Opinion editor of Maghrebi.org If you wish to pitch an opinion piece please send your article to grace.sharp@maghrebi.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3ma4nt76efc2rNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Hafed Al-Ghwell: Libya’s war on women https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/16/hafed-al-ghwell-libyas-war-on-women/16 Dec 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3ma4nt76efc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7zyloqr4k24This week’s Maghrebi Week is out ✨ 🇩🇿 Algeria’s unemployment figures: data vs political spin 🇱🇾 The hidden cost of Libya’s crypto boom 🇲🇦 Is Morocco going too far with its deep-water ports? 🌍 Plus regional news, geopolitics & analysis maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social15 Dec 2025 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zyloqr4k24https://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7zyewxw222zNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Zaid M. Belbagi: Why water security defines MENA’s future https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/15/zaid-m-belbagi-why-water-security-defines-menas-future/15 Dec 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zyewxw222zhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7zgoyjii22bNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Fergus Kell: Tanzania’s elections test the nation’s future https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/15/fergus-kell-tanzanias-elections-test-the-nations-future/15 Dec 2025 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zgoyjii22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7sezryhic2iLots to read about in our FREE 19-page magazine . . . including unemployment in #Libya, colonial-era crimes in #Africa and tensions surrounding the EU-#Morocco trade deal. maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social12 Dec 2025 15:16 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sezryhic2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7sex4cs3k2iIsrael’s nuke threat shows who directs U.S. policy: “The attack . . . focused  their minds and made  them aware where they  needed to improve their  defensive capabilities.” Read more in Maghrebi week... maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social12 Dec 2025 15:15 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sex4cs3k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7sepwtjpk24New opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Martin Jay: The EU’s fantasy of funding Ukraine https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/12/martin-jay-the-eus-fantasy-of-funding-ukraine/12 Dec 2025 15:11 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sepwtjpk24https://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7sep7shrk2sNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Osman Mirghani: Cutting off Sudan’s mercenary supply line https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/11/osman-mirghani-cutting-off-sudans-mercenary-supply-line/12 Dec 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7sep7shrk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7seoldxgs25New opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Mohamed Chebaro: EU migration reform faces uphill start https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/10/mohamed-chebaro-eu-migration-reform-faces-uphill-start/12 Dec 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7seoldxgs25https://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7l23u53kk2bPolisario Front to file court appeal over EU-#Morocco trade deal . . . "The matter escalated when  the EU Parliament rejected a proposal to change the labels of products of the Western Sahara region" @martinrjay.bsky.social maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... https://maghrebi.org/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=10826509 Dec 2025 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7l23u53kk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7kzvyaxuc2bUN resolution falls short on peace for #Palestine: "...Since the truce came into force, at least 340 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been killed, which can hardly suggest that #Gaza is more secure." @martinrjay.bsky.social maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... https://maghrebi.org/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=10826509 Dec 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kzvyaxuc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7kzs6owg22bUN resolution falls short  on peace for #Palestine: "...Since the truce came into force, at least  340 Palestinians and three Israeli soldiers have been killed, which can hardly suggest that #Gaza is more secure." Click the link below for the latest Maghrebi week! maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... https://maghrebi.org/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=10826509 Dec 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kzs6owg22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7kzkps4ms2bA new opinion piece by our talented editor, Eddie Monkman, is now live on Maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Eddie Monkman: El Hishri is a start but Libya has a long way to go https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/09/eddie-monkman-el-hishri-is-a-start-but-libya-has-a-long-way-to-go/09 Dec 2025 17:02 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kzkps4ms2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7iiqja4322pFrom the latest Maghrebi Week: 🇮🇱 The head of the Israeli unit that executed unarmed Palestinians has been promoted. Download the free PDF ⤵️ maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social Head of Israeli unit that executed Palestinians promoted https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/08/head-of-israeli-unit-that-executed-palestinians-promoted/08 Dec 2025 16:56 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iiqja4322phttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7iimlw6os2qFrom the latest Maghrebi Week: ⚖️ Polisario prepares a fresh legal challenge to the EU–Morocco deal. Download the free PDF ⤵️ maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social Polisario Front to file new appeal challenging EU-Morocco deal https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/08/polisario-front-to-file-new-appeal-challenging-eu-morocco-deal/08 Dec 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iimlw6os2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7iihvpj7k2nNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Andreas Krieg: The UAE fuelled Sudan’s war, now it must end it https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/08/andreas-krieg-the-uae-fuelled-sudans-war-now-it-must-end-it/08 Dec 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iihvpj7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7iih36xvc2qMarc Owen Jones: Why the far-right can’t quit Qatar https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/08/marc-owen-jones-why-the-far-right-cant-quit-qatar/ @martinrjay.bsky.social08 Dec 2025 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iih36xvc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m7iifbg3tc2rThis week’s Maghrebi Week is out ✨ 🇩🇿 Algeria renews push to recognise colonial-era crimes 🇪🇺 Polisario to challenge EU–Morocco trade deal ⚖️ Ex-Libyan prison guard sent to The Hague 🌍 Plus regional news & analysis Download the free PDF ⤵️ maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social08 Dec 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7iifbg3tc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m73o2zwkx22fNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Leonid Ragozin: How Ukraine’s scandal is reshaping the war https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/03/leonid-ragozin-how-ukraines-scandal-is-reshaping-the-war/03 Dec 2025 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73o2zwkx22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m73mvx3fws22New opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Awale Kullane: Africa's democracy is not imported https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/03/awale-kullane-africas-democracy-is-not-imported/03 Dec 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73mvx3fws22https://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m73m4kblic23This week’s Maghrebi Week covers Tunisia’s sweeping political sentences, Morocco’s growing defence partnerships and Algeria’s decision to host a conference on colonial-era crimes. 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Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Martin Jay: Israel’s nuke threat shows who directs U.S. policy https://maghrebi.org/2025/12/02/martin-jay-israels-nuke-threat-shows-who-directs-u-s-policy/03 Dec 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m73lqkmhd22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m6wmgr2r7k2nThis week’s Maghrebi Week is out ✨ 🇲🇦 Land spoliation in Morocco 🤝 Maghreb mediation urged in Morocco–Algeria tensions 🛟 47 migrants rescued from a trafficking gang in Libya 🌍 Plus regional news, analysis & commentary Click the link below 👇 maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social01 Dec 2025 14:14 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wmgr2r7k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m6mx3oodbs2dNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Dr Ngozi Erondu: US health strategy risks widening inequality https://maghrebi.org/2025/11/26/dr-ngozi-erondu-us-health-strategy-risks-widening-inequality/27 Nov 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mx3oodbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m6mx2wfa3s2kNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Hafed Al-Ghwell: How corruption fuels Libya’s unseen war https://maghrebi.org/2025/11/26/hafed-al-ghwell-how-corruption-fuels-libyas-unseen-war/27 Nov 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mx2wfa3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m6mx2hxln22yNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Martin Jay: Western media see the writing on the wall in Ukraine https://maghrebi.org/2025/11/27/martin-jay-western-media-see-the-writing-on-the-wall-in-ukraine/27 Nov 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6mx2hxln22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m5tgyyna2c2fNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org by Eddie Monkman, who is a Maghrebi journalist and editor of The Libya Gazette. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Eddie Monkman: Sudan risks being divided between east and west https://maghrebi.org/2025/11/17/eddie-monkman-sudan-risks-being-divided-between-east-and-west/17 Nov 2025 14:34 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5tgyyna2c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m5bqtc3qos26New issue of Maghrebi Week out now! 🇹🇳 Tunisia suspends another NGO 🇩🇿 Algeria tones down Morocco’s Western Sahara win 🇮🇶 Iraq plans disarmament ahead of full U.S. withdrawal Download the full mag for free ⬇️ maghrebi.org?sdm_process_... @martinrjay.bsky.social10 Nov 2025 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bqtc3qos26https://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m5bnpcbodk2kNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Martin Jay: Sanctions backfire and the West pays the price https://maghrebi.org/2025/11/10/martin-jay-sanctions-backfire-and-the-west-pays-the-price/10 Nov 2025 12:46 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bnpcbodk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/gracesharpp.bsky.social/post/3m5275crabk2hNew opinion piece on maghrebi.org. Click the link below to check it out! 👇 @martinrjay.bsky.social Carlos Lopes: Why Africa matters at COP30 https://maghrebi.org/2025/11/07/carlos-lopes-why-africa-matters-at-cop30/07 Nov 2025 13:36 +0000at://did:plc:s2og2zramwdte4qq3pjikhup/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5275crabk2h