by Chris Elliott | Jun 12, 2013 | Monitor
By: Chris Elliott As contemporary North African societies continue to re-arrange themselves , one of the enduring dilemmas that continues to rise to the fore is what has been described as “the Tuareg…
by Christopher Alexander and Alixe Turner | Mar 13, 2013 | Monitor
By: Christopher Alexander and Alixe Turner The provision of both financial and development programs in the northern territories of Mali is an effective way to deter vulnerable groups from adhering to AQ ideology.
by Raymond Miller | Feb 27, 2013 | Monitor
By: Raymond Miller Miller traces the history of conflict resolution and negotiation during the four Tuareg rebellions in Mali, focusing primarily on the role of ideology.
by Patricia Lee Sharpe | Jul 11, 2012 | Monitor
By Patricia Lee SharpeNot so long ago Buddhists and art lovers of the world were aghast when the Afghan Taliban destroyed the famous Buddhist statues in Bamiyan. I thought of this tragedy when I learned that Salafist gangs known as the Ansar Dine (Defenders of Islam)...
by editor | Jul 5, 2012 | Africa, Analysis, COMOPS Journal, Image, Islam
By Bennett Furlow and Jeffry Halverson Over the past week a militant Islamist group operating in Mali called Ansar Dine has destroyed a number of Sufi mausoleums and the legendary gate of a 600-year-old mosque in the fabled city of Timbuktu. Many news reports have...