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Mustapha Khalfi
Visiting Scholar

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This person is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment.

Mustapha Khalfi, editor-in-chief of the Moroccan daily newspaper “ATTAJDID,” writes on Moroccan politics, regional politics and political Islam. He was also a visiting scholar in Carnegie’s Democracy Rule of Law project, where he analyzed political reform trends in the region and the changing role of Islamist movements and parties.

Khalfi’s three-month residence began a year-long Fulbright/American Political Science Association Congressional Fellow studying U.S. policy in the Middle East, with a focus on democracy promotion efforts. Khalfi has published more than 200 articles and reports for a number of newspapers and journals.

Selected Publications: The Parliamentary Experience of “Justice and Development Party” (Rabat: Palmares , 2002); Political Participation of the Moroccan Islamic Movement (Rabat: Palmares, in press); Morocco and the Struggle Against Poverty (Attajdid, January, 2005); The Iraqi Election and Its Impact on the Bush Policy Towards Iran (Attajdid, December, 2004)


education
Ph.D. candidate – Mohamed V University, Rabat; M.L., B.A., Mohamed V University, Rabat; B.A., B.S., Ibn Tofail University, Kenitra
languages
Arabic, French

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The Prospect of Democratization in Morocco and the Islamist Response
April 27, 2010

Since the mid 1990s, Morocco has presented itself as a model of gradual and genuine democratization in the Middle East and North Africa. However, Moroccan democracy continues to face significant challenges, such as the need to include Islamist groups in the political process and strengthen political parties.

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The Congress and Democracy Promotion in the Middle East

The role of the Congress in shaping U.S. policy on democracy promotion in the Middle East is multifaceted. Not only does the Congress provide funding for democracy promotion, but it also helps formulate a strategic vision, monitors the administration's work, and recommends structural revisions in the administration to help achieve the goals set.

· August 20, 2008