Leftist debates

This book attempts to paint an initial picture of the developments that have occurred in the Egyptian economy during the last fifty years, and how capitalism has established its feet.

This book attempts to ask different questions about Islamic movements in general.

Tunisia held its second parliamentary and presidential elections this year following the 2011 revolution. After these elections, the political landscape has changed dramatically compared to the previous legislature. But does this reconfiguration mean a real change?

The following Interview was conducted with the Tunisian political thinker and activist Maher Hanin to speak with him about his latest book The Society of Resistance: Post-Islamism, Post-Bourguibism, Post-Marxism published in cooperation with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation North Africa. In his book, Hanin supports the hypothesis that a society of resistance in Tunisia is breaking with traditional politics of the left. One central aim of Hanin’s book is, therefore, to provide a theoretical reflection on the current political situation in Tunisia and propose ways to deal with it.

With this anniversary issue, we hope to revive Luxemburg’s thinking and political action. What can she offer in the face of today’s challenges? In the struggle against the right-wing, the deep crisis of the political and the great weakness of..

This atlas aims to stimulate a political rethink by showing migration from a different angle. We present a trove of statistics and graphics in order to give a more objective basis to the debate on the left side of the..

What does it mean to be a leftist today in our region? Whom and what does the left represent, and what future does it seek or hope for? Does the question of the future trouble it at all?

Interview with the academic and activist Joseph Daher on his new book on the political economy of the Hezbollah, about sectarianism and protest movements in Western Asia and North Africa.

What if you witness a revolution but things get worse? What if your homeland is in ruins with no signs of reconstruction? How do you cope? You can either get angry, sick and depressed, or just escape into memories of a golden but lost past…

In some countries, social movements or initiatives were able to transform themselves into political forces that represent a wide-range of their societies, have been covering comprehensive issues, and developed into more stable political organizations, for example parties. In other countries, this has not happened (yet).

The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) North Africa Office is pleased to invite you to attend its regional seminar discussing “Contemporary Leftist Politics in the Arab World” on the basis of contributions by political activists from, Palestine Egypt and Tunisia.The seminar is a joint effort by the RLS offices in Tunis and Ramallah and aims to discuss the features, roles and challenges of the contemporary Arab Left