North Africa

Al Qaeda In The Islamic Maghreb: Kidnappings Rife Across North Africa

GlobalPost | Solana Pyne | Posted 12.04.2009 | World

Read More: Barcelona Accio Solidaria, North Africa, Gambia, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al Qaida, Mauritania, Morocco, Terrorism, North Africa Al Qaida, Senegal, Al Qaeda, World News

RABAT, Morocco -- They called it a "solidarity caravan" -- a group of Spanish volunteers delivering truckloads of donated computers, wheelchairs and o...

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The Islamist Threat In Tunisia Still Justifies the Stagnation of the Political Scene

Amel Boubekeur | Posted 10.21.2009 | World

Read More: Tunisian Islamic Front, North Africa, Tunisia, Foreign Affairs, Africa, Islamists, Annahda, Terrorism, Radical Islam, World News
Amel Boubekeur

The Tunisian president has not chosen to address religious radicalism and terrorism through transparent solutions that are respectful of civil liberties.

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French TV Airs First Ever Ad on Halal Foods!

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 09.27.2009 | World

Read More: Ramadan, North Africa, France, Islam, French, American Muslims, Africa, Halal, Muslims, Arabs, Tv, French Muslims, TV Commercials, Food, Meat, World News
Naazish YarKhan

According to reports, "Supermarkets have been expanding their shelf space for halal products, recognizing that sales do go up in the month of Ramadan, the holy month of fasting for Muslims."

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Ship Carrying 257 Migrants Sinks Off Libya Coast

africasia.com | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

Read More: North Africa, Roberto Maroni, Italy, Libya, Immigration, Tripoli, Sicily, Sidi Bilal, Illegal Migrants, Africa, Lampedusa, Egypt, World News

A ship carrying more than 250 illegal migrants headed for Europe has sunk near the Libyan coast, Egypt's state news agency MENA said on Monday, with d...

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Admiring Continents

Pablo Ganguli | Posted 03.01.2009 | Style

Read More: India, Michel Foucault, South Pacific, Morocco, New Delhi, Mumbai, Travel, Film, Mothers, Paris, Papua New Guinea, Jacques Derrida, Calcutta, North Africa, Quentin Crisp, Sagittarius, Marrakesh, Traveling, Africa, Moms, Europe, Style News
Pablo Ganguli

I still do not know what possessing Indian nationality signifies. I have always felt so very un-Indian with only rare flashbacks of nostalgia for things from the sub-continent.

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Morocco's Gift

Pablo Ganguli | Posted 09.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Arab World, North Africa, Marrakesh, Royal Family, Morocco, King Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, Queen Elizabeth II, Hollywood in Morocco, Politics News
Pablo Ganguli

Morocco has earned itself a reputation as a tolerant, nascent democracy in North Africa. In reality, it is a very different story.

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Al Qaida Targets US Oil Interests In North Africa: Report

Reuters | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Oil, US Oil, North Africa Al Qaida, North Africa, Al Qaida, Us Oil Interests, Us Oil North Africa, Home News

Al Qaeda's growing north Africa network plans to attack U.S. interests seeking control of the region's energy riches, its Algerian-based leader said i...

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