Religion

In November 2011, less than one year after the ouster of President Ben Ali, the College of Arts and Letters at the Manouba University near Tunis was taken hostage by long-bearded men and veiled women carrying signs reading “My niqab [face veil] is my freedom.” A group of around 50 youn

Last week, Tunisia, the forerunner of the Arab Spring, held its first free elections since the toppling of the Ben Ali regime in January of 2011. By most accounts, the elections were held in a generally peaceful and lawful manner.

This week’s announcement by King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia that women would now have a greater role in Saudi society and politics has been greeted with understandable excitement.

The Committee on Mission Responsibility through Investment, an important part of the hierarchy of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), has recently voted to recommend that the church divest from three large American companies doing business in the Occupied Territories.  This recommendation will g