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Hicham Ben Abdallah, MA
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January 22nd, 2013
Two years after the Arab Spring, the fate of democracy is still uncertain
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, ARD in the newsTwo years after the events marking the Arab Spring, Hicham Ben Abdallah assesses the state of democratic development across the Middle East and North Africa in a piece for Le Monde Diplomatique and an interview with the Brazilian publication O Globo. Abdallah, a consulting professor at FSI and CDDRL, describes the stalled democratic transitions in Egypt and Tunisia, growing opposition to Arab monarchies, and the Syrian civil war that could ignite religious tensions across the region.
- » Le Monde Diplomatique, "Are the Arab monarchies next?"
- » O Globo, "There is debate about new economic opportunities" (Translated from Portuguese to English)
April 3rd, 2012
Historic summit to convene leaders of the new Middle East at Stanford
CDDRL NewsThe American Middle Eastern Network for Dialogue at Stanford will host its inaugural conference April 10 to 14, convening exceptional young leaders together to share their ideas, seed potential collaborations and inspire the world. Read more »
December 6th, 2011
Moulay Hicham speaks to Morocco's attempt at reform
CDDRL, FSI Stanford, ARD in the newsWhile Morocco has not witnessed the same degree of revolutionary upheaval as it's North African neighbors, a constitutional referendum this summer ushered in a series of reforms to address popular pressure from the street. CDDRL Consulting Professor Hicham Ben Abdallah was interviewed in the weekly French magazine, Le Nouvel Observateur where he commented on the recent parliamentary election, the victory of the Justice and Development Party and what this means for the future of democracy in the kingdom. Read more »
October 17th, 2011
An interview with Prince Moulay Hicham
CDDRL, ARD in the news: Le DébatPrince Moulay Hicham ben Abdallah was interviewed in the September/October issue of the French journal Le Débat, providing his unique insight on the Arab Spring events as a member of the Moroccan royal family and scholar at the Center on Democracy, Development, and Rule of Law. Read more »
February 18th, 2011
A discussion with Morocco's Hicham Ben Abdallah
CDDRL, FSI Stanford in the newsMarc Perelman of France 24 speaks to Morocco's Moulay Hicham Ben Abdallah, scholar at FSI's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Hicham Ben Abdallah supports initiatives that call for the emergence of democracy in Morocco and explains how more democracy would be in the interest of the survival of the monarchy in the long run. We are dealing with new generations, he emphasizes, that can exploit technology, are largely without ideology, and are extremely articulate.