[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 Sunday night of every week.]
Algeria
"Le phénomène est décrypté par un spécialiste" - Suggestions to limit information on and glorification of suicide because of increased rates of youth suicides. Part 2 of the analysis is available here.
"Elle a été inhumée hier au cimetière d’el-Alia" - Reflections on the passing of singer Warda Warda El-Djaïzaria.
"إسلاميو الجزائر يقاطعون الحكومة الجديدة" - `Islamists` refuse to participate in the new government, which they claim is the product of a fraudulent electoral process.
Libya
"Opinion: The Upcoming Elections: A State of Optimism - By Hussain Abdulrazzaq Kreiba" - High registration numbers for the June 2012 Congressional elections give hope to high participation and fair representation in Libya`s first national election.
"80% of Eligible Voters, Over 4,000 Candidates Register for Libya`s June Election " - Defiant elections for local council results in massive turnout, with a female candidate receiving the most votes in all precincts.
"Exclusive — Interview with Yasser Ben Halim of Tripoli Military Council’s Protection Force" - Ben Halim`s personal Feb. 17 perspective and his reaction to criticisms of the Tripoli Military Council.
"Analysis: Libyan minority rights at a crossroads" - Tuaregs, Imazighen, and other non-Arab minorities demand fair and equal political representation.
Mauritania
"Mauritania: Al Qaeda Execution Stirs Debate" - Mauritanian spy executed by Al-Qaeda spurs citizens` anger against government intelligence officials, who they accuse of exploiting low-level workers.
Morocco
“Democracy in Morocco: Military and Media in Citizens` Hands” - King`s pledge to institute constitutional reforms contradict the state`s violent response to protests and other public expressions of discontent
"Rural education offers Morocco`s women promise of a quiet revolution" - National literacy programs developed by Moroccan NGOs such as Razded work to involve rural women in Morocco`s economic and political processes.
"L’économie politique de la prédation : le cas du #Maroc" - The predatory nature of the Monarchy and the economic elite are explored in this analysis of Morocco`s political economy.
"من اجل عفو سياسي عام بالمغرب" - Sustained repression, poor economic conditions, and Morocco`s failure to institute promised reforms prompt citizens to demand an amnesty law for all those studied by the "Board of Equity and Reconciliation from 1956- to the present," including recently imprisoned activists and critics.
"بدء الإصلاحات القضائية في المغرب" - Representatives of the judiciary and the legislature announce plans to implement judicial reforms initially promised in 2009 by the King.
Tunisia
"Residents of Ain-Draham Hold General Strike, Cross the Algerian Border in Frustration" - Neglect of the Ain-Draham region during a difficult winter prompted citizens to protest the government`s general failure to address poor economic conditions.
"Literary Censorship Persists in Post-Revolutionary Tunisia" A bookstore owner and Tunisian lawyer explain that censorship has shifted from the political to the religious and cultural.
"Tricheries à l’Assemblée constituante : La vie continue… " - Video of Tunisian legislators voting on behalf of absent members arrouses accusations of voter fraud.
"Assemblée constituante: Ou va l’argent du contribuable ?" - Tunisian legislators and ministers receive salaries and benefits undisclosed to Tunisian citizens.
"Le peuple tunisien veut la chute du régime" - `Modernist` and `Islamist` political battles overshadow crucial socio-economic issues that have yet to be addressed by government representatives or political parties.
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