Remembering Algeria 1992: The first Arab spring that never became a summer
January 12, 2017
By Peter Speetjens The forgotten Algerian civil war that killed as many as 200,000 people set the tone for the ‘Arab Spring’ and the paradox
Algeria
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The countries where a majority of Muslims want to live under sharia law
December 17, 2015
Countries where Islam is already favoured in law, like Afghanistan and Iraq, show the strongest backing for having Sharia as the official law of the
Resentment, anger and violence
June 18, 2015
By Prof George Joffé The outcome of the ‘Arab Spring’ or ‘Arab Awakening’, as many inside the region prefer to call it, has been very