November 2024

Call for applications for Short Fiction and Documentary Filmmakers and Investigative Journalists

𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.   “Views on Climate Crisis and a just collapse in North Africa” The development, production or post-production of short Fictions / documentaries   The Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung, North Africa office, launches the..

Article
August 2024

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..

Research
July 2024

Investigation into Tunisian female textile workers: the rejects of Fast fashion

  85% of textile workers in the Monastir region are women. These are the little hands of Fast fashion, whose working conditions are among the most arduous, if not the most inhumane, in the world of subcontracting in Tunisia. The..

Interview
April 2024

Documentary “Tamurt Inu”

Tamurt inu (my homeland) is a documentary by Elias Terrass co-produced by Siyada Network and Rosa Luxemburg Foundation- North Africa office. The film gives us an insight into the Eastern Middle Atlas agrarian space through the images and words of..

April 2024

“Tamurt Inu” Documentary – Trailer

The trailer of  documentary “Tamurt Inu”      Tamurt inu (my homeland) is a documentary by Elias Terrass co-produced by Siyada Network and the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation- North Africa office. The film gives us an insight into the Eastern Middle..

Interview
March 2024

Taghart Documentary

Taghart, among the Ihahan tribes of the coast, is the spring low tide. It takes place twice every lunar month, around new moon and full moon, as the sun, earth and the moon form a straight line, combining the gravitational..

March 2024

Taghart documentary -Trailer

Taghart, among the Ihahan tribes of the coast, is the spring low tide. It takes place twice every lunar month, around new moon and full moon, as the sun, earth and the moon form a straight line, combining the gravitational..

Research
February 2024

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,..

Interview
December 2023

A Counter-summit in Marrakech to say stop to the 79 years of neocolonial exploitation and destruction by the WB and the IMF

The Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) convene annually to discuss their institutions’ activities. In general, these Annual Meetings occur in September/October and are usually held in Washington for two consecutive..

Research
October 2023

Paving a Road to Perdition: El-Sisi and the Drivers of Egypt’s Economic Ruin

Paving a Road to Perdition: El-Sisi and the Drivers of Egypt’s Economic Ruin   Author: Colin Powers Reviewed by: Maha Ben Gadha Design and layout by: ozads.org   At the time of writing, the Egyptian economy remains mired in a..

July 2023

The Seed Struggle in Africa

Whoever controls seed controls our food. The battle for farmers’ seed rights is raging on the African continent as international seed companies set up shop to promote industrial seeds for staple food production by small-scale food producers as a solution..

Article
May 2023

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..