Conference: Memory of the Tunisian left in France

The following Interview was conducted with the Tunisian political thinker and activist Maher Hanin to speak with him about his latest book The Society of Resistance: Post-Islamism, Post-Bourguibism, Post-Marxism published in cooperation with the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation North Africa. In his book, Hanin supports the hypothesis that a society of resistance in Tunisia is breaking with traditional politics of the left. One central aim of Hanin’s book is, therefore, to provide a theoretical reflection on the current political situation in Tunisia and propose ways to deal with it.

With this anniversary issue, we hope to revive Luxemburg’s thinking and political action. What can she offer in the face of today’s challenges? In the struggle against the right-wing, the deep crisis of the political and the great weakness of..

What does it mean to be a leftist today in our region? Whom and what does the left represent, and what future does it seek or hope for? Does the question of the future trouble it at all?

The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (RLS) North Africa Office is pleased to invite you to attend its regional seminar discussing “Contemporary Leftist Politics in the Arab World” on the basis of contributions by political activists from, Palestine Egypt and Tunisia.The seminar is a joint effort by the RLS offices in Tunis and Ramallah and aims to discuss the features, roles and challenges of the contemporary Arab Left