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Tunis Keynote

Tunis Keynote (January 2023) This is a special occasion for me, two reasons.  First, I have much love […]
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New Book : Pacted Democracy in the Middle East

This book provides a new theory for how democracy can materialize in the Middle East, and the broader […]
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New Book: “25 Years, 25 Ideas: A Generation to Change the Arab World”

I am pleased to present my new book, 25 Years, 25 Ideas: A Generation to Change the Arab […]
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Research partnership with the University of Gothenburg

In 2018, the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and the Hicham Alaoui Foundation created a research partnership to […]
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Governance In An Emerging New World: The Middle East in an Emerging World | Hoover Institution

Monday, April 22, 2019 Hauck Auditorium, Hoover Institution, Stanford University Political upheaval, violence, and the Sunni-Shia divide have […]
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What Next for Palestine?

By Hicham Alaoui, Al Quds, February, 8, 2019 As the Trump administration, Saudi Arabia, and Israel deliberate over […]
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Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco secures apology and substantial damages from UK online newspaper Elaph.com

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AMENDS – Keynote Remarks

AMENDS has accomplished extraordinary things since its inception. Its mentorship and collaboration has nurtured a new generation of leaders, […]
image The Dangerous Tendencies Towards Arbitrariness by MBS

The Dangerous Tendencies Towards Arbitrariness by MBS

By Hicham Alaoui* For the first time in modern history, what happens in Riyadh

Inside the Middle East Q&A: Hicham Alaoui on Democracy, Opposition, and Institutions in North Africa and the Middle East

Excerpt from an October 24th installment of the “Inside the Middle East” Q&A Series, with Hicham Alaoui, Visiting […]

What Does Arabness Mean in an Era of Revolution?

A seminar with Hicham Alaoui, Visiting Fellow, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University and D.Phil. Candidate, Oriental […]
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The Failures of the Arab Spring’s Counter Revolution

After the first waves of mass protest rocked the Arab world, the Arab counter-revolution began in the Gulf […]

Moulay Hicham At Malaga University

Prince Moulay Hicham analyses the recent political evolution in the Arab world in a conversation with the public […]
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A change Of Paradigm

  Commenting on the recent uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa, Prince Moulay Hicham argues that […]
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Audience Questions to Moroccan Prince

The Arab Spring came under scrutiny Monday night as 100 students, faculty and community members gathered in Linsly-Chittenden […]
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Professor, prince

At CDDRL, he has been deeply involved in the Arab Reform and Democracy Program doing research, mentoring students, […]
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Act II – Arab Spring, Are the Arab monarchies next?

As the chaotic transition towards democracy continues in North Africa and Yemen, the fighting in Syria is intensifying. […]