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Mohammed Masbah
fellow with the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA)
Bio
Mohammed Masbah is the Founder and President of the Moroccan Institute for Policy Analysis (MIPA). He is a political sociologist whose work centers on public policy, democratization, and political Islam, with a focus on North Africa.
Over the past several months, universities in America and Europe have been at the center of protests over Gaza. So why have Arab universities been silent, despite their rich history of activism?