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US and EU Role in the Middle East

Breaking the Impasse through Open Dialogue

Political scientist Stephan Stetter identifies four approaches open to US and EU policy if they are to exercise an effective and realistic external influence on the achieving of a comprehensive political and socially viable peace in the Middle East
Barack Obama's Speech to the Islamic World

"The President Has Spoken; Now We Are Waiting for Action!"

Obama touched Muslim hearts with his speech in Cairo – but now the Arab world is waiting for action to follow on from his words. Amira El Ahl listened to Obama's speech at the University of Cairo
Libya's Rebels and Post-Gaddafi Libya

Divided They Stand?

As the Libyan conflict enters its endgame, the time for the country's rebels to seize power is almost at hand. But are they ready to govern Libya when divisions and rivalries pull at the very threads of their alliance? Nick Amies reports
Libya after Gaddafi

The High Price of Freedom

For years, the autocrats of the Middle East have terrified their people. Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi is no exception. Omar Ashour examines the prospects for democratisation and possible outcomes of the uprising in Libya
Opus Prize for Aicha Chenna

"Secular in My Head, Muslim in My Heart"

The Opus Prize, worth 1 million US dollars, is awarded to people who are motivated by their faith to carry out humanitarian work. This year the award went to an Arab Muslim woman for the first time – Aicha Chenna of Morocco. Martina Sabra visited the founder of the women's organization Solidarité Féminine in Casablanca
Elisabeth Norgall Award for Aicha Chenna

A Muslim Heart with a Secular Mind

Twenty years ago, Aicha Chenna founded the self-help organization "Solidarité Féminine" to assist single mothers and their children. She recently received the Elisabeth Norgall Award 2005 in Frankfurt for her work. Martina Sabra visited Aicha Chenna in Casablanca
Marrakesh Elects Its First Woman Mayor

Equal Rights and a Change of Generation

Last summer saw the election of the 33-year-old Fatima Azzahra al-Mansouri as the first woman mayor of the city of Marrakesh in the south of Morocco. As Alfred Hackensberger reports, she won the vote in spite of the warnings of conservative politicians
Ten Years of Mohammed VI

The Big Misunderstanding?

After ten years on the throne, King Mohammed VI has a number of political and economic success stories to his name. Yet human rights activists complain that Morocco has increasingly transformed into an absolute monarchy under his rule. Sonja Hegasy weighs up
Women's Rights in Morocco

New Family Code Faces Many Hurdles

In Morocco many women's rights organizations are pointing to great difficulties in implementing the new family code. Reasons include the vague legal requirements and the government's inadequate information policy. By Beat Stauffer
Women's Rights

Morocco's King Takes a Courageous Step

In mid-January 2004, the Moroccan parliament passed a new law governing family rights and matters of personal identity. Theoretically, Morocco's women are now among the most emancipated in the Arabian world. An analysis by Martina Sabra