Foreign Policy is treating us all to a flourish of shameless orientalist buffoonery on #Tunisia.

Here we go. It starts with media repression.

First in a new series of podcasts from Arab Media & Democracy. Francesco Cavatorta discusses the media during Tunisia's transition.

Thrilled to have my article on the travel of dégage between Tunisia and France published open access with Globalizations tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Huge congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Leigh Douglas Memorial Prize: Joint winners: Nader Andrawos Nader Andrawos and Nora Jaber @noraj27 Runner Up: Joshua Rigg Joshua Rigg Honourable Mention: Dena Qaddumi Dena Qaddumi Read more: brismes.ac.uk/awards/ldmp (1/3)

A preview of the next episode: Louis Allday on translating Ghassan Kanafani's "On Zionist Literature"

As Tunisia's economic crisis worsens, many from cities like Tataouine are leaving to find work in Europe by crossing the Balkan route, an alternative to the deadly Mediterranean #Tunisia #migration #Serbia #Turkey Reporting by Achref Chibani| أشرف الشيباني meshkal.org/tunisia-migrat…

DEADLINE EXTENDED! Call for Proposals: 2023 Travel Research Engagement Grants! Awards of up to $3,000 will be offered to support research travel to the broader Middle East in support of an ongoing academic research project. Deadline: Oct. 17! More info: pomeps.org/call-for-propo…

cambridge.org/core/journals/… So thrilled to see my article on the Tunisian social movement Manich Msamah published with CSSH exploring questions of affect, unforgiveness and an activist sense of justice

D-Day for verdict in the case of Omar Laabidi, where 14 officers are accused of causing his death on March 31, 2018, after he was pushed to Jump in the “Oued Melliane” river near Rades stadium after a football match. #تعلم_عوم

Stay tuned... Our newest issue — Football -- Politics & Passions — drops tomorrow

Bidding farewell to an iconic London bookshop: Al Saqi Books stood for freedom of thought and expression, cultural diversity and empathy with all peoples. Saqi books continues on, with the bookshop always in our hearts.

🛑NEW! 1: “ You’re Listening to #MaterialCrimes ” ft. Sharri Plonski Maia Entwistle @ChantelleJLewis & Tissot Regis We discuss the intellectual arc of the #MaterialCrimes series focused on colonialism, capitalism, and the material infrastructures that shape everyday life.

Revisit the top 6 most-read Meshkal articles of 2022! At number 6: Chahd lina شهد لينا 's reporting from Zarzis on the shocking details of the authorities' negligence to a deadly shipwreck of migrants, including children, seeking a better life. meshkal.org/children-burie…

📢New publication out in Geopolitics on the ripple effects impacting Tunisian fishermen, marine life, and space in Zarzis. It unpacks how externalisation translates into slow violence, environmental crises and death. Grateful to @hanslucht for support. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

It’s #StolenPayDay at SOAS University of London. Staff for whom marking is as low as *0.3%* of their contract (!) have had 100% of their pay stolen by management. This is vindictive, shameful, & punitive behaviour from management. Stop bullying staff; #SettleTheDispute #ShameOnSOAS #ucuRISING ✊

our second issue is out NOW! thank you all for your patience. #libyanstudies punctumbooks.com/titles/lamma-a…

As we mark 50 years since the October 1973 War, I offer my account of the critical role of the Egyptian student movement in insisting on liberation war, paving the way for the 6 October crossing. They opposed Sadat's turn to the US, championing the Palestinian Revolution instead