Hichem Karoui completed his PhD in sociology from the University of Sorbonne, Paris, in 2009. He has previously worked as a writer, researcher, columnist, editor, and translator. His recent publications include lsquo;Ougrave; Va lrsquo;Arabie Saoudite? (Where is Saudi Arabia Heading?)rsquo; and lsquo;Lrsquo;apregrave;s-Saddam en Irak, les Plans, les Hommes et les Problegrave;mes (Post-Saddam Iraq, Plans, Men and Problems)rsquo;.