Lindsay J. Benstead, Portland State University, benstead@pdx.edu This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. Download the PDF of this piece here. Religion and culture are often seen as the primary driving force in the MENA
Introduction: Looking Beyond Islam
This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 3, Issue 2, Fall 2020. The topic of women and gender in MENA politics has long been associated with Islam because of a historically-held notion that Islam determines every aspect of life
The Resilience of Algeria’s Protest Movement
Sharan Grewal, College of William & Mary This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 2, Fall 2019. Download the PDF of this piece here. Seven months after overthrowing President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, Algerians are still in the streets.
Survey Research in the Middle East and North Africa
This is part of the MENA Politics Newsletter, Volume 2, Issue 2, Fall 2019. Download the PDF of this introduction here. Section Introduction Social science scholarship on the Middle East and North Africa has witnessed a dramatic expansion of public opinion