{"id":529,"date":"2015-12-02T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-02T20:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/2015\/12\/02\/the-cordoba-update-1711-01122015\/"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:39:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T10:39:03","slug":"the-cordoba-update-1711-01122015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/the-cordoba-update-1711-01122015\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cordoba Update 17.11-01.12.2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"images\/joomlart\/article\/ccbca3752adf58a776d876d7a7de9edc.jpg\" alt=\"\"><!-- {lofimg src=\"\/images\/stories\/Cordoba-Update_logo.jpg\"} --><\/p>\n<div><strong>12<sup>th<\/sup> &#8211; 25<sup>th<\/sup> January 2016<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Cordoba Foundation of Geneva<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<style scoped=\"scoped\" type=\"text\/css\"><!--\ntd {\n\t\t\tbackground: #f5f4ef none repeat scroll 0 0;\n\t\t\tvertical-align: top;\n\t\t\tpadding: 6px 12px;\n\t\t}\n\t\tul {\n\t\t\tmargin: 0 0.5em 0 1em;\n\t\t\tpadding: 0;\n\t\t}\n\t\tli {\n\t\t\tmargin-bottom: 0;\n\t\t\tpadding-left: 9px;\n\t\t\ttext-align: left;\n\t\t}\n--><\/style>\n<div>\n<table border=\"0\" style=\"width: 100%;\" cellspacing=\"4\" cellpadding=\"4\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">In line with the programmes and projects funded by partners of the Cordoba Foundation of Geneva, updates and information are included under the following geographical regions and themes:<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><strong>North Africa:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Islamist-Secular relations;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Transition and Political participation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Sahel region:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Interfaith relations;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Relations between communities of different ethnic and cultural affiliation.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Middle East:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Relations between Muslim communities with different religious references.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\"><strong>Cross-regional:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 10px;\">Violent extremism and the war on terror.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>ISLAMIST-SECULAR RELATIONS \/<br \/>\nRELATIONS ENTRE S\u00c9CULIERS ET ISLAMISTES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Morocco, 29 November 2015: Factions unite in Protest against Benkirane&rsquo;s Government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to press reports, over 10,000 Moroccans protested in Casablanca on Sunday morning, demanding that the coalition government &#8211; under current Prime Minister, Abdelilah Benkirane &#8211; commit to improving socioeconomic conditions in the country. The demonstration was organised by four main trade unions, but also comprised members of Al Adl Wa Alihssane, the 20 February Movement, a number of political and rights groups, medical students and around 3,000 trainee teachers &#8211; who have been on strike for over a month. These varied groups united in levelling criticism at Benkirane&rsquo;s government for \u00ab\u00a0unilateral\u00a0\u00bb legal, economic and social policies. According to Melodie Moukhariq, Secretary General of the Moroccan Labour Union, the protest was \u00ab\u00a0an expression of the popular classes&rsquo; rejection of Benkirane&rsquo;s government&rsquo;s policies.\u00a0\u00bb<br \/>\nAccording to Ahmed Adoua of le 360, these social grievances are partly the result of the stalled dialogues between workers&rsquo; syndicates and the government, but the large protests in Morocco&rsquo;s economic capital also suggest growing frustration among the general population. The discontent may be related to the government&rsquo;s recent implementation of an austerity programme, following IMF recommendations in 2011. The pressures of economic austerity on ordinary people in Morocco could eventually affect Benkirane&rsquo;s popular base of support.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hespress.com\/politique\/285913.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.hespress.com\/politique\/285913.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hespress.com\/politique\/285688.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.hespress.com\/politique\/285688.html<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.le360.ma\/fr\/politique\/syndicats-les-detracteurs-de-benkirane-descendent-dans-la-rue-ce-dimanche-58629\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.le360.ma\/fr\/politique\/syndicats-les-detracteurs-de-benkirane-descendent-dans-la-rue<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.le360.ma\/fr\/politique\/diapo-casablanca-imposante-marche-pour-protester-contre-la-politique-de-benkirane-58695\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.le360.ma\/fr\/politique\/diapo-casablanca-imposante-marche-pour-protester<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/telquel.ma\/2015\/11\/29\/benkirane-viseur-syndicats-casablanca_1472233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/telquel.ma\/2015\/11\/29\/benkirane-viseur-syndicats-casablanca<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/24.ae\/article\/203528\/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B8%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%86%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D9%85%D9%8F%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AD%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%88%D9%85%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%86%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/24.ae\/article\/203528\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>TRANSITION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION \/<br \/>\nTRANSITION ET PARTICIPATION POLITIQUE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Libya, 30.11.2015: Algiers renews its Engagement in the Libyan Dialogue Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The first two weeks of Martin Kobler&rsquo;s leadership of UNSMIL have been a period of intense diplomatic activity. Kobler has already indicated that he will start his mediation efforts where his predecessor left off, but made it clear that \u00ab\u00a0Leon is Leon and Kobler is Kobler\u00a0\u00bb &#8211; indicating he would be neutral and impartial. He has already met with parties in the conflict, in Tobruk and Tripoli, and travelled to Cairo to meet with Fayez al-Sarraj, candidate for premiership of the proposed national government and Mohamed Shukri, the Egyptian foreign minister. On 1 December 2015, Kobler arrived in Algiers to attend the 7th meeting of the Neighbours of Libya Group, which includes Tunisia, Niger, Chad, Sudan, and Egypt. Representatives from Italy, the EU and the African Union would attend the meeting as well. The renewed Algerian engagement in the Libyan political dialogue process comes against the backdrop of further rapprochement between Tripoli and Tobruk. The Algerian decision also comes after statements from the French foreign minister, which some understood as calls for intervention in Libya, in the wake of the bloody Paris attacks. Members from the two rival legislative houses in Libya met last week in Tunisia and have reportedly agreed to sign the political agreement if Kobler&rsquo;s amendments are adopted. The Tripoli-based GNC is reportedly holding a session on 3 December to discuss the new developments. The Foundation understands that UNSMIL&rsquo;s new military affairs staff made contact with the Tripoli government earlier this week, in order to move talks forward on the security arrangements contained in the political agreement. Tripoli has been responsive, but needs assurance that the new staff would depart from &#8211; what they consider \u2013 the biased position of the previous team, under Leon. Qatar&rsquo;s announcement last week that it had brokered a ceasefire between the tribes fighting in southern Libya is another key development in the country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aps.dz\/algerie\/32462-tenue-%C3%A0-alger-de-la-r%C3%A9union-des-pays-voisins-de-la-libye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.aps.dz\/algerie\/32462<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aps.dz\/algerie\/32027-messahel-re%C3%A7oit-le-candidat-au-poste-de-chef-du-gouvernement-d-union-nationale-de-la-libye\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.aps.dz\/algerie\/32027<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/unsmil.unmissions.org\/Default.aspx?tabid=3543&amp;ctl=Details&amp;mid=6187&amp;ItemID=2099373&amp;language=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/unsmil.unmissions.org\/Default.aspx?tabid=3543&amp;ctl=Details&amp;mid=6187&amp;ItemID=2099373<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/rival-libyan-tribes-sign-peace-deal-qatar-state-media-413275471\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/rival-libyan-tribes-sign-peace-deal-qatar-state-media<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2015\/11\/libya-tribes-sign-ceasefire-deal-151123164452428.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2015\/11\/libya-tribes-sign-ceasefire-deal<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/unsmil.unmissions.org\/Default.aspx?tabid=3543&amp;ctl=Details&amp;mid=6187&amp;ItemID=2099369&amp;language=en-US\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/unsmil.unmissions.org\/Default.aspx?tabid=3543&amp;ctl=Details&amp;mid=6187&amp;ItemID=2099369<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/africa\/libya-crisis-foreign-intervention-is-part-of-the-problem-says-algerian-minister-ramtane-lamamra-a6755096.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/africa\/libya-crisis-foreign-intervention-is-part-of-the-problem<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tunisia, 24.11.2015: President Beji Essebsi Weighs in Again to Resolve Nidaa Party&rsquo;s Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The political crisis within Nidaa Tounes persists, and it seems that the attack in Tunis did not slow the escalation of the crisis with Nidaa Tounes. Indeed, the rivalry between the Hafedh Essebsi group and Mouhcen Merzouk loyalists led to the publication of two separate communiques condemning the Tunis attack. President Beji Caid Essebsi has moved to select a 13-member committee tasked with mediating between the main two crisis-groups within Nidaa, in order to decide on whether to hold a congress meeting on party policies and structure.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kapitalis.com\/tunisie\/2015\/11\/25\/attentat-de-tunis-nidaa-condamne-en-se-divisant-par-2-communiques\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/kapitalis.com\/tunisie\/2015\/11\/25\/attentat-de-tunis-nidaa-condamne-en-se-divisant-par-2<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kapitalis.com\/tunisie\/2015\/11\/29\/nidaa-tounes-beji-caid-essebsi-a-la-rescousse\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/kapitalis.com\/tunisie\/2015\/11\/29\/nidaa-tounes-beji-caid-essebsi-a-la-rescousse\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/algeria-warns-against-foreign-intervention-north-africa-1586512647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/algeria-warns-against-foreign-intervention-north-africa<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt, 29.11.2015: Clashes in Cairo &amp; Luxor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt&rsquo;s security forces dispersed a protest in downtown Cairo on 29 November 2015 by dozens of PhD and Masters degree holders demanding employment in the Ministry of Higher Education after the completion of their doctoral studies. Several arrests were made, including the protest coordinator Mahmoud Abo Zeid. In Luxor, clashes erupted between local residents and security forces on Wednesday 24 November outside a police station where eyewitnesses alleged that a man was tortured to death a few hours after his arrest. However, after two people died in police stations in Luxor and Ismailia, the Ministry of Interior issued a statement on 29 November saying there is a no tolerance policy with regards to individual violations by policemen.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/171979\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypt-policeman-accused-of-torture,-murder-transfe.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/171979\/Egypt\/Politics-\/Egypt-policeman-accused-of-torture<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thecairopost.youm7.com\/news\/179067\/news\/clashes-between-luxor-residents-forces-after-suspects-alleged-death-by-torture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/thecairopost.youm7.com\/news\/179067\/news\/clashes-between-luxor-residents-forces<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/masters-phd-graduates-protest-jobs-outside-presidential-palace\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/masters-phd-graduates-protest<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailynewsegypt.com\/2015\/11\/30\/new-police-abuse-cases-in-fayoum-and-ain-shams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.dailynewsegypt.com\/2015\/11\/30\/new-police-abuse-cases<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt, 30.11.2015: Human Rights violations continue in Egypt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Egypt&rsquo;s National security forces have taken investigative journalist Ismail Alexandrani into custody in Hurghada, where he was arrested at the airport early Sunday (November 29, 2015). Last week, a teaching assistant at Al-Azhar University, Faculty of Medicine, was suspended and referred to investigation for \u00ab\u00a0inciting protests and insulting the Armed Forces, figures of the state and Al-Azhar.\u00a0\u00bb The Daily News reported that three new cases of alleged police abuse have been reported in Fayoum and Ain Shams. On 26 November, a petition by 16 human rights organizations repeated calls for revoking the protest law introduced in 2013 following the overthrow of former President Mohamed Morsi. The Independent newspaper reported on 20 November that the world&rsquo;s largest advertising company (WPP, the UK-based multinational communications firm founded by Sir Martin Sorrell) has been accused of \u00ab\u00a0whitewashing\u00a0\u00bb Egypt&rsquo;s record on human rights after describing how it organized a major economics conference which distracted the global media from reporting \u00ab\u00a0negative\u00a0\u00bb news about the country.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/petition-16-ngos-demands-end-protest-law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/petition-16-ngos-demands-end-protest-law<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/thecairopost.youm7.com\/news\/178823\/news\/al-azhar-teaching-assistant-suspended-over-inciting-protests\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/thecairopost.youm7.com\/news\/178823\/news\/al-azhar-teaching-assistant-suspended<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/journalist-ismail-alexandrani-detained-hurghada-wife-blames-embassy-berlin-tip\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/journalist-ismail-alexandrani-detained-hurghada-wife<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/news\/wpp-worlds-largest-advertising-company-accused-of-whitewashing-egypts-human-rights-record-a6742821.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/business\/news\/wpp-worlds-largest-advertising-company-accused-of-whitewashing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt &amp; Israel, 29.11.2015: Egypt&rsquo;s pope breaks 35-year Jerusalem visit ban for funeral<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Egyptian head of the Coptic Church, Pope Tawadros, made a rare visit to Jerusalem to preside over the funeral on Saturday of a Coptic bishop. This marks the first visit of its kind since 1967. The previous Coptic pope, who opposed the normalization of ties between Egypt and Israel, banned worshippers from traveling to Jerusalem more than three decades ago. Following domestic criticism of the visit, the Coptic Orthodox Church issued a statement saying that the pope did not obtain an Israeli visa, nor did he meet with any Israeli officials. The statement added that the church&rsquo;s position towards Jerusalem remains unchanged, and that Pope Tawadros opposes normalization with Israel.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/28\/us-israel-palestinians-coptic-idUSKBN0TH0GN20151128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/28\/us-israel-palestinians-coptic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/pope-s-jerusalem-visits-still-drawing-criticism\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.egyptindependent.com\/news\/pope-s-jerusalem-visits-still-drawing-criticism<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/coptic-church-issues-statement-defending-popes-visit-israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/coptic-church-issues-statement-defending-popes-visit-israel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.aswatmasriya.com\/news\/view.aspx?id=d111bf6e-416d-4863-a662-e04e079d1b39\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/en.aswatmasriya.com\/news\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt, 24.11.2015: Sisi&rsquo;s committee to improve values &amp; morals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At a presidential meeting with a consultative council of experts and scholars, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi agreed to establish a committee to \u00ab\u00a0improve values, conscience and promote work ethics and a sense of belonging,\u00a0\u00bb the presidency said in a statement. The committee is set to work directly under Sisi&rsquo;s auspices. The committee is the brainchild of psychiatrist Ahmed Okasha who presented the proposal, suggesting methods and projects to develop values through grassroots initiatives that would change behaviors generally.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/sisi-approves-committee-development-morals-and-values\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/sisi-approves-committee-development-morals-and-values<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.aswatmasriya.com\/news\/view.aspx?id=59628712-8ddd-4526-a097-90eba715c8a5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/en.aswatmasriya.com\/news\/view.aspx?id=59628712-8ddd-4526-a097-90eba715c8a5<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>RELATIONS BETWEEN COMMUNITIES OF DIFFERENT ETHNIC, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS AFFILIATION \/<br \/>\nRELATIONS ENTRE COMMUNAUT\u00c9S DE DIFF\u00c9RENTES AFFILIATIONS ETHNIQUES ET CULTURELLES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mali, 28.11.15 : Attaque contre l&rsquo;ONU \u00e0 Kidal, Menace contre la Mise en \u0152uvre de l&rsquo;Accord de Paix<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Deux membres de la force de maintien de la paix au Mali (Minusma) et un civil ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9s samedi 28 novembre dans une attaque contre un camp de la mission de l&rsquo;ONU \u00e0 Kidal, au nord-est du pays. Vingt autres personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 bless\u00e9es. Revendiqu\u00e9e par le mouvement Ansar ad-dine, cette attaque est interpr\u00e9t\u00e9e par des observateurs comme la concr\u00e9tisation des menaces proclam\u00e9es par le mouvement d&#8217;emp\u00eacher la mise en \u0153uvre de l&rsquo;accord pour la paix et la r\u00e9conciliation au Mali. Le chef du groupe, Iyad Ag Ghali, avait annonc\u00e9 dans un enregistrement rendu public le mois dernier qu&rsquo;il rejetait l&rsquo;accord de paix sign\u00e9 par ses anciens alli\u00e9s et s&rsquo;\u00e9tait montr\u00e9 encore plus mena\u00e7ant. Dans sa menace, Iyad Ag Ghali avait approuv\u00e9 les attaques pass\u00e9es contre des localit\u00e9s du centre et du sud du Mali, avant d&rsquo;indiquer que la France restait un ennemi \u00e0 abattre.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d&rsquo;informations:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/essahraa.net\/fr\/?q=node\/1969\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/essahraa.net\/fr\/?q=node\/1969<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maliweb.net\/la-situation-politique-et-securitaire-au-nord\/mali-ansar-dine-revendique-lattaque-contre-la-minusma-a-kidal-1273172.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.maliweb.net\/la-situation-politique-et-securitaire-au-nord\/mali-ansar-dine-revendique-lattaque<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=678061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=678061<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/maliactu.net\/mali-crise-securitaire-au-nord-iyad-ag-ghaly-sen-prend-a-la-minusma-a-kidal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/maliactu.net\/mali-crise-securitaire-au-nord-iyad-ag-ghaly-sen-prend-a-la-minusma-a-kidal\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mauritanie, 27.11.15: Dialogue Politique: 3 Partis d&rsquo;Opposition Hostiles au Dialogue dans sa Forme Actuelle<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jeudi 26 novembre dernier, 14 partis politiques d&rsquo;opposition, regroup\u00e9s au sein du Forum national pour la d\u00e9mocratie et l&rsquo;unit\u00e9 (FNDU) se sont r\u00e9unis afin de se mettre d&rsquo;accord sur le projet de dialogue propos\u00e9 par le gouvernement. Les partis n&rsquo;ont cependant pas r\u00e9ussi \u00e0 atteindre le consensus. Trois partis, le RFD, l&rsquo;UNAD et les Avant-gardistes pour le changement, auraient refus\u00e9 d&rsquo;entrer dans des concertations directes avec le pouvoir avant d&rsquo;avoir re\u00e7u au pr\u00e9alable une r\u00e9ponse \u00e9crite du gouvernement au document que lui avait adress\u00e9 l&rsquo;opposition en mai dernier. Les onze autres partis ont accept\u00e9 de rencontrer le ministre secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de la pr\u00e9sidence de la r\u00e9publique et de continuer \u00e0 coordonner leurs positions \u00e0 propos du dialogue.<\/p>\n<p>Le chef de l&rsquo;Etat mauritanien Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz a r\u00e9affirm\u00e9 son attachement au dialogue politique, dans un message \u00e0 la nation, \u00e0 l&rsquo;occasion du 55\u00e8me anniversaire de l&rsquo;ind\u00e9pendance de la Mauritanie.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d&rsquo;informations:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=677934\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=677934<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noorinfo.com\/Mauritanie-Le-forum-echoue-dans-sa-quete-d-une-plate-forme-consensuelle_a17066.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.noorinfo.com\/Mauritanie-Le-forum-echoue-dans-sa-quete-d-une-plate-forme-consensuelle<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/french.cri.cn\/621\/2015\/11\/29\/781s458867.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/french.cri.cn\/621\/2015\/11\/29\/781s458867.htm<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kassataya.com\/mauritanie\/17988-le-fndu-autorise-sa-presidence-a-prendre-la-decision-relative-au-dialogue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.kassataya.com\/mauritanie\/17988<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mauritanie, 28.11.15: Esclavage: le Pr\u00e9sident Ould Abdel Aziz Nie l&rsquo;Existence de l&rsquo;Esclavage en Mauritanie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dans une interview accord\u00e9e \u00e0 TV5 le mercredi 25 novembre 2015, le pr\u00e9sident mauritanien, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, a ni\u00e9 l&rsquo;existence de l&rsquo;esclavage en Mauritanie. Selon lui, il s&rsquo;agirait d&rsquo;une histoire mont\u00e9e par des \u00ab marchands d&rsquo;id\u00e9es \u00bb voulant en \u00ab faire leur fonds de commerce \u00bb. Ce n&rsquo;est pas la premi\u00e8re fois que le pr\u00e9sident nierait le ph\u00e9nom\u00e8ne. Certains observateurs font remarquer que cette position ignorerait ou minimiserait la souffrance de milliers de Mauritaniens \u00e0 travers tout le pays, ce qui nuirait au travail pour l&rsquo;unit\u00e9 nationale. En effet, selon certaines sources, au moins un tiers de Mauritaniens seraient soit esclaves soit issus de familles esclaves.<\/p>\n<p>Amnesty International a d\u00e9j\u00e0 par le pass\u00e9 condamn\u00e9 les arrestations et les condamnations de militants anti-esclavagistes.<\/p>\n<p>Bien que d\u00e9j\u00e0 interdit officiellement depuis 1981, l&rsquo;esclavage a vu une nouvelle loi entrer en vigueur pour le contrer en ao\u00fbt dernier, le condamnant de \u00ab crime contre l&rsquo;humanit\u00e9 \u00bb. Pour les d\u00e9fenseurs des droits humains, il faut encore que ces lois soient pleinement appliqu\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d&rsquo;informations:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/mauritanie-entretien-exclusif-avec-mohamed-ould-aziz-70430\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/information.tv5monde.com\/afrique\/mauritanie-entretien-exclusif-avec-mohamed-ould-aziz<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=678046\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.cridem.org\/C_Info.php?article=678046<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.noorinfo.com\/Mauritanie-l-esclavage-n-existe-pas-dans-notre-pays-Video_a17057.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.noorinfo.com\/Mauritanie-l-esclavage-n-existe-pas-dans-notre-pays-Video<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/fr\/latest\/news\/2015\/08\/slavery-in-mauritania-the-gap-between-words-and-actions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/fr\/latest\/news\/2015\/08\/slavery-in-mauritania<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/international\/afrique\/201508\/19\/01-4893802-en-mauritanie-une-nouvelle-loi-pour-vaincre-enfin-lesclavage.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/international\/afrique\/201508\/19\/01-4893802-en-mauritanie-une-nouvelle-loi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Nig\u00e9ria, le 28.11.15: Attentat Meurtrier au Nigeria au Cours d&rsquo;une Procession Chiite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>22 personnes ont \u00e9t\u00e9 tu\u00e9es dans un attentat-suicide qui a vis\u00e9, vendredi 27 novembre, une procession chiite pr\u00e8s de Kano, dans le nord-est du Nigeria, selon les organisateurs de cette marche. Cette marche de Kano \u00e0 Zaria, dans l&rsquo;Etat voisin de Kaduna, \u00e9tait men\u00e9e pour marquer le 40e jour du deuil chiite de l&rsquo;Achoura. L&rsquo;arriv\u00e9e \u00e0 Zaria, pr\u00e9vue le 3 d\u00e9cembre, \u00e9tait cens\u00e9e co\u00efncider avec le p\u00e8lerinage de Kerbala, en Irak, o\u00f9 se trouve le tombeau de l&rsquo;imam Hossein, le petit-fils du proph\u00e8te Mahomet.<\/p>\n<p>Le groupe arm\u00e9 Boko Haram, qui a fait all\u00e9geance \u00e0 l&rsquo;organisation du soi-disant Etat islamique, a revendiqu\u00e9 l&rsquo;attentat. Ces organisations consid\u00e8rent les musulmans chiites comme des h\u00e9r\u00e9tiques et Boko Haram a d\u00e9j\u00e0 cibl\u00e9 ces communaut\u00e9s par le pass\u00e9, notamment en novembre 2014, \u00e9galement lors d&rsquo;une procession comm\u00e9morant l&rsquo;Ashoura.<\/p>\n<p>Au Nigeria, l&rsquo;insurrection de Boko Haram et sa r\u00e9pression ont fait au moins 17&rsquo;000 morts et plus de 2,5 millions de d\u00e9plac\u00e9s depuis 2009.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d&rsquo;informations:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2015\/11\/27\/attentat-meurtrier-au-nigeria-au-cours-d-une-procession-chiite_4819407_3212.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/afrique\/article\/2015\/11\/27\/attentat-meurtrier-au-nigeria-au-cours-d-une-procession-chiite<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.romandie.com\/news\/Nigeria-Boko-Haram-revendique-lattentatsuicide-contre-une-procession-chiite\/653458.rom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.romandie.com\/news\/Nigeria-Boko-Haram-revendique-lattentatsuicide-contre-une-procession-chiite<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lindependant.fr\/2015\/11\/27\/nigeria-un-kamikaze-se-fait-exploser-dans-une-procession-chiite-21-morts,2120305.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lindependant.fr\/2015\/11\/27\/nigeria-un-kamikaze-se-fait-exploser-dans-une-procession-chiite<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tchad, le 27.11.15: Des Chefs Religieux Participent \u00e0 un Atelier sur le Droit Islamique et le Droit International Humanitaire<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le Comit\u00e9 international de la Croix-Rouge (CICR) a organis\u00e9 le vendredi 27 novembre 2015 \u00e0 N&rsquo;Djamena un atelier intitul\u00e9 \u00abDroit islamique et droit international humanitaire, convergences et principes d&rsquo;humanit\u00e9\u00bb. Une vingtaine de repr\u00e9sentants des autorit\u00e9s religieuses, d&rsquo;associations et d&rsquo;universit\u00e9s islamiques y ont particip\u00e9. Consid\u00e9rant l&rsquo;influence des cercles religieux dans le renforcement du respect des valeurs humanitaires et de la protection des civils, notamment des femmes et des enfants, en temps de guerre, la d\u00e9l\u00e9gation du CICR au Tchad entretient depuis deux ans un dialogue r\u00e9gulier avec les chefs religieux, avec l&rsquo;objectif de jeter les fondements d&rsquo;une plus grande compr\u00e9hension mutuelle.<\/p>\n<p><em>Lien pour plus d&rsquo;informations:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.journaldutchad.com\/article.php?aid=8202\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.journaldutchad.com\/article.php?aid=8202<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>RELATIONS BETWEEN MUSLIM COMMUNITIES WITH DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS REFERENCES \/<br \/>\nRELATIONS ENTRE LES COMMUNAUT\u00c9S MUSULMANES DE DIFF\u00c9RENTES AFFILIATIONS RELIGIEUSES<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arabie saoudite, 30.11.15 : Entr\u00e9e en Campagne Electorale des Femmes Saoudiennes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Le 29 novembre dernier a marqu\u00e9 la premi\u00e8re entr\u00e9e en campagne \u00e9lectorale de candidates saoudiennes aux \u00e9lections municipales. Cette campagne pr\u00e9c\u00e8de de 12 jours les \u00e9lections qui se tiendront le 12 d\u00e9cembre prochain. 700 femmes sont inscrites sur un total de 9000 candidats. Pour les hommes, il s&rsquo;agira de la troisi\u00e8me fois qu&rsquo;ils se rendront aux urnes, les deux premi\u00e8res \u00e9lections municipales s&rsquo;\u00e9tant d\u00e9roul\u00e9es en 2005 et 2011.<\/p>\n<p>Le 25 septembre 2011, le roi Abdullah avait annonc\u00e9 l&rsquo;octroi du droit de vote et d&rsquo;\u00e9ligibilit\u00e9 aux femmes saoudiennes au niveau municipal. En 2013, il nomma pour la premi\u00e8re fois des femmes \u00e0 l&rsquo;Assembl\u00e9e consultative de la Choura.<\/p>\n<p>Pour certains, cela repr\u00e9sente une grande avanc\u00e9e pour le droit des femmes et pour la d\u00e9mocratie. Pour d&rsquo;autres, cette annonce serait un moyen pour le gouvernement de pr\u00e9senter l&rsquo;Arabie saoudite sous un angle positif, notamment en ce qui concerne le droit des femmes \u00e0 la participation politique. Les femmes saoudiennes sont en effet d\u00e9pendantes de leurs maris (ou d&rsquo;un homme de leur famille) dans de nombreux aspects de leur vie (n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d&rsquo;une autorisation pour travailler, se marier, voyager) et sont soumises \u00e0 des r\u00e8gles strictes et de lourdes restrictions dans ce royaume ultraconservateur (notamment la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d&rsquo;\u00eatre accompagn\u00e9es par un homme lors de leurs d\u00e9placements, n&rsquo;ayant pas le droit de conduire). Les candidates \u00e0 ces \u00e9lections doivent ainsi faire face \u00e0 de nombreux obstacles, notamment l&rsquo;interdiction de parler devant une audience masculine (n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 d&rsquo;user d&rsquo;un porte-parole masculin) ou de faire usage de leurs photos durant la campagne, ce dernier obstacle s&rsquo;appliquant \u00e9galement aux hommes.<\/p>\n<p>Cette entr\u00e9e en politique ne s&rsquo;est donc pas faite sans bruit. Les femmes se sont en effet plaintes de ces obstacles \u00e0 leur participation politique. En 2011, St\u00e9phane Lacroix, sp\u00e9cialiste de l&rsquo;Arabie saoudite et professeur \u00e0 Sciences Po Paris, avait qualifi\u00e9 cette ouverture politique aux femmes de \u00ab\u00a0r\u00e9forme soci\u00e9tale\u00a0\u00bb men\u00e9e par le roi, une r\u00e9forme qui lui permettait de laisser de c\u00f4t\u00e9 toute r\u00e9forme politique, celle-ci pouvant mener \u00e0 un partage plus \u00e9quitable du pouvoir.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d&rsquo;informations :<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemondedesreligions.fr\/actualite\/le-roi-abdallah-accorde-le-droit-de-vote-aux-femmes-26-09-2011-1863_118.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lemondedesreligions.fr\/actualite\/le-roi-abdallah-accorde-le-droit-de-vote-aux-femmes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/blink.htcsense.com\/web\/articleweb.aspx?regionid=1&amp;articleid=52899014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/blink.htcsense.com\/web\/articleweb.aspx?regionid=1&amp;articleid=52899014<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/proche-orient\/article\/2015\/11\/29\/arabie-saoudite-premiere-campagne-electorale-ouverte-aux-femmes_4819858_3218.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/proche-orient\/article\/2015\/11\/29\/arabie-saoudite-premiere-campagne-electorale-ouverte-aux-femmes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lematin.ch\/monde\/saoudiennes-premiere-fois-candidates\/story\/19020384\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lematin.ch\/monde\/saoudiennes-premiere-fois-candidates\/story\/19020384<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rtl.be\/info\/monde\/international\/en-arabie-saoudite-les-femmes-entrent-enfin-sur-la-scene-politique-une-campagne-electorale-bien-difficile-a-mener-774979.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.rtl.be\/info\/monde\/international\/en-arabie-saoudite-les-femmes-entrent-enfin-sur-la-scene-politique<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #902323;\"><strong>VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND THE WAR ON TERROR \/<br \/>\nEXTR\u00c9MISME VIOLENT ET LA GUERRE CONTRE LA TERREUR<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tunisia, 24.11.2015: Bloody Attack on Presidential Guard Prompts Stringent Security Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bloody attack in Tunis on 24 November, which killed a dozen presidential guards, prompted a series of new security measures from the government. The Tunisian government raised the security alert to the highest (third) level, including an 8-hour curfew and the closure of the common border with Libya for a fortnight. Rafik Chelli, secretary of state in charge of security, blamed the chaos in Libya for the attacks on Tunisian soil since the beginning of this year: in Bardo, Sousse, and now Tunis. The government has announced that it will recruit 3,000 new security personnel in 2016, and re-activate a special fund for counter-terrorism. Over 1,300 websites and blogs allegedly involved in terrorist propaganda were shut down last week. The new security measures also include facilitation for speeding up the legal processing of the around 1,200 court cases. Abdelkader Messahel, Algeria&rsquo;s Maghreb and African affairs minister, met with Tunisian PM Habib Sid last week, while Ramtane Lamamra, Algerian foreign minister, warned against calls for intervention in North Africa. A British website, quoting a Tunisian source, said that Algiers reportedly warned Tunisia against Emirati interference in Tunisia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kapitalis.com\/tunisie\/2015\/11\/25\/le-conseil-de-securite-decide-un-train-de-mesure-contre-le-terrorisme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/kapitalis.com\/tunisie\/2015\/11\/25\/le-conseil-de-securite-decide-un-train-de-mesure-contre-le-terrorisme\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.marsad.ly\/en\/tunisia-closes-border-with-libya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.marsad.ly\/en\/tunisia-closes-border-with-libya\/<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/27\/us-tunisia-security-idUSKBN0TG1LL20151127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/27\/us-tunisia-security<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/uae-threaten-destabilise-tunisia-not-acting-abu-dhabis-interests-1261316730\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/uae-threaten-destabilise-tunisia-not-acting-abu-dhabis-interests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Irak-Syrie, 01.12.15 : L&rsquo;Escalade de la Guerre et l&rsquo;Islam en D\u00e9bat<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>La r\u00e9cente vague d&rsquo;attentats commis par le pr\u00e9tendu Etat Islamique en Egypte, au Liban, en France et en Tunisie, a fortement raviv\u00e9 le d\u00e9bat m\u00e9diatique autour de la nature de ce groupe. Diff\u00e9rents types d&rsquo;explications, des plus structurelles aux plus conjoncturelles sont d\u00e9velopp\u00e9es dans les m\u00e9dias du monde entier. L&rsquo;action du groupe est en effet interpr\u00e9t\u00e9e \u00e0 la fois \u00e0 travers le prisme d&rsquo;une opposition anticoloniale et anti-imp\u00e9rialiste mais \u00e9galement au vue de mouvements r\u00e9volutionnaires et d&rsquo;une action terroriste r\u00e9pondant \u00e0 une certaine conjoncture plut\u00f4t qu&rsquo;\u00e0 une id\u00e9ologie ancr\u00e9e au fil des g\u00e9n\u00e9rations. Ainsi, Olivier Roy dans son article Le Djihadisme une r\u00e9volte g\u00e9n\u00e9rationnelle et nihiliste, qualifie l&rsquo;action du soi-disant Etat islamique comme un produit d&rsquo;une \u00ab islamisation de la radicalit\u00e9 \u00bb plut\u00f4t que d&rsquo;une \u00ab radicalisation de l&rsquo;islam \u00bb. Pour ce dernier les djihadistes de ce pr\u00e9tendu Etat Islamique seraient donc opportunistes, versatiles et l&rsquo;islam serait un vecteur parmi d&rsquo;autres leur permettant de mener \u00e0 bien leur action r\u00e9volutionnaire violente. La sociologue Amel Boubeker va dans le m\u00eame sens et parle de \u00ab terrorisme opportuniste \u00bb suite aux attentats de Paris le 13 novembre dernier. Selon elle en effet, le projet du pr\u00e9tendu Etat Islamique est \u00ab d\u00e9connect\u00e9 \u00bb, il serait en effet \u00ab davantage li\u00e9 au v\u00e9cu des meurtriers qu&rsquo;\u00e0 une image d\u00e9test\u00e9e de la France comme nation ouverte, plurielle \u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>Certains m\u00e9dias postulent que l&rsquo;attention accord\u00e9e au d\u00e9bat sur le lien qu&rsquo;entretient le groupe arm\u00e9 violent avec l&rsquo;islam tend \u00e0 \u00e9vacuer le d\u00e9bat crucial qui se pencherait lui sur les cons\u00e9quences r\u00e9elles des politiques ext\u00e9rieures des puissances occidentales men\u00e9es depuis plus d&rsquo;une d\u00e9cennie dans la r\u00e9gion du Moyen-Orient. Selon Middle East Eye en effet, \u00ab l&rsquo;invasion am\u00e9ricaine et les interventions au Moyen-Orient ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 les conditions du fleurissement de ISIS \u00bb et selon l&rsquo;auteur, bl\u00e2mer l&rsquo;islam faciliterait la justification de nouvelles entr\u00e9es en guerre.<\/p>\n<p><em>Liens pour plus d&rsquo;informations :<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2015\/03\/what-isis-really-wants\/384980\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/magazine\/archive\/2015\/03\/what-isis-really-wants<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/idees\/article\/2015\/11\/24\/le-djihadisme-une-revolte-generationnelle-et-nihiliste_4815992_3232.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.lemonde.fr\/idees\/article\/2015\/11\/24\/le-djihadisme-une-revolte-generationnelle-et-nihiliste<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/columns\/blaming-islam-isis-convenient-lie-prepare-us-more-war-757116395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/columns\/blaming-islam-isis-convenient-lie-prepare-us-more-war<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/19080422\/Entretien_sur_les_attaques_terroristes_%C3%A0_Paris_-_Ouest_France_-_14_11_2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.academia.edu\/19080422\/Entretien_sur_les_attaques_terroristes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egypt, 28.11.2015: ISIS claims responsibility for two attacks in Egypt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sinai State, the Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) affiliated militant group in Egypt, claimed responsibility for killing four policemen in Giza on Saturday, 28 November 2015. Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis, who swore allegiance to the ISIS group in 2014, claimed responsibility for the attacks that killed seven people including judicial officials and security personnel in North Sinai&rsquo;s city of Al-Arish on 24 Nov. 2015.<\/p>\n<p><em>Links for more information:<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/28\/us-egypt-gunmen-idUSKBN0TH04U20151128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2015\/11\/28\/us-egypt-gunmen<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/four-policemen-killed-drive-shooting-near-saqqara\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.madamasr.com\/news\/four-policemen-killed-drive-shooting-near-saqqara<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/171750\/Egypt\/Politics-\/North-Sinai-judges-assasination-attack-on-a-symbol.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/english.ahram.org.eg\/NewsContent\/1\/64\/171750\/Egypt\/Politics-\/North-Sinai-judges-assasination<\/a><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><em>The views and perspectives contained in the Weekly Update are from individual contributors and external sources, and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or position of the Cordoba Foundation of Geneva. The links are neither intended as an endorsement of particular publications nor the only source for the updates, but to connect to information in the public domain, for those interested in background or further details.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>12th &#8211; 25th January 2016 Cordoba Foundation of Geneva<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5697,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsletter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Cordoba Update 17.11-01.12.2015 - Cordoba Peace Institute | Fran\u00e7ais<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cpi-geneva.org\/fr\/the-cordoba-update-1711-01122015\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Cordoba Update 17.11-01.12.2015 - 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