Intissar Fakir

Senior Fellow and Director of the North Africa and Sahel Program, Middle East Institute. She/her

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Fantastic series of articles from @JulianPecquet @TheAfricaReport on Africa oriented think tank programs in DC. So proud that @MiddleEastInst North Africa and Sahel program is a part of this

[The Africa Report @TheAfricaReport]

"Pre-2011, if you had any interest in the #MiddleEast, you really just sort of studied the Arab-Israeli conflict, Iraq & Iran...North Africa was always sort of a peripheral area [...] but all of that changed in 2011.��� - @IntissarFakir. By @JulianPecquet

https://t.co/VPbjI27TUR

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Thank you @gabrielaltay-looks awesome!

[Gabriel Altay @gabrielaltay]

@JayUlfelder @IntissarFakir the data and or tools might be interesting for you

[Anas El Gomati @AGomati]

The devastation is as far as the eye can reach.

#Derna desperately needs international assistance! Estimates are rising into the thousands of dead. #Libya

[ملاك التائب @MalakLibya1]

The disaster left by #StormDaniel is the responsibility of everyone in power in #Libya. The fact that it was known the storm would hit Libya after Greece but no evacuation plans or any form of mitigation was put in place can say so much! People were simply left to die.

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Some initial reflections on the earthquake in Morocco. This looks @ politics and economics. The extent of suffering and human tragedy is hard to put into words. So thank you to all rescue workers, humanitarian orgs, civil society and people helping in every way they can!

[Alistair Taylor @mideasteditor]

Monday Briefing - @IntissarFakir, @DavidWellsCT, @MarjanKg, @MalakLibya1, @Charles_Lister, @Katulis & @paul_salem on Morocco's earthquake, AQ & Afghanistan, Iran's protests, Storm Daniel, Syria silence, US diplomacy & Abraham Accords. @MiddleEastInst

https://t.co/5kGRj60K3I

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Yes she is @AidaAlami-one if the best!

[Jan Hoogland @janhoogland.bsky.social @janchoogland]

@IntissarFakir Agreed! And the other is @AidaAlami :-)

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

One of the region’s best journalists reporting on the crisis 👇🏼

[Souhail Karam @Massinissa1973]

The #quake shone a spotlight on #Morocco regional income and development disparities. While Marrakech has long been the haunt of statesmen, celebrities and billionaires a short drive away lie settlements with poor access to basic services
https://t.co/6diOQqhQqH

[Chief Daira 𓂀 @ChiefDaira]

📌COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE

" Aujourd’hui, 30 mai, cela fait 1⃣0⃣0⃣ jours que le chercheur en géopolitique canado-algérien, Raouf Farrah, Analyste principal chez @GI_TOC est détenu à la prison Boussouf à Constantine, en Algérie. Nous, sa famille, appelons à sa libération.

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[Thomas Volk @ZwitscherVolk]

With @BUSINESSMED_Med, we are hosting a conference in Tangier, #Morocco, to discuss the state of Euro-Mediterranean economic relations. Tangier is located just 14 kilometers from #Spain and has one of the most important ports in (North) #Africa with its Tangier Med Port.

[Middle East Institute @MiddleEastInst]

“He holds all the power so his whereabouts and state of health are of immense importance equally for those who support him and those who oppose and want to see him gone,” says MEI's @IntissarFakir to @CNN. https://t.co/bOXR8nzYPB

[Maged Mandour @MagedMandour]

My latest on the long-term effects of Sisi debt crisis. Poverty, repression, and vulnerability to Capital flows
https://t.co/RcwOHd16DY @tekaldas @SayighYezid @FishereEzzedine @Khalilalanani @IntissarFakir @abuaardvark @BillLaw49

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Does #Tunisia have an undocumented migrants issue? What is the motivation behind President #Saied's rhetoric against sub-Saharan African migrants? For answers, check out this clip from my discussion on @VOAStraightTalk @VOANews 
#Saiedscapegoat #MENA 
https://t.co/bN2O9z051i

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Clear and articulate explainer from my colleague @GuillaumeMayor on BBC Afrique-on the rise of drug trafficking.

[Guillaume Soto-Mayor @GuillaumeMayor]

@bakary_sambe @aliounetine16 @Timbuktuacps @ObsCIcrim @MiddleEastInst @IntissarFakir

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

In Disorder, They Thrive: How Rural Distress Fuels Militancy and Banditry in the Central Sahel | Middle East Institute | our recent long read on Sahel security by ⁦@aboukhars01⁩& Carl Pilgram https://t.co/GBJ1MEXBQ9

[Straight Talk Africa @VOAStraightTalk]

Check out my interview with @IntissarFakir about black migrants fleeing #Tunisia after comments from President Kais Saied.

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

⁦⁩Saied is not the first populist autocrat to blame outsiders, migrants, and minorities-check out my interview with ⁦⁦@VOAStraightTalk⁩ ⁦@VOANews⁩ for more. Thanks for having, Hayde! https://t.co/6nTwKg3sRZ

[Middle East Institute @MiddleEastInst]

Join @IntissarFakir, Mohammed Mahmoud, @mmabrouk, & Lama El Hatow for a #worldwaterday discussion on water security - including transboundary water relations, groundwater supplies, and adaptation efforts.

3/23 @ 2pm ET, register below. https://t.co/3vKiqRT3nW

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Please tune in for this important discussion @MiddleEastInst on water management and security with @mmabrouk Mohammed Mahmoud and Lama El Hatow. On 3/23 @ 2pm EDT.

[Middle East Institute @MiddleEastInst]

Join @IntissarFakir, Mohammed Mahmoud, @mmabrouk, & Lama El Hatow for a #worldwaterday discussion on water security - including transboundary water relations, groundwater supplies, and adaptation efforts.

3/23 @ 2pm ET, register below. https://t.co/3vKiqRT3nW

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

@azelin Looks great Aaron. Congrats.

[Intissar Fakir @IntissarFakir]

Sharing our Monday Briefing with some brief thoughts on #tunisia | Something has to give: Tunisia’s situation is unsustainable | Middle East Institute https://t.co/dEw5Q9wrue