BLOG APPROACHING THE MENA REGION: BOOK REVIEWS, ANALYSIS AND MORE
Around 20 km away from Tunis, a US flag at the top of a mast can be seen driven with the wind, which is a frequent visitor in this part of Tunisia. The flag does not belong to the US embassy compound, though the diplomatic mission is to be found nearby. In this case, the Continue Reading
How different is Tunisia when compared to other Arab countries? The answer, according to Safwan M. Masri in his 2017 book on this northern African country, is that Tunisia constitutes “An Arab Anomaly”. December 2018 will see the eighth anniversary of Mohamed Bouazizi’s immolation in Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. Such an act of sheer desperation, whose Continue Reading
“Workers and Thieves” is the most recent book by Joel Beinin. At the same time, it is an attempt (mostly successful) to explain the specific experiences of Tunisia and Egypt within the context of the so-called “Arab Spring” in an innovative way. Beinin makes a twofold contribution to the vast literature dealing with this historical Continue Reading