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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…