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Book SynopsisThis issue covers the politics, history, literature, and culture of The Maghreb. Robin Yassin-Kassab has an enlightening sojourn in Morocco; Hicham Yezza examines the role of the Berbers in the Arab Spring; Marcia Lynx Qualey is dazzled by the transformative power of Maghrebi poetry; Louis Proyect spends some time with the Jews of the Maghreb; Cecile Oumhani provides a daily account of the Tunisian revolution; Paul Mutter tangles with al-Qaeda in Mali; Robert Irwin wonders if Ibn Khaldun had a mystical vision of history; Julia Melcher explores the absurd world of exiled western writers in Tangiers; John Liechty attempts to get a US visa for his Moroccan wife; Jamal Bahmad watches some revolutionary films; Arie Amaya-Akkermans admires Algerian art; and Anissa Helou tastes some Moroccan street food. Also in this issue: Extracts from a new novel by Amal Hanano and poems by George Szirtes.
Table of ContentsArticles include: A Moroccan Journey - Robin Yassin-Kassab Hicham Yezza - the Berbers and the Arab Spring Poetry, identity, and power by Marcia Lynx Qualey The Jews of the Maghreb by Louis Proyect Diary of the Tunisian Revolution by Cecile Oumhani Al-Qa'ida in Mali by Paul Mutter Moroccan Street Food by Anissa Helou Ibn Khaldun and History by Robert Irwin Western Writers in Tangier by Julia Melcher (William S. Burroughs, Paul Bowles, Tenessee Williams and others) An American Abroad - John Liechty's attempts to get a US visa for his Moroccan wife Revolution in Maghrebi Cinema - Jamal Bahmad Algerian Art - Arie Amaya-Akkermans Skirting on the Surface - by Amal Hanano (Extract of a novel set in the Maghreb) Two Poems by George Szirtes
