Publication

Jan 2018

This report analyzes key social and political movements, trends and change in the Maghreb, particularly since the Arab uprisings. Specific topics covered include 1) Islamist parties and change in Tunisia and Morocco; 2) labor protests in Morocco; 3) how the Haratin - a group in Mauritanian society made up of slaves, former slaves, and their descendants – has sought equality and justice since 1978; 4) non-state actor support for the Polisario Front, a liberation movement for Western Sahara; 5) film and cultural dissent in Tunisia, and more.

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Author Osama Abi-Mershed, Francesco Cavatorta, Fabio Merone, Ricardo René Larémont, Matt Buehler, Paul A. Silverstein, Charis Boutieri, Zekeria Ould Ahmed Salem, Alice Wilson, Nouri Gana, Aomar Boum
Series CIRS Summary Reports
Publisher Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
Copyright © 2018 Center for International and Regional Studies (CIRS)
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