In less than 48 hours, I will be co-hosting this panel with a lineup of experts on slavery, race/ racialization and blackness in Tunisia throughout history, thanks to the support of the The Harriet Tubman Institute of York University. You can sign up for tne panel to attend on Zoom. If you are in

I wrote for the journal, Souffles-Monde /أنفاس العالم about Tunisia’s first nurse, who fell into oblivion from Tunisian national narrative. I highlighted the saga of Zohra Hamdiyya, a black Tunisian from Gibili,who I came across her fabulous
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Hi fellow academics.For #MESA conference 2025,I & 2 other panelists are looking for 4th panelist 2 submit an abstract for following session: Mediterranean crossings: borderscapes, colonialism and migrations (19-21 centuries).If u know sb or u are interested,contact me b4 deadline Thurs at 12 pm. EST

Pleased to end the most tumultuous year in my life sharing my 2nd book chapter,titled “Yearning for Freedom, Reclaiming Agency: The Emancipatory Strategies of Black Tunisians & Libyans”, & part of the edited volume “Mediterranean Mobilities: between Migrations & Colonialism”,

The Complicated History Behind BLM's Solidarity With The Pro-Palestinian Movement

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June 2016: Tunisian Jews submitted a file to the Truth & Dignity Commission that was tasked w/ shedding light on human rights abuses committed during dictatorships of Bourguiba & Ben Ali. Many Tunisians Jews were dispossessed of their properties, denied citizenship
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I am delighted to be part of African Futures Lab research team for their project, "Pursuing an African agenda for reparations for colonial crimes and slavery" focusing on Tunisia.

Abolition of Slavery in #Tunisia: Interview with Ismael M. Montana by Olfa Lamloum: The question of slavery during Ottoman times and in the Arab region has become entangled with contemporary debates around anti-Black racism in North America.
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Why #Morocco is a destination country for migrant women

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In #Tunisia, the #EU is repeating an old and dangerous mistake
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World Map of the most translated book by continent: Africa, Asia and Europe. Source: The Language Nerds Facebook page (facebook.com/10006908475653…)