[This is a roundup of news articles and other materials circulating on the Maghreb and reflects a wide variety of opinions. It does not reflect the views of the Maghreb Page Editors or of Jadaliyya. You may send your own recommendations for inclusion in each week`s roundup to maghreb@jadaliyya.com by Thursday night of every week.]
Algeria
Clashes in Algeria as poor protest against lack of housing Al Arabiya reports on continued protests against lack of housing in Ouargla.
Le trésor du dey et du Sonatrach Mohamed Mazouzi traces histories of corruption and condemns a politics of “hiding in tents.”
Algerian Activism: A New Generation Draws the Line Hicham Yezza describes the robustness of youth activism in Algeria.
Algeria begins constitutional reforms Nizam Fethi outlines Bouteflika’s plans for a “major revision” of the Algerian constitution.
Libya
Libyan Youth Voices Addressing Harassment Now Danya Hajjaji addresses Libyans and explains the detriments of sexual harassment.
ولكن “عمارة الخطابي” ..لا بواكي له Sarah Ali Abdennabi laments the imprisonment of journalist Amara Hassan Al-Khitabi and draws attention to his hunger strike.
Defying the odds – the first national Tebu festival draws Libyans from across the southern region to Murzuk, despite security concerns Valerie Stocker highlights the resolve of Saharan Libyans in making unsafe voyages to celebrate culture at the Murzuk festival.
Mauritania
Bras-de-fer entre Arabes brabiches et MNLA: La Mauritanie, terre des dissensions entre Azawadis Cheikh Aidara describes Mauritania as a new battleground in the struggle for Azawad.
محكمة موريتانية تحكم بالسجن عامين على كندي بتهمة مرتبطة بالإرهاب SaharaMedias reports on the secret trial and two year prison sentence of Canadian Aaron Lyon on suspicion that he was linked to terrorist groups.
Affaire BSA : La GBM «ré-blâmée» par la Banque Centrale Mauritania’s Monetary Policy Council once again places blame on GBM bank citing illegal activities.
Morocco
Le PJD fait la morale à Al Adl... qui le lui rend bien Lakome.fr reports on a Facebook exchange between PJD deputy Mohamed Yatim and Al Adl Wal Ihsane’s Rachid Gholam, a singer and artist, where Yatim accuses Gholam of moral impropriety.
Les marocains se révolteront en 2018 et le Makhzen y succombera Adam Sfali offers highlights from Moulay Hicham’s recent article predicting a Moroccan revolt and the dismantling of the makhzen in 2018.
Chômage en Arabie Saoudite : Les MRE irréguliers sous menace d’expulsion Julie Chaudier describes how a tightening of Saudi Arabia’s immigration policies will affect the sixty thousand Moroccan migrants working there.
Tunisia
Tunisian graffiti artists fined, most serious charges dismissed Afef Abrougui reports that the most serious charges of “breaching the state of emergency” and “publishing fake news that could disturb public order” have been dropped against Tunisian graffiti artists “Zwewla.”
Leak – Prêt du FMI : Derrière les murs d’El Kasbah, ce qu’on pense et qu’on ne dit pas Mariem Ben Abid and the Nawaat team leak documents that describe the government’s deliberations on the recent IMF loan.
Polémique autour de «la République des juges» Abdelkrim Dermech describes judges’ sit-in as shedding light on a debate between “independent judiciary power” and “a Republic of judges.”
Western Sahara
L`enjeu caché des phosphates (Kissinger Cables) Cristophe Gugen describes the centrality of Bou Craa phosphate mines in geopolitics of Morocco, Spain, and the US as revealed by Kissinger Cables.
Ban Ki Moon demande un mecanism "independent" de surveillance des droits de l`homme UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon demands an independent investigatory body to monitor human rights in Western Sahara.
L`agro-industrie épuise les réserves d`eau souterraine à Dakhla? Western Sahara Resource Watch denounces the depletion of Western Sahara’s water resources for agroindustry in Morocco.
Recent Jadaliyya Articles on the Maghreb
Salafism in Tunisia: An Interview with a Member of Ansar al-Sharia Fabio Merone describes the maturation and emergence of the Salafist movement in Tunisia in the last decade.
World Social Forum Highlights Shock Doctrine in Tunisia Jordan Flaherty speaks with Samir Amin and other activists about the significance of holding the most recent WSF in Tunisia.
Wafa Ben Hassine on Social Media in Post-Ben Ali Tunisia Jadaliyya interviews Tunisian net activist Wafa Ben Hassine about the changes in social media since the fall of Ben Ali.
François Hollande au Maroc : plutôt les affaires que les droits de l`homme Salah Elyoubi presents French President Francois Hollande’s trip to Morocco as a poltiical venture rather than a show of support for human rights.
Morocco`s Justice and Charity Party and the Left: A Critical Reflection Chawqui Lofti offers a complex critique of the position of the Moroccan Democratic Path Party’s suggested alliance with Al Adl Wal Ihsane.
Protests in Ouargla: Focusing on Job Creation in Algeria Mahmoud Ourbah explains how the well-organized demonstrations in Ouragla indicate the need for greater emphasis on sustainable job creation. (Voyez l’article en français.)
Celebrating El Haqed’s Freedom: Soundtracking Resistance Houda Abadi situates hip-hop in Morocco as part of the struggle for political rights.
!موريتانيا :الشعب يريد إسقاط النظام Ahmed Jedou outlines the history of Mauritania’s 25 February movement.
A qui profite la récupération des biens de Ben Ali? Laryssa Chomiak and Robert P. Parks ask who benefited from the recent auction of Ben Ali’s luxury goods, concluding that the wealth generated has not been disseminated to the Tunisian people.