THE MAGHREB CENTER is an independent, non-profit educational and research organization (501-C3) that concentrates on North African affairs. Based in Washington, DC, it was formed in 2006 by US scholars and development practitioners focused on North Africa, with counterparts in the region. The Center’s mission is to increase knowledge and understanding of the five countries of North Africa, also known as the Maghreb: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Mauritania, as well as Egypt and the Sudan-Sahel area; and to strenghthen educational and other ties between the US and the countries of the region.

Although considered part of the Arab world, the Maghreb has its own specificities, often overlooked in the United States. To help communicate these, the Maghreb Center organizes conferences, seminars, lectures and round-tables on current political and economic issues. Programs are open to the public, and feature US and regional experts, development practitioners, foreign policy specialists, and representatives of US and Maghrebi governments and civil society. An important event is the Maghreb Center Yearly Symposium.

The center also offers free online publications, including the Maghreb Center Journal, the Maghreb Center Blog, and the Maghreb Center Student Blog, and provides political and socioeconomic development-related research pertaining to the region, to domestic and international organizations.

The Maghreb Center is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. For its funding, the Center relies on its members’ contributions, donations and research grants.

(Map from the “Union du Maghreb Arabe” website)

(Note: Views expressed at individual events do not necessarily
reflect those of the Maghreb Center, which strives to be
comprehensive in its presentation of viewpoints on issues
important to the Maghreb)
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