Findings dispute 'guns versus butter' narrative as a major factor behind the Arab Spring. Researchers caution against uncritically applying lessons from Western nations to interpret public policy decisions in the Middle East.
It is almost ten years since Saddam Hussein was captured by US forces at a farmhouse outside Tikrit, following the swift collapse of his Ba’athist regime. This week, a conference will bring together leading Iraqi public figures with experts from the University and beyond to explore today’s Iraq and the challenges it faces a decade on.
Research on Egypt is looking at how to read revolution and grass roots opposition through social media.
An international group of scholars will explore the roots of Morocco’s political landscape in a foundational, but little understood, period of its modern history at an event this week.
A debate at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas asks What next for the Arab Spring?
In the midst of the historic changes that are affecting much of the Arab world, a team of Cambridge researchers are visiting Morocco to explore new perspectives in the study of the Middle East and North Africa.
The University of Cambridge’s Festival of Ideas bows out this weekend with a host of family friendly and thought-provoking events.
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