Anti-Racism

Despite the recent growth of interest in anti-racism in MENA, scholarly and literary work on the subject remains sparse, and history books have either glossed over the plight of black people in the Arab region or ignored the part they play in the region’s social dynamics. As part of an effort to promote more regional discussions on the issue and our commitment to fight discrimination in the region, the Arab Reform Initiative is putting together a body of work on anti-Black racism in MENA in an attempt to raise awareness about anti-black racism in Arab countries and highlight the mobilization that is taking place by anti-racism activists in the region.

Publications

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On Silence and (In-)visibility: Whither Black Tunisian Mobilization in Post-2011 Tunisia? — Houda Mzioudet

#Mobilization#Racism#Tunisia

An Aborted Cosmopolitanism? Sub-Saharan Migration and the Entry into the Politics of Racism in Tunisia — Stéphanie Pouessel

#Migration#Racism#Tunisia

Racialized Hereditary Slavery in Mauritania: Interview with Activist Abidine Maettalla

#Activism#Mauritania#Racism

Ending Hereditary Slavery in Mauritania: Bidan (Whites) and Black “Slaves” in 2021 — Stephen J. King

Bawader / Commentary

#Mauritania#Racism

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Anti-Black Racism in Yemen: Manifestations and Responses — Mohammed Al-Mahfali

Bawader / Commentary

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Democracy and Progress towards Racial Equality in Tunisia: Interview with Zied Rouine

#Racism#Tunisia

Tunisia’s Law against Racial Discrimination: The Mixed Results of a Pioneering Legislation — Omar Fassatoui

11 February 2021

#Legal#Racism#Tunisia

Black Algerians: Voices from a Community that is Still Too Invisible

2 February 2021

#Algeria#Racism

Invisibility and Negrophobia in Algeria — Stephen J. King

Bawader / Commentary

2 February 2021

#Algeria#Racism#Social Justice

Mobilizing against Anti-black Racism in MENA: A Reader

Bawader / Commentary

4 December 2020

#Activism#Racism

Ending Denial: Anti-Black Racism in Morocco — Stephen J. King

Bawader / Commentary

#Activism#Morocco#Racism

In the Footsteps of Martin Luther King: Will We Witness a Revolution Against Racial Discrimination in the Middle East? — Saad Salloum

Bawader / Commentary

#Equality#Iraq#Racism

Facing up to Racism in Tunisia: Interview with Khawla Ksiksi

#Racism#Tunisia#Women

Events

WebinarTwo Years After the Adoption of the Law: Where Are We in the Fight against Racism in Tunisia?

#Racism#Tunisia#Webinar