For many years the relationship between the South and North shores of the Mediterranean have been under increasing pressure. Schengen-related visa-issues; dramatic migration deaths in the Mediterranean, related to the exportation of European migration policies; and now the continuous and unfolding tragedy in Gaza. Which future can we still imagine and construct together? Which role to play for Europeans out of Brussels and for Africans and Arabs out of Tunis and the entire MENA-region. Together with key-thinkers and activists from Tunis and Brussels we will reflect on these complex issues.
Panel discussion with Sophie Bessis, Wahid Ferchichi, Samah Hijawi, Samaa Wakim.
Moderator: Adnen El Ghali
Sophie Bessis has a degree in history. She was a journalist before devoting herself to the study of North-South relations, with a particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa and the Maghreb, as well as the status of women in the Arab world. She is the author of a dozen books, including a biography of Bourguiba and Histoire de la Tunisie - De Carthage à nos jours (2022).
Wahid Ferchichi is a professor for public law at Carthage University and co-founder of the Tunisian Association for the Defence of Individual Liberties.
Samah Hijawi is a visual artist, researcher and curator of Palestinian origin. Her work addresses themes of trauma and dislocation in the Middle East. Her work has been exhibited at MoMa (NY), Haus Der Kultruren Welt (Berlin), Beirut Art Center, among others... She is also a researcher at ULB.
Samaa Wakim is a performer, choreographer, and cultural manager working in Palestine. She received her degree in acting from the theatre faculty of the University of Haifa. Her performance Losing it is presented as part of Dream City, from Tunis for Brussels.
Location: K1 (temporary venue). Avenue du port 1, 1000 Brussels.
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Co-curated by Selma Ouissi, Sofiane Ouissi, Jan Goossens, Guy Gypens.
