Shreya Parikh شريا پریکھ
@shreya-parikh.bsky.social
Dual PhD political science & sociology CERI-SciencesPo and UNC
✍🏾 on blackness-arabness
teaching: race, migration, citizenship in MidEast+Africa at Sciences Po
On Twitter @shreya_parikh
✍🏾 on blackness-arabness
teaching: race, migration, citizenship in MidEast+Africa at Sciences Po
On Twitter @shreya_parikh
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Who was Saadia, and why has she been forgotten? A search for one woman’s story opens up bigger questions about race, migration, belonging, and the gaps history leaves behind. africasacountry.com/2025/04/in-s...
In search of Saadia
Who was Saadia, and why has she been forgotten? A search for one woman’s story opens up bigger questions about race, migration, belonging, and the gaps history leaves behind.
africasacountry.com
I wrote about Saadia, daughter of Bou Saadia, lost between myth and history
and Saadia Mosbah, black activist who remains a political prisoner for speaking about those like her mythical namesake who continue to be humiliated because of their blackness in #Tunisia
and Saadia Mosbah, black activist who remains a political prisoner for speaking about those like her mythical namesake who continue to be humiliated because of their blackness in #Tunisia
I wrote about ongoing protests in Gabès, in south #Tunisia, against factories that continue to pollute, against 'development' policies that continue to eat away human lives
'The people want to breathe!'
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@africasacountry.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2025/10/the-...
'The people want to breathe!'
for
@africasacountry.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2025/10/the-...
The people want to breathe
In Tunisia’s coastal city of Gabès, residents live in the shadow of the phosphate industry. As pollution deepens and repression returns, a new generation revives the struggle for life itself.
africasacountry.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
I wrote about ongoing protests in Gabès, in south #Tunisia, against factories that continue to pollute, against 'development' policies that continue to eat away human lives
'The people want to breathe!'
for
@africasacountry.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2025/10/the-...
'The people want to breathe!'
for
@africasacountry.bsky.social
africasacountry.com/2025/10/the-...
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In Tunisia’s coastal city of Gabès, residents live in the shadow of the phosphate industry. As pollution deepens and repression returns, a new generation revives the struggle for life itself. africasacountry.com/2025/10/the-...
The people want to breathe
In Tunisia’s coastal city of Gabès, residents live in the shadow of the phosphate industry. As pollution deepens and repression returns, a new generation revives the struggle for life itself.
africasacountry.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:12 PM
In Tunisia’s coastal city of Gabès, residents live in the shadow of the phosphate industry. As pollution deepens and repression returns, a new generation revives the struggle for life itself. africasacountry.com/2025/10/the-...
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ROAPE’s Pascal Bianchini interviews Malagasy historian Harilala Ranjatohery on Madagascar’s Gen Z revolt: the Youth-led protest for water and electricity grew into a nationwide movement for systemic change, backed by trade unions, that toppled Rajoelina
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Madagascar’s Gen Z uprising – an interview with Harilala Ranjatohery - ROAPE
ROAPE's Pascal Bianchini interviews Malagasy historian Harilala Ranjatohery on the youth revolt that toppled President Andry Rajoelina. Ranjatohery explains that Madagascar’s Gen Z protests began…
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October 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM
ROAPE’s Pascal Bianchini interviews Malagasy historian Harilala Ranjatohery on Madagascar’s Gen Z revolt: the Youth-led protest for water and electricity grew into a nationwide movement for systemic change, backed by trade unions, that toppled Rajoelina
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#Algeria continues its turnaround and significantly expands anti-migration and border regime cooperation with #Europe. Yesterday, Algiers signed a bilateral police agreement with #Switzerland that covers "clandestine migration" and joint police training 1/ www.aps.dz/algerie/1887...
Algérie-Suisse: signature d'un accord de coopération bilatérale entre les polices des deux pays
ALGER - Le ministre de l'Intérieur, des Collectivités locales et de l'Aménagement du territoire, M. Brahim Merad, a coprésidé lundi à Alger, avec le ministre suisse de la Justice et de la Poli...
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July 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
#Algeria continues its turnaround and significantly expands anti-migration and border regime cooperation with #Europe. Yesterday, Algiers signed a bilateral police agreement with #Switzerland that covers "clandestine migration" and joint police training 1/ www.aps.dz/algerie/1887...
In gorgeous Strasbourg for GIS-MOMM conference
I will be co-organizing a panel on gender, class, and race in post-revolution Arab Worlds on 27th June, 8h30-10h30
Join us if you are around!
I will be co-organizing a panel on gender, class, and race in post-revolution Arab Worlds on 27th June, 8h30-10h30
Join us if you are around!
June 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
In gorgeous Strasbourg for GIS-MOMM conference
I will be co-organizing a panel on gender, class, and race in post-revolution Arab Worlds on 27th June, 8h30-10h30
Join us if you are around!
I will be co-organizing a panel on gender, class, and race in post-revolution Arab Worlds on 27th June, 8h30-10h30
Join us if you are around!
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Doctors and survivors of the Hell on Earth that is Gaza under an ongoing genocide took time to document their lives for the BBC, and the BBC just decided to censor their documentary ‘due to impartiality concerns.’
June 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Doctors and survivors of the Hell on Earth that is Gaza under an ongoing genocide took time to document their lives for the BBC, and the BBC just decided to censor their documentary ‘due to impartiality concerns.’
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In #Egypt, the new asylum bill,ratified in Dezember, provides,for the first time, for the establishment of a state authority charged with refugee issues such as RSD―the Permanent Committee for Refugee Affairs―as, so far, no such entity exists in Egypt 2/ rosaluxna.org/publications...
Refugee Regime in Upheaval
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung - North Africa Office
rosaluxna.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:21 AM
In #Egypt, the new asylum bill,ratified in Dezember, provides,for the first time, for the establishment of a state authority charged with refugee issues such as RSD―the Permanent Committee for Refugee Affairs―as, so far, no such entity exists in Egypt 2/ rosaluxna.org/publications...
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#Algeria has started drafting an asylum law. Yet, such a law will neither improve the precarious situation of people on the move nor counter Algeria’s selectice enforcement of int. refugee law or the state's deportation practices. Via RLS Tunis @jfcrisp.bsky.social 1/ rosaluxna.org/publications...
Refugee Regime in Upheaval
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung - North Africa Office
rosaluxna.org
April 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
#Algeria has started drafting an asylum law. Yet, such a law will neither improve the precarious situation of people on the move nor counter Algeria’s selectice enforcement of int. refugee law or the state's deportation practices. Via RLS Tunis @jfcrisp.bsky.social 1/ rosaluxna.org/publications...
While #Tunisia is mass-deporting black migrants, this poster with a black 'tourist' advertising tourism in Tunisia is everywhere across Parisian metros
There is something so clearly 'white' about this black woman, assumed to be a French tourist
Not everyone who is black is 'black' in Tunisia
There is something so clearly 'white' about this black woman, assumed to be a French tourist
Not everyone who is black is 'black' in Tunisia
April 23, 2025 at 2:51 PM
While #Tunisia is mass-deporting black migrants, this poster with a black 'tourist' advertising tourism in Tunisia is everywhere across Parisian metros
There is something so clearly 'white' about this black woman, assumed to be a French tourist
Not everyone who is black is 'black' in Tunisia
There is something so clearly 'white' about this black woman, assumed to be a French tourist
Not everyone who is black is 'black' in Tunisia
political opponents in #Tunisia given long prison sentences by the court
This marks yet another moment of the end of rule of law under Kais Saied
www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afriqu...
This marks yet another moment of the end of rule of law under Kais Saied
www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afriqu...
En Tunisie, une quarantaine d'opposants condamnés à de lourdes peines de prison pour "complot" contre le président Kaïs Saïed
Des responsables de partis, des avocats et des figures des affaires et des médias étaient jugés, notamment pour "adhésion à un groupe terroriste". Plusieurs avocats de la défense ont dénoncé "une masc...
www.francetvinfo.fr
April 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
political opponents in #Tunisia given long prison sentences by the court
This marks yet another moment of the end of rule of law under Kais Saied
www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afriqu...
This marks yet another moment of the end of rule of law under Kais Saied
www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/afriqu...
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📖 "In Search of Saadia" par notre docteur associée @shreya-parikh.bsky.social
Qui était Saadia, et pourquoi a-t-elle été oubliée ? La recherche de l’histoire d'une femme soulève de plus grandes questions sur la race, la migration, l'appartenance et les lacunes de l’histoire.
👉 À lire :
Qui était Saadia, et pourquoi a-t-elle été oubliée ? La recherche de l’histoire d'une femme soulève de plus grandes questions sur la race, la migration, l'appartenance et les lacunes de l’histoire.
👉 À lire :
In search of Saadia
Who was Saadia, and why has she been forgotten? A search for one woman’s story opens up bigger questions about race, migration, belonging, and the gaps history leaves behind.
africasacountry.com
April 17, 2025 at 2:59 PM
📖 "In Search of Saadia" par notre docteur associée @shreya-parikh.bsky.social
Qui était Saadia, et pourquoi a-t-elle été oubliée ? La recherche de l’histoire d'une femme soulève de plus grandes questions sur la race, la migration, l'appartenance et les lacunes de l’histoire.
👉 À lire :
Qui était Saadia, et pourquoi a-t-elle été oubliée ? La recherche de l’histoire d'une femme soulève de plus grandes questions sur la race, la migration, l'appartenance et les lacunes de l’histoire.
👉 À lire :
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How #Egypt-ian authorities manipulate migrant smuggler arrests by expanding the practice of recycling suspects in court cases to appease European states "eager to see tangible results in Egypt's efforts to combat irregular migration" Via @MadaMasr #EgyptBorderRegime www.madamasr.com/en/2025/04/1...
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April 17, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How #Egypt-ian authorities manipulate migrant smuggler arrests by expanding the practice of recycling suspects in court cases to appease European states "eager to see tangible results in Egypt's efforts to combat irregular migration" Via @MadaMasr #EgyptBorderRegime www.madamasr.com/en/2025/04/1...
I wrote about Saadia, daughter of Bou Saadia, lost between myth and history
and Saadia Mosbah, black activist who remains a political prisoner for speaking about those like her mythical namesake who continue to be humiliated because of their blackness in #Tunisia
and Saadia Mosbah, black activist who remains a political prisoner for speaking about those like her mythical namesake who continue to be humiliated because of their blackness in #Tunisia
Who was Saadia, and why has she been forgotten? A search for one woman’s story opens up bigger questions about race, migration, belonging, and the gaps history leaves behind. africasacountry.com/2025/04/in-s...
In search of Saadia
Who was Saadia, and why has she been forgotten? A search for one woman’s story opens up bigger questions about race, migration, belonging, and the gaps history leaves behind.
africasacountry.com
April 15, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I wrote about Saadia, daughter of Bou Saadia, lost between myth and history
and Saadia Mosbah, black activist who remains a political prisoner for speaking about those like her mythical namesake who continue to be humiliated because of their blackness in #Tunisia
and Saadia Mosbah, black activist who remains a political prisoner for speaking about those like her mythical namesake who continue to be humiliated because of their blackness in #Tunisia
AESAT, the key organization representing sub-Saharan students in #Tunisia, is asking students to always carry passport +residence permit with them every time they step outside their home
All black migrants, irrespective of status, are assumed 'illegal' by TN police and society
All black migrants, irrespective of status, are assumed 'illegal' by TN police and society
April 12, 2025 at 10:26 PM
AESAT, the key organization representing sub-Saharan students in #Tunisia, is asking students to always carry passport +residence permit with them every time they step outside their home
All black migrants, irrespective of status, are assumed 'illegal' by TN police and society
All black migrants, irrespective of status, are assumed 'illegal' by TN police and society
Happening next week! Join us!!
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Is race a valid concept to study socio-political inequalities and transformations in Africa?
If yes, is race all about phenotype?
Very excited to organize the round-table "Thinking race in/through Africa" at Sciences Po Paris, 12 February, 14h-17h
Register: www.sciencespo.fr/africa-progr...
If yes, is race all about phenotype?
Very excited to organize the round-table "Thinking race in/through Africa" at Sciences Po Paris, 12 February, 14h-17h
Register: www.sciencespo.fr/africa-progr...
Thinking Race in/through Africa
Round table “Thinking Race in/through Africa”The goal of this roundtable is to open an interdisciplinary conversation on race, bringing together anthropologists, historians, political scientists, and ...
www.sciencespo.fr
February 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Happening next week! Join us!!
And don't forget to register!
And don't forget to register!
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We’ve got the POMEPS website back up. We’ve had repeated DDOS attacks on the site over the last year which started right after we published this collection on Gaza, completely coincidentally I’m sure 🙄
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
POMEPS Studies 51: The War on Gaza and Middle East Political Science - Project on Middle East Political Science
This special issue of POMEPS Studies offers a platform for scholars to think through what feels like a moment of rupture for the Middle East, for Middle East Studies, and for long-standing assumptions...
pomeps.org
January 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
We’ve got the POMEPS website back up. We’ve had repeated DDOS attacks on the site over the last year which started right after we published this collection on Gaza, completely coincidentally I’m sure 🙄
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
pomeps.org/pomeps-studi...
Is race a valid concept to study socio-political inequalities and transformations in Africa?
If yes, is race all about phenotype?
Very excited to organize the round-table "Thinking race in/through Africa" at Sciences Po Paris, 12 February, 14h-17h
Register: www.sciencespo.fr/africa-progr...
If yes, is race all about phenotype?
Very excited to organize the round-table "Thinking race in/through Africa" at Sciences Po Paris, 12 February, 14h-17h
Register: www.sciencespo.fr/africa-progr...
Thinking Race in/through Africa
Round table “Thinking Race in/through Africa”The goal of this roundtable is to open an interdisciplinary conversation on race, bringing together anthropologists, historians, political scientists, and ...
www.sciencespo.fr
January 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Is race a valid concept to study socio-political inequalities and transformations in Africa?
If yes, is race all about phenotype?
Very excited to organize the round-table "Thinking race in/through Africa" at Sciences Po Paris, 12 February, 14h-17h
Register: www.sciencespo.fr/africa-progr...
If yes, is race all about phenotype?
Very excited to organize the round-table "Thinking race in/through Africa" at Sciences Po Paris, 12 February, 14h-17h
Register: www.sciencespo.fr/africa-progr...
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Uniforms of Syrian soldiers from the dictator Bashar al-Assad’s army, abandoned as they fled Damascus. A historic image marking the end of the dictator and his army.
December 8, 2024 at 3:11 AM
Uniforms of Syrian soldiers from the dictator Bashar al-Assad’s army, abandoned as they fled Damascus. A historic image marking the end of the dictator and his army.
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A photo I posted of graffiti in Syria in 2014.
"One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem"
I hope they will return to their poem
"One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem"
I hope they will return to their poem
December 8, 2024 at 2:51 AM
A photo I posted of graffiti in Syria in 2014.
"One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem"
I hope they will return to their poem
"One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem"
I hope they will return to their poem
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The Syrian embassy in Stockholm has replaced its flag with the opposition's flag. A number of people have gathered outside the embassy, also holding the flag.
The revolutionary flag has been raised at the Syrian embassy in Athens too, AFP reports.
The revolutionary flag has been raised at the Syrian embassy in Athens too, AFP reports.
Syriska ambassaden i Sverige har bytt flagga
På Syriens ambassad i Stockholm har man låtit hissa den nya flaggan, den som kallas revolutionsflaggan med tre röda stjärnor i stället för två och beskickningen har alltså bytt sida. Utanför ambassade...
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December 8, 2024 at 10:47 AM
The Syrian embassy in Stockholm has replaced its flag with the opposition's flag. A number of people have gathered outside the embassy, also holding the flag.
The revolutionary flag has been raised at the Syrian embassy in Athens too, AFP reports.
The revolutionary flag has been raised at the Syrian embassy in Athens too, AFP reports.
My annotated interview with Dr. Maha Abdelhamid, Tunisian black scholar and activist, about the discursive opposition between black and maghrebi identities in North Africa as well as in Europe is out on Meridians Journal
Free access: read.dukeupress.edu/meridians/ar...
Free access: read.dukeupress.edu/meridians/ar...
December 5, 2024 at 12:59 PM
My annotated interview with Dr. Maha Abdelhamid, Tunisian black scholar and activist, about the discursive opposition between black and maghrebi identities in North Africa as well as in Europe is out on Meridians Journal
Free access: read.dukeupress.edu/meridians/ar...
Free access: read.dukeupress.edu/meridians/ar...