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- Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 23 Feb 2011
Whither Egypt? Whither the Arab World
After clinging to power for thirty years, Mubarak has finally stepped down. What are the key issues in the Egyptian revolution? And what are the implications for the United States […]
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- Africa / Analysis and testimonies / Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 22 Feb 2011
Mohamed Hassan : The causes of the Tunisian revolution go well beyond Ben Ali and his party
The Tunisians have brought down the dictator Ben Ali. Today they continue to struggle against his people heading the transition government. In this latest chapter of our series ‘Understanding the […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East
- 16 Feb 2011
The Arab revolutions and us: start quaking in your boots!
In his latest debate on the France 2 TV channel, discussion show anchor Yves Calvi expressed alarm about the possible rise of Islamism in Egypt and Tunisia. However, here we […]
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- Africa / Analysis and testimonies
- 14 Jan 2011
The coltan speculators: down with the Congo!
Does international law apply to all countries? Israel flouts it with impunity. Colombia murders and deports its citizens while multinationals look on… and is rewarded with a free trade treaty […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 25 Oct 2010
Is the fate of the world being decided today in the Indian Ocean?
Straddled by the Islamic arch (which stretches from Somalia to Indonesia, passing through the countries of the Gulf and Central Asia), the region has certainly become the world’s new strategic […]
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- Africa / Analysis and testimonies / Understanding the Muslim World
- 27 May 2010
Everything you are not supposed to know about Eritrea (1/3)
INTERVIEW OF MOHAMED HASSAN BY GREGOIRE LALIEU & MICHEL COLLON The Horn of Africa is one of the deadliest regions on that continent, rent by incessant warfare, famine and […]
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- Africa / Understanding the Muslim World
- 26 May 2010
Everything You Are Not Supposed to Know about Eritrea: Part 3
The whole of the Horn of Africa is occupied by neo-colonial power. Well, not entirely… One small country of indomitable revolutionaries still holds out against the invaders. In this third […]
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- Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 25 May 2010
Everything You Are Not Supposed to Know about Eritrea: Part 2
Interview of Mohamed Hassan by Grégoire Lalieu and Michel Collon Annexed by Ethiopia, Eritrea was destined to wage the longest independence struggle on the African continent. For over 30 years […]
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- Africa / Understanding the Muslim World
- 25 Mar 2010
Somalia: How Colonial Powers drove a Country into Chaos
Interview of Mohamed Hassan by Grégoire Lalieu and Michel Colon Somalia had every reason to succeed: an advantageous geographical situation, oil, ores and only one religion and one language for […]
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- Analysis and testimonies / Middle East / Understanding the Muslim World
- 09 Feb 2010
Yemen: USA are fighting against democracy, not against Al-Qaeda
Yemen, one of the world’s poorest countries and a crucial US ally, is beleaguered by an armed resistance and a secessionist movement that are threatening its stability, triggering a possible […]
