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Algeria: “I Can See Clearly Now”

Posted on August 5, 2019August 5, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algeria: “I Can See Clearly Now”
Algeria: “I Can See Clearly Now”

Algeria: “I Can See Clearly Now” “All politics is local,” former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill said, yet in Arab countries all politics is considered global. By Abdennour Toumi  The political tempest that erupted in Algeria last winter is resonating powerfully in the ears of the masses. Algerians are still marching and celebrating both the…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

Majesty Mohammed VI and General Gaïd Salah Tear Down This Wall!

Posted on July 29, 2019July 29, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Majesty Mohammed VI and General Gaïd Salah Tear Down This Wall!
Majesty Mohammed VI and General Gaïd Salah Tear Down This Wall!

Majesty Mohammed VI and General Gaïd Salah Tear Down This Wall! Soccer could federate and be an element to bring people together and enhance their passions, interests and their countries union. By Abdennour Toumi Soccer is a social activity within the community, about team spirit and sharing that is contrary to geo-politics or local politics,…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 

Posted on July 20, 2019July 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 
Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19 

Tiki-Taka Viva Algeria: Yes, [we] CAN 19  After winning the second coupe d’Afrique, people should think how to build with the Military, the politicians and the elite the second republic. By Abdennour Toumi  Last night all Algerian cities of the 48 Provinces so that the main French suburb large cities where Algerian community resides went…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Editors Picks, North Africa, Opinion, Sports

Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam 

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam 
Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam 

Profile Interview: Professor Sadek Sellam  While the political tide could be turning on a dynamic of change that is taking place in Algeria, Professor Sadek Sellam sat with The Arab Daily News in late June, saying it is too early to live in the world of complex politics, and not show concern. By Abdennour Toumi…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward 

Posted on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward 
Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward 

Algeria: Independence Day A Legacy Surging Forward  Algerians will keep fighting for their full independence to free their minds and bodies from political denial and acculturation. By Abdennour Toumi  On the eve of Independence Day in Algeria, Algerian drums this year celebrate the end of the Bouteflika system and its removal from the center of…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

Algeria: The People Are Missing

Posted on June 28, 2019June 28, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algeria: The People Are Missing
Algeria: The People Are Missing

Algeria: The People Are Missing In Algeria, Saïd’s name was firmly rooted as a passe-droit code among a relative consensus of the Algerian regime’s clans. By Abdennour Toumi  The relation between the Algerian regime, finance, and the powerful business barons of the private sector under the Bouteflika system have pushed many observers and political analysts…

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Algeria: Hirak Act II 

Posted on June 16, 2019June 16, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algeria: Hirak Act II 
Algeria: Hirak Act II 

Algeria: Hirak Act II  The Hirakists persist in their demands for regime change, while the Military are pushing for the Constitutional order. By Abdennour Toumi  Algeria’s “triangle of hope” could lead to the question the street, the Generals, and the Presidential Palace are asking: Will democracy in Algeria really be workable? According to classic political…

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Algerians want regime and Elite change 

Posted on June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algerians want regime and Elite change 
Algerians want regime and Elite change 

Algerians want regime and Elite change  The Generals are thinking Machiavellian and acting Clausewitzian, are leaning toward a unique scenario in the Arab country’s’ political struggle dynamic. By Abdennour Toumi  The time has come for a true change in Algeria and for action from elite, political party leaders and civil social activists regarding the new…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Algeria: Egyptian Scenario will Fail 

Posted on May 27, 2019May 27, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algeria: Egyptian Scenario will Fail 
Algeria: Egyptian Scenario will Fail 

Algeria: Egyptian Scenario will Fail  There are some similarities between Egypt and Algeria. Both countries have armies that have been in power since they gained it, and both armies appointed presidents of their own. By Abdennour Toumi  Algerians are still marching, demanding the fall of what remains of the regime, while the country’s strongman, General…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Egypt, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Is Algeria facing a brain drain?

Posted on May 20, 2019May 20, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Is Algeria facing a brain drain?
Is Algeria facing a brain drain?

Is Algeria facing a brain drain? The phenomenon of departures abroad has slowed lately because of the Hirak’s dynamic of renewed hope, but the temptation is growing strongly. By Abdennour Toumi  Algerian “brain-drain” may well be one of the major challenges facing the new government that emerges from the election results. The country ranks 85…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, North Africa, Opinion

Algerian Hirak: From Algeriana to My Best Enemy

Posted on May 9, 2019May 9, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algerian Hirak: From Algeriana to My Best Enemy
Algerian Hirak: From Algeriana to My Best Enemy

Algerian Hirak: From Algeriana to My Best Enemy The Hirak idealists have now clashed over a systemic concept of how to approach this election and who leads what. By Abdennour Toumi  Today Algerians are caught between the regime’s ruse and its mosaic opposition’s idealism. Eleven Fridays have passed since the people of Algeria stood up…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Algerian Political Opposition: It’s the System, Stupid

Posted on May 3, 2019May 3, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algerian Political Opposition: It’s the System, Stupid
Algerian Political Opposition: It’s the System, Stupid

Algerian Political Opposition: It’s the System, Stupid The Algerian regime has been preventing any emergence of any independent elite or leader to the system. By Abdennour Toumi Algerian Hirak has entered its 11th Friday as the protesters’ demands begin to narrow down, but are still unrealistic. This is how General Ahmed Gaïd Salah, the Military…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Professor Abbassi Madani: Sweet Legacy of Sour Political Destiny 

Posted on April 25, 2019April 30, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Professor Abbassi Madani: Sweet Legacy of Sour Political Destiny 
Professor Abbassi Madani: Sweet Legacy of Sour Political Destiny 

Professor Abbassi Madani: Sweet Legacy of Sour Political Destiny  In choosing exile in Qatar, he left behind a divided Islamist leadership in a deep political identity crisis. By Abdennour Toumi  Wednesday marked the passing of Professor Abbassi Madani, longtime militant Islamist leader and the last Algerian Islamist Movement voice of the liberation war and post-Independence…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Politics

Is the Algerian National People’s Army a Republic Coterie? 

Posted on April 18, 2019April 18, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Is the Algerian National People’s Army a Republic Coterie? 
Is the Algerian National People’s Army a Republic Coterie? 

Is the Algerian National People’s Army a Republic Coterie?  To better understand the Algerian Army, there are two important dates to remember, August 20th, 1955 and notably, August 20th,1956. By Abdennour Toumi  The French philosopher Voltaire once said about the Prussian army: “where some States possess an army, the Prussian army possesses a State.” Arab…

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Abdennour Toumi, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion

Algeria: Freedom and Shakespeare 

Posted on April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 2 Comments on Algeria: Freedom and Shakespeare 
Algeria: Freedom and Shakespeare 

Algeria: Freedom and Shakespeare  The Street should be attentive in its exigent demands and comportment with the Army, usually the Military don’t like disorder or to be ordered. By Abdennour Toumi  Former President Bouteflika and his siblings are finished finally, a political drama ending with the political death of its main character, a Machiavellian figure…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Politics

Algeria Schengen Visa, Gordian Knot

Posted on April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algeria Schengen Visa, Gordian Knot
Algeria Schengen Visa, Gordian Knot

Algeria Schengen Visa, Gordian Knot More than 400,000 Algerians get Schengen visas for France annually, according to Reuters data. By Abdennour Toumi  In most political contexts and crisis it is simply assumed that undocumented immigration constitutes a drain on national resources. But this assumption goes in light of experience led by Human Rights Groups, INGOs…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, Opinion, refugees

Algerian Islamists: From Political Reality to Dialectical Crisis Identity 

Posted on March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi 1 Comment on Algerian Islamists: From Political Reality to Dialectical Crisis Identity 
Algerian Islamists: From Political Reality to Dialectical Crisis Identity 

Algerian Islamists: From Political Reality to Dialectical Crisis Identity  People are more accustomed to the experience of political hopes frustrated than of hopes fulfilled, they bear a crown of disappointment which weighs heavily on them all. By Abdennour Toumi The recent events that have been shaken Algeria’s regime have shaped a protest movement that its…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Politics

Algeria The People Speak: What’s Next? 

Posted on March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 By Abdennour Toumi No Comments on Algeria The People Speak: What’s Next? 
Algeria The People Speak: What’s Next? 

Algeria The People Speak: What’s Next?  Algerian generals who have been trying to bring about some change to their people would benefit from reading the Chilean story. By Abdennour Toumi A country which only three weeks ago was still regarded as hopeless. The day of glory the people of Algeria have waited for so long…

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Abdennour Toumi, Arab World, Bloggers, Commentary, Election, Middle East, North Africa, Opinion, Politics

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