Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Vickie Langohr

Vickie Langohr is associate professor at College of the Holy Cross. Her teaching and research interests are in Middle East politics, women's rights and democratization.

MER Article

"This Is Our Square"

In June 2013 popular anger, excitement and apprehension rippled through Cairo. Lines at gas stations snaked into major roadways, paralyzing traffic. Artists occupied the Ministry of Culture to oppose a new minister from the Muslim Brothers’ Freedom and Justice Party who had fired respected cultural

Vickie Langohr • 21 min read

MER Article

Experiments in Multi-Ethnic and Multi-Religious Democracy

Democracy’s succinct definition, and perhaps its best attribute, is majority rule. But it is unclear that majority rule equates to democracy in places like Lebanon, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries that are contending with past and present religious or ethnic conflict. Clearly, democracy in s

Vickie Langohr • 11 min read