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Lessons from the Past? France, Algeria and the One-State Reality

Date

September 2, 2018

Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman has published an article in the Times of Israel, where he compares and contrasts the French experience in Algeria with the Israeli experience in the post-1967 territories.

Jordan’s Economy at a Crossroads: Part 2

Date

August 22, 2018

Caleb Esrig argues that Jordan's history of unhealthy fiscal behavior has made tax, subsidy, and spending reform difficult in Jordan, and has left the Kingdom beholden to the political demands of its donors.

Tunisia, Summer 2018: Challenges and Questions

Date

August 14, 2018

Daniel Zisenwine examines recent developments in Tunisian politics, and the nature of its "success" seven years after the Arab Spring.

Youth Behind Bars

Date

August 5, 2018

Mira Tzoreff analyzes the way that the youth of Egypt have become a significant challenge to the continued rule of al-Sisi. In Hebrew.

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Kurdistan's Moment in the Middle East

Author

Ofra Bengio

Published by

Moshe Dayan Center / מרכז משה דיין

Paperback / כריכה רכה

468 pages

₪

168

Year

2018

ISBN

978-965-224-109-2

Islam and Shari'a in Israel (Hebrew)

Author

Iyad Zahalka

Published by

Moshe Dayan Center and Konrad Adenauer Stiftung

Paperback / כריכה רכה

80 pages

₪

Year

2017

ISBN

978-965-224-113-9

The Kurdish Women of Turkey: Building a Nation, Struggling for Gender Parity

Author

Heidi Basch-Harod

Published by

Moshe Dayan Center / מרכז משה דיין

Paperback / כריכה רכה

120 pages

₪

Year

2017

ISBN

978-965-224-108-5

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"Political Changes in Egypt: A History Reconsidered"

Dr. Mira Tzoreff of the Moshe Dayan Center "Egypt Forum" delivers a lecture. Photo Credit: Assaf Shilo / Israel Sun

"Political Changes in Egypt: A History Reconsidered"

MDC Researchers Dr. Brandon Friedman, Dr. Paul Rivlin, and Arik Rudnitzky at "Political Changes in Egypt: A History Reconsidered." Photo Credit: Assaf Shilo / Israel Sun

"Political Changes in Egypt: A History Reconsidered"

From left to right: Prof. Shimon Shamir, Dr. Mira Tzoreff, Dr. Saad Ibrahim, Prof, Shlomo Avineri, and Prof. Uzi Rabi. Photo Credit: Assaf Shilo / Israel Sun

"Political Changes in Egypt: A History Reconsidered"

"Political Changes in Egypt: A History Reconsidered", held 2 January 2017. Photo Credit: Assaf Shilo / Israel Sun

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The Moshe Dayan Center for Middle Eastern and African Studies (MDC) is a non-partisan interdisciplinary research center devoted to the study of the contemporary Middle East and Africa. For over half a century, the MDC has helped to explain the complexities of the modern Middle East. Our guiding principle is that in order to understand the region, one must understand its cultures, peoples, languages, religions, and history.