http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/29/marissa-b-goldfaden Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:29 -0400 Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:00:29 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/520/the-state-of-democracy-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo By Marissa B. Goldfaden - The country presently known as the DRC initially achieved independence from its Belgian colonizer in 1960. Tensions were escalating between Prime Minister Lumumba and President Kasavubu; the latter dismissed the former from office in 1960. The following year, Prime Minister Lumumba was assassinated. Then, in 1965, President Kasavubu was overthrown in a U.S.-backed coup. The infamouse Joseph-Desire Mobutu came to power, a position he maintained until 1997. The First Congo War was fought from 1996-1997, followed by a Second Congo War that lasted from 1998-2003. The Ituri conflict[1] endured throughout... Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:43 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/520/the-state-of-democracy-in-the-democratic-republic-of-congo http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/518/democracy-and-islamism-in-algeria-islamocracy By Marissa B. Goldfaden - "The economic difficulties of the mid to late 1980s coincided with the large scale rise of Islamism, as many middle-class educated youth found themselves jobless and without prospects. Islamism offered a governmental alternative that was more authentic culturally than imported, Western ideologies such as socialism, which had failed. The riots of October 1988 marked the end of Algeria's one party rule, as the government formally liberalized in 1989, allowing for competition between political parties. This political opening was exploited by Islamists, who quickly formed the Islamic Salvation... Tue, 26 Apr 2011 09:13 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/518/democracy-and-islamism-in-algeria-islamocracy http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/106/triumph-over-tragedy-the-womens-movement-of-rwanda-finds-success-post-genocide By Marissa B. Goldfaden - On April 6, 1994, the Hutu[1] president of Rwanda and the newly elected president of Burundi, also a Hutu, were both assassinated when their jet was shot down while landing in Kigali. In response to the April killing of the two state presidents, over the next three months (April - July 1994) the Hutu-led military and Interahamwe militia groups killed about 800,000 Tutsis and Hutu moderates in the Rwandan genocide. After the massacre ended, the Rwandan population was 70% female. While women were targets of torture, rape, and other forms of gender-based violence, the majority of those murdered were... Fri, 01 Jan 2010 12:36 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/106/triumph-over-tragedy-the-womens-movement-of-rwanda-finds-success-post-genocide http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/102/an-argument-for-outlawing-genocide-denial By Marissa B. Goldfaden - More than half a century ago, famed philosopher George Santayana observed, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” In the 20th century alone, the world bore witness to the Holocaust in Europe, as well as genocide in the former Yugoslavia, Rwanda, and most recently, Darfur. In terms of history, these events occurred within a relatively short span of time, leading one to believe that remembrance alone is not the problem; when looking at the root causes that led to such mass atrocities, it is clear how powerful words and rhetoric truly can be. As such, it would... Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:47 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/102/an-argument-for-outlawing-genocide-denial