One year since armed fighting broke out, the country’s social movements are losing the battle for public opinion     The war that broke out in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on 15 April 2023 brought an abrupt end to the..

Taghart, among the Ihahan tribes of the coast, is the spring low tide. It takes place twice every lunar month, around new moon and full moon, as the sun, earth and the moon form a straight line, combining the gravitational..

Egypt, a Regional Hegemon in Decline   Escalating tensions in the Red Sea are exposing Cairo’s dwindling influence in the Horn of Africa     An old Arabic proverb states “Misfortunes do not come singly.” Incidentally, it probably best describes..

In Egypt, the Police are Soldiers for the Regime   Building on traditions dating back to colonialism, Egyptian police today are more militarized than ever     Scholarly debates around “police militarization” may not be new as such, but they..

Edited and reviewed by: Imen Louati (PhD) Translation from Arabic to English: Olfa Derbal   “The sea is not a forest.” This is how S.K.[1] describes maritime space in Tunisia and in Zarzis. The Mediterranean Sea has its own standards,..

Why Does Football Matter to Us?   Nahla Chahal Professor and researcher in political sociology – Editor in Chief, Assafir Al Arabi Translated by Sabah Jalloul Because football stands as one of the scarce sources of joy for the peoples..

The Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) convene annually to discuss their institutions’ activities. In general, these Annual Meetings occur in September/October and are usually held in Washington for two consecutive..

A Palestinian State in North Sinai?   Mass displacements in Palestine, population management in Egypt     Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Hamas, prominent voices in Israel have openly called for the complete destruction of Gaza..

This study deals with the story of Sudan’s popular struggle that has been going on for more than a century against the system of obedience for food. This study takes the reader on a journey that sheds light on the..

Egypt’s Presidential Pantomime   Egyptians are headed to the polls next month, but the winner is a foregone conclusion     The most populous country in the Arab world is soon heading to the polls to elect a president. Egypt’s..

The concept of a North African Network for Food Sovereignty was first proposed in 2017 in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. It was officially established in 2018 in Agadir, Morocco. The network comprises members from various backgrounds, such as trade..

From Panic to a Real Migration Partnership   In Germany and Europe, the news is once again dominated by images of arriving refugees, just like in 2015 and 2016. The ongoing discussion is centered around finding ways to limit the..