Layla Al Riahi Archives - Arab Forum for Alternatives

Layla Al RiahiIntroduction: The restructuring of development patterns has for a long time been part of the official discourse of all political players in Tunisia, whether governments or opposition factions, political parties or trade unions, right wing or left wing, since the winter of 2010. Despite consensus over the necessity of restructuring the Tunisian economy, the level of political will required to achieve this end was never reached throughout the past seven years despite the relatively substantial political changes that took place during that time and the continuation of lobbying by social movements. According to al-Saghir al-Salihi, the absence of…

Book: Alternative Economy in the Arab region “Concepts and Issues”

1 February، 20178fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

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Ayman Abdel Moati ,Gennaro Gervasio ,Jana Nakhal ,Layla Al Riahi ,Marzouq Alnusf ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Nourredine Bessadi ,Raja Kassab ,Salama KelaAlgeria ,Egypt ,Iraq ,Jordan ,Lebanon ,Morocco ,Tunisia ,YemenUnderlining the drawbacks of the capitalist system and looking into alternative economic solutions started with a number of initiatives that began in the 19th century. These included the Paris Commune in 1871 and before it farmers’ revolts against feudalism, the Russian Revolution in 1917, the revolutionary waves of the 1920s and 1930s, and the alternative economic models initiated by workers and professionals in the late 20th century and the early 21st century. All these…

Alternatives’ Papers – Third Issue (January 2016)

10 January، 20168fe72e23ug8oPapers and studies, Papers and studies, Political transformations and social movements Developments and visions, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

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Arab Forum for Alternatives ,Layla Al Riahi ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Passant Ahmed ,Rania Zada ,Shimaa ElSharkawy ,Shorouk Al Hariri This issue Follow-ups Iranian nuclear program agreement and the future of the region Arab Forum for Alternatives Topic of the issue Social movements… A step forward or an inevitable backlash? Passant Ahmed Youth Movements and democratic transformation in Egypt. Rania Zada Problematics of Arab civil society and social movements and their capacity to influence the issue of Social Justice: Tunisian civil society after the revolution. Dr. Layla Al-Riahi Issues Protecting civil rights and liberties in the light of international strategies and agreements.…

Social Justice: Concept and Policies after the Arab Revolutions

15 December، 20148fe72e23ug8oBooks and manuals, Social justice and and inequality Multiple dimensions

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Ayman Abdel Moati ,Fadila Akkash ,Fathi alShamikhi ,Fuad ElSalahi ,Gilbert Ashkar ,Heba Khalil ,Layla Al Riahi ,MahaYahya ,Mohamed ElAgati ,Muhammad Saeed alSaadi ,Rasha Abu Zaki ,Salameh Keileh ,Victorious Bayan Shams ,Wael GamalWhen the Arab revolutions erupted in early 2011, social justice was one of the core direct demands, as well as an indirect demand through the use of slogans such as “dignity” and “freedom”. These two demands are basically associated with social justice in one way or the other. Thus, we cannot underestimate the role of the economic conditions that lack social justice in the outbreak of these revolutions. If…