Imilchil collective weddings- A note on the Valentine day

By Dr Ikram Adnani- Research associate at the Arab center for scientific research and humane studies. On the Valentine day, Dr Adnani takes the readers on a journey to a traditional collective wedding celebration in Morocco featuring an Amazigh village, which has preserved an ancient custom. The Amazigh community of Morocco has also been very …

Turkey, a history of Military coups

By Kathya BERRADA  “He who starts up in anger, sits down with a loss”- Turkish Proverb- I discovered during my last visit to Turkey in December a completely divided and polarized society between opponents and proponents of president Erdogan. Numerous Turkish and international organizations denounce severe liberty and humane rights violations in Turkey following the …

Iran, Shiism and Trump

  By Kathya BERRADA Research Associate at the Arab Center for Scientific Research and Humane Studies “Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for years to come”- this statement by Donald Trump during his inauguration speech stressed once again that as unnerved as they were with his election, most world leaders …

Beyond the veil, before and after Ibn Battuta

By Kathya BERRADA Research Associate at the Arab Center for scientific Research and humane studies- Ibn Battuta, the fourteenth century world traveler reported what he called a "remarkable thing". Astonished, he narrated that Turkish women did not veil themselves. Not only royal ladies but also wives of merchants and common people would sit in a …