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Duke In The Arab World 2019

The Scale and The Sword

When Americans talk about freedom, they talk about it as if it is some universal good, something that is unquestionably seen as benevolent, but not…

Tunisia V. Morocco: Blog#5

If you ask the average American what their conceptions of the Arab world is. They will likely say something out of American Sniper, or any…

Tunisia and Morocco – Blog 6

    During our stay in Tunisia, Lina, a Tunisian student in another program visiting the same conferences as us, asked me, “How does Tunis…

Bad News Travels Fast – Blog 5

During our stay in Tunis, at the end of one of our meetings before our coffee break, we were told that President Beji Caid Essebsi…

Fes and Rabat – Blog 4

Fes and Rabat are two of the most important cities in Morocco, with Fes being the religious capital of the country and Rabat being the…

Democracy vs. Monarchy?

After spending a significant amount of time in Morocco, from Fez to Rabat, I have been able to get a clear, but limited, perspective about…

Security in Tunisia and Morocco: Blog #6

As my time in Morocco dwindles to a close, I have begun the journey of reflection. And in doing so, though last week I compared…

Tunisia, Morocco, & Citizenship

To many Americans, Tunisia and Morocco are basically the same place. Both countries are in North Africa. They speak some form of Arabic and have…