Olfa Belhassine | Tunisian female textile workers: the rejects of Fast fashion
Tunisian Textile Workers: The Forgotten Ones of Fast Fashion Discover the challenges faced by Tunisian textile workers with Olfa Belhassine: harsh working conditions, precarity, and violence, as well as the economic impact and ongoing changes.
Desalination Projects in Tunisia: Fresh Water at What Cost?
Introduction: A Nation Running Dry Pressure to find sustainable solutions is mounting in Tunisia, where the average annual water consumption per person has dropped to its lowest rate. One of the country’s most ambitious responses is the construction of..
From colonization to Schengenisation
From colonization to Schengenisation: Socio-history of migrations from the Maghreb to Europe Introduction In studying the postcolonial shift which, a few decades after the independence of the countries of the southern Mediterranean, gave rise to the emergence of the..
The Dark Side of Tunisia’s Phosphate Boom
As Kais Saied’s government tries to capitalize on demand for a critical mineral, the country’s environment and Gafsa Valley residents are suffering. REDEYEF, Tunisia—In Tunisia’s Gafsa Valley, the desert takes on a different guise. Rather than the picturesque dunes..
Visa policies and the traumas of immobility
Visa policies and the traumas of immobility Translated by Roots prod ( translated from French to English : Borhen Hallek) Editorial design and illustration :Yessine Ouerghemmi Man is born free. This assertion is common not only to modern..
Colonization, immigration, and borderization: Contemporary perspectives of the Moroccan and Tunisian left
This article aims to analyze the main discourse of political actors in the Tunisian and Moroccan left in regard to the migration issue. The evolution of this discourse will be examined between two key periods of immigration history from these..
Climate and environmental issues, evolving migration intentions and plans: Case study of coastal and artisanal fishing in the regions of Zarzis and Boughrara
Edited and reviewed by: Imen Louati (PhD) Translation from Arabic to English: Olfa Derbal “The sea is not a forest.” This is how S.K.[1] describes maritime space in Tunisia and in Zarzis. The Mediterranean Sea has its own standards,..
How to talk about Climate Change in Tunisia? Overview and Perspectives
While there is now a significant body of literature that considers questions of climate change communication in the global north, there remains relatively little work that takes seriously how climate change messaging might need to be adapted to non-Western contexts..
Tunisia’s choice: bankruptcy under dictatorship or economic rebirth and democracy?
By Bassem Snaije[1] and Francis Ghiles[2] On March 27th, the newswires were abuzz with yet another tragic event in the Mediterranean. A frail boat carrying migrants attempting to reach Italian shores sank off the coast of Tunisia near..
The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the Tunisian food system
Author: Mohamed Jouneidi Abderrazak Reserch assistant: Itaf Mejri Edited and reviewed by: Dr. Imen Louati and Maha Ben Ghadha Translation from French to English: Ahlem Selmi Design and layout by: ozads.org The ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia that..
How Tunisians Became Tunisians ?
How Tunisians Became Tunisians? The Rosa Luxemburg Foundation-North Africa office is pleased to invite you, to the meeting «How Tunisians Became Tunisians ?», on Wednesday at 2 pm, in the Sophie El Golli Hall (City of Culture) The guests of..
Book-Launch and presentation: ” Des Renards et Des Hommes” by Gilbert Naccache
Book-Launch and presentation: ” Des Renards et Des Hommes” by Gilbert Naccache In commemoration of the second anniversary of the late “Papi” Gilbert Naccache, the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation – North Africa Office has the honor to invite you to..