In the News: Hope Challenges Fear
We join Gambia in (hopefully) celebrating the departure of its former President Yahya Jammeh, who was known for his violations of human rights and persistent corruption. Many of […]
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Violence and Nonviolence in South Africa today
This week, The CIHA Blog has been posting a series of articles about nonviolence movements across Africa. This is the final post in our series, by CIHA Blog co-editor Simangaliso […]
Nigeria’s Nonviolent Protest Movements Gathering Momentum
This week, The CIHA Blog is posting a series of articles about nonviolence movements across Africa. Read yesterday’s introductory post. Stay tuned throughout the week for more (Peace […]
Educating the West about Nonviolence across Africa
This week, The CIHA Blog will be posting a series of articles about nonviolence movements across Africa. The below post by CIHA Blog co-editor Cecelia Lynch gives an overview of […]
Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood on the Third Anniversary of the Revolution
by Kelsey P. Norman
On last year’s anniversary of Egypt’s Revolution, January 25, 2013, the Muslim Brotherhood held power in Egypt via former President Mohamed Morsi. One month prior, the group […]
The President, the Army, and the Street / Le President, l’Armée, et la Rue
In the following post, Lamia Bazir, a Moroccan graduate student in International Affairs at Columbia University and Sciences Po, Paris, and a fellow of the American Association of University Women […]
In the News: More News from Egypt
Continued analysis of Egyptian events:
“Shooting the Protesters”
By S.B. for The Economist
“Analysis: What Does the AU Gain From Suspending Egypt?”
By Khadija Patel for the Daily […]
In the News: Guinea and its Mineral Wealth
Two articles this week focus on the West African country of Guinea, especially on the fight to control its natural resources. Guinea’s first democratically elected president faces an uphill battle […]
State Violence in the Protest Capital of the World
EDITOR’S NOTE: Dear Readers, in the below, Tony Roshan Samara describes the underside of post-conflict “development” when it is pushed forward with little attention to “justice.” The issues he addresses […]