Tag: North Africa

  • Nation & World

    Power, personified

    In a talk on his book “The Rise and Fall of Arab Presidents for Life,” Professor Roger Owen described how the Arab world’s dictators came to power — and how their curious political network helped fuel the eventual uprisings against some of them.

    5 minutes
  • Nation & World

    For Libya, ‘no compromise’ in sight

    Libyans want freedom, but the road to democracy is paved with unanswered questions. With the country torn by internal warfare, former Libyan diplomat Ali Suleiman Aujali and other experts gathered at the Harvard Kennedy School to look for answers.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    The tipping point

    Seemingly overnight, people in the Mideast and North Africa have risen in anger to demand more freedom. Is this the beginning of democracy in the Arab world, or a new era of political chaos? Harvard analysts offer insights on what is likely to come next.

    14 minutes
  • Campus & Community

    Book award named in Middle East scholar’s honor

    The Middle East Studies Association announced a new book award named for Professor Roger Owen of Harvard’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies.

    1 minute
  • Arts & Culture

    Islamic treasures a click away

    Harvard’s libraries and museums pull together vast materials on the Web, in tandem with Islamic Studies Program.

    4 minutes