Abstract
The confrontation in Algeria between the military regime and the Islamic opposition caused a near meltdown of the Algerian state during the last decade. Algeria was the metaphorical gharb (West), a place were "all terrors are possible."1 Many pundits were quick to predict an Iranian-style outcome, with corresponding effects on Algeria's neighbors. However, their rush to judgment betrayed a lack of understanding of both the Maghrib region and the highly varied realities within each Maghrib state. What is required is a proper understanding of the Islamic challenge in Algeria in relation to that which occurred in Morocco and Tunisia.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Revolutionaries and Reformers |
| Subtitle of host publication | Contemporary Islamist Movements in the Middle East |
| Editors | Rubin Barry |
| Place of Publication | Albany |
| Publisher | State University of New York Press |
| Pages | 69-89 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| ISBN (Print) | 079145617X, 9780791456170 |
| State | Published - 2003 |