A newsletter about West Africa, MENA, Islam, and politics.
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Morocco: A Look at the New Government
Morocco held legislative elections on September 23. The result was, more or less, a rebalancing of the ruling coalition. From 2021 to 2026, the three governing parties were the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the Authenticity and Mode...
West Africa, Horn, MENA: Links for 10/23/2026
Last week’s links are available here.
Sahel and West Africa
Katerina Hoije and Ray Ndlovu for Bloomberg: “Senegal Bonds Plunge as Budget Standoff Puts IMF Deal at Risk.”
France24’s Harold Girard: “Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso Resume Di...
A Conversation on Islamic Law with Foreign Exchanges & Islamic History for the Curious
Yesterday I joined Derek Davison and Elizabeth Urban for their ongoing project of monthly livestreams about aspects of Islamic history. It’s neat to see an accessible, fun series discussing Islam and Muslims, and I was grateful for the chan...
West Africa, Horn, MENA: Links for 10/16/2026
You can find last week’s links here.
Sahel and West Africa
Bloomberg’s Jorgelina Do Rosario, Kerim Karakaya, and Matthew Hill: “Senegal’s Quickfire Debt Workout Plan Faces Speedbumps.”
The Guardian’s Mark Townsend: “How Europe’s Most W...
How Should We Translate “Anṣār Allāh”?
A certain Yemeni militant group has been in the news a lot lately. Over the last year or so, especially among leftist commentators and analysts in the United States, I’ve seen people pointedly referring to the Yemeni militants by their form...
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I teach in the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Cincinnati. I work on a range of topics connected to Islam and politics.
Writer of the Foreign Exchanges newsletter, co-host of the American Prestige podcast
Writer, editor, educator & historian of the medieval Middle East. I write weekly explainers, feminist field guides, and history lessons for the present tense.
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