• AUTHOR
Youssef Cherif

Youssef Cherif is a consultant in North African Affairs based in Tunisia. He is an award-winning Tunisian blogger, former consultant for the Carter Center, former manager of the New Arab Debates in Tunisia, and observer in the 2012 presidential elections in Egypt. He has a Fulbright scholarship MA in Ancient History from Columbia University and an MA in International Relations from King's College, London. You can follow him on twitter at @faiyla.

Shrinking Shar'iyyah

[caption id="attachment_55246086" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party's leader Rachid Ghannouchi (R) signs…

Transition at a Turtle’s Pace

[caption id="attachment_55245529" align="alignnone" width="620"] Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou, Justice Minister Nadhir Ben Ammou and…

The North African Moment

[caption id="attachment_55245409" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libya women wave their new flag during celebrations in the streets of Tripoli …

Tunisian Déjà-Vu

[caption id="attachment_55243885" align="alignnone" width="620"] Mohamed Brahmi's coffin covered with a Tunisian flag. GETTY IMAGES[/caption] The…

Neo-Tunisian Army

[caption id="attachment_55242474" align="alignnone" width="620"] A Tunisian soldier looks towards Mount Chaambi in the Kasserine region on May 1,…

Last of the Immortals

[caption id="attachment_55241456" align="alignnone" width="620"] Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika listens as his South African counterpart…

Create Feminism, Don't Import It

[caption id="attachment_55240159" align="alignnone" width="620"] Protesters outside the Tunisian embassy in Stockholm carry placards showing Amina…

Arab Facebook Tribunal

[caption id="attachment_55238961" align="alignnone" width="620"] The 'Facebook' logo is reflected in a young woman’s sunglasses. Source: Manjunath…

CARTOON

Israeli assault on Rafah imminent

MORE CARTOON