypt

Salafyo Costa: Confronting Religious Prejudice in Egypt

SOPHIE ANMUTH, MARWA NASSER, CGNEWS: Religious prejudice has real consequences as has been seen recently in Egypt. One group confronts it head on …

Brotherhood’s Battle With Judiciary: ‘A Matter of Revenge’

Brotherhood’s Battle With Judiciary: ‘A Matter of Revenge’

JUAN COLE: The Muslim Brotherhood's history with the Egyptian judiciary is defining how they are working, or not, with them today. …

Egypt’s Culinary Treasure: The Delight That Is Feteer

Egypt’s Culinary Treasure: The Delight That Is Feteer

SARAH WALTON: How did I not know of it before? The heavenly taste of freshly baked feteer is a treat worth celebrating. …

Diplomacy Undone: Rice’s Disastrous Moroccan Blunder

Diplomacy Undone: Rice’s Disastrous Moroccan Blunder

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: As the plot to a Hollywood movie it would have been thrown out as incredible. But fact beat fiction this week in Morocco …

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