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Andrea Khalil

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On Algerian Civil Society and the Prohibition of Assembly

Jan 30 2013
[Members of SOS disparus march in Algiers. Image by Hassan Ferhati.]

Despite the fact that its laws allow the assembly of people on the streets and squares of Algeria, the public space remains firmly blocked by the Algerian state. This closure is assured in two ways: firstly, through the restrictions placed by law on civil associations, and secondly, by the ways in which the police control crowds.  The most recent amendment to Algerian law on public assembly details the administrative process required to form a legal public protest. In ...

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Libyan Eastern Tribal Chiefs, Population, and Government (Part 1 of 2)

Sep 25 2012
[Image from the 15 September meeting in Benghazi. Image by Andrea Khalil.]

On 15 September 2012, the tribal chiefs of Libya’s eastern region held a meeting to announce their solutions to the recent spate of violence, which culminated in the attack on the US consulate on 11 September. Although invitations were extended to government officials at this meeting, the tribes announced a clearly critical stance vis-a-vis the government’s weak politics, at times condemning its performance and thus affirming a new capacity to criticize the Libyan state. At ...

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Bio

 

Andrea Khalil is associate professor at CUNY and a Fulbright Scholar Tunisia 2012-2013.

“There is no hypocrisy; there is power and privilege. Perhaps it is the most damning indictment of all that US policy can so consistently deliver harm while even its most erstwhile critics sustain the celebration of its standing and its values.”
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