Paul Silverstein
Paul Silverstein is associate professor of anthropology at Reed College and chair of MERIP's board of directors.
Articles by this Author
| States of Fragmentation in North Africa |
Nearly 50 years after independence, the North African states of Algeria and Morocco face challenges to their national unity and territorial integrity. In Algeria, a |
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| Amazigh Activism and the Moroccan State |
When primary school students in the major Berber-speaking regions of Morocco returned to class in September 2004, for the first time ever they were required to study Berber (Tamazight) language. The mandatory language classes in the Rif, the... |
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| Headscarves and the French Tricolor |
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| Regimes of (Un)Truth |
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| Rebels and Martyrs |
A Kenza a yelli / D iseflan neghli / (O Kenza my daughter / We have sacrificed our lives / For the Algeria of tomorrow / O Kenza my daughter / Do not cry... |
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| Berbers in France and Algeria |
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| Weighing Morocco's New Constitution |
2011 has been a year of unprecedented political tumult in Morocco. As neighboring North African regimes collapsed under the weight of popular pressure, demonstrators have convened in Moroccan cities as well, naming their uprising after the day... |
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| Urban Violence in France |
Dorénavant la rue ne pardonne plus ... |
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