Why U.S. data forms are adding new race and ethnicity options Amanda Sahar d’Urso - April 5, 2024 Many Americans welcome the shift in how the government tallies people of Hispanic/Latino and MENA descent.
In the Middle East and North Africa, people are worrying about food Michael Robbins and Amaney Jamal - October 6, 2022 Five things to know from Arab Barometer’s latest survey
Germany’s far-right party lost seats in last week’s election. Here’s why. Rafaela Dancygier - October 4, 2021 Research suggests centrist parties adopted strategies to counter the right
Does the decline of U.S. power matter for the Middle East? Marc Lynch - March 19, 2019 Perceived or not, declining American primacy has real effects.
These were our most widely read posts of 2016 John Sides - December 30, 2016 [caption id="attachment_50632" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Nicole Kirby looks over results during
Moroccans vote Friday, but neither main party will really win Adria Lawrence - October 6, 2016 [caption id="attachment_47417" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A demonstrator shouts slogans as he
What do ordinary citizens in the Arab world really think about the Islamic State? Mark Tessler, Michael Robbins, and Amaney Jamal - July 27, 2016 What do ordinary Arabs think about the Islamic State? This
The changing face of women’s political participation in the Middle East Vickie Langohr, Marc Lynch, and Lauren Baker - May 10, 2016 [caption id="attachment_40311" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptian women ink their fingers after
Why it’s wrong to say that the Arab uprisings failed Marc Lynch - March 28, 2016 [caption id="attachment_37971" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Egyptians wave their nation's flag in
Do conservatives really want to ban only Muslim immigrants? Matthew Creighton and Amaney Jamal - December 15, 2015 [caption id="attachment_33582" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks
What the Arab uprising protesters really wanted Mark Beissinger, Kevin Mazur, and Amaney Jamal - October 19, 2015 [caption id="attachment_30758" align="aligncenter" width="908"] A man looks at a banner
Contesting the Caliphate Marc Lynch - July 22, 2015 [caption id="attachment_27696" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center"] In this photo released on
Why Tunisians (don't) vote for women - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24286" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] A Tunisian woman casts
Why Tunisians (don’t) vote for women Lindsay Benstead, Ellen Lust, and Amaney Jamal - May 4, 2015 [caption id="attachment_24286" align="aligncenter" width="620" class="center "] A Tunisian woman casts
Did civilizations clash over the #ChapelHillShooting? Robert Keohane, Dustin Tingley, David Romney, and Amaney Jamal - March 2, 2015 [caption id="attachment_22136" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A makeshift memorial is made during
Why some Arabs don't want democracy Lindsay Benstead - September 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16368" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Tunisians mill around a registration point
Why some Arabs don’t want democracy Lindsay Benstead - September 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_16368" align="aligncenter" width="625"] Tunisians mill around a registration point
Explaining the Arab uprisings Marc Lynch - August 19, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14646" align="aligncenter" width="650"] More than a quarter-million people flooded
Is Israel’s blockade worth fighting for? Michael Robbins and Amaney Jamal - August 4, 2014 [caption id="attachment_14033" align="alignnone" width="620"] An Israeli soldier stands on top
Does Western pressure for gender equality help? Sarah Bush and Amaney Jamal - July 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13865" align="aligncenter" width="767"] A woman casts her ballot at
How Islam mattered in the Arab uprisings Michael Hoffman and Amaney Jamal - July 17, 2014 [caption id="attachment_13093" align="aligncenter" width="454"] A man reads the Koran to
Middle East summer reading lineup Marc Lynch - June 30, 2014 [caption id="attachment_12453" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A man sells cotton candy as
Why secular but illiberal governments are no guarantee of religious freedom Erik Voeten - February 28, 2014 Kara Downey is a PhD candidate at Stanford University who
Egypt: What Comes Next? Joshua Tucker - July 2, 2013 The following is a guest post from Elizabeth Nugent, a PhD student
New *Winter* Experimental Social Sciences Institute Joshua Tucker - June 27, 2013 My colleague Rebecca Morton sends along the following announcement: The
Mohammad Mursi’s Dangerous Gamble and the Withering of Democracy in Egypt? Joshua Tucker - September 13, 2012 The following is a guest post by Princeton political scientist
Mubarak, Obama, and Washington’s Culpability for Arab Dictators John Sides - June 15, 2012 This is a guest post by Jeremy Pressman. His earlier
Why Now? Micro Transitions and the Arab Uprisings Joshua Tucker - October 24, 2011 We are pleased to welcome the American Political Science Association's