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Alaa Talbi

Alaa Talbi ( Arabic: علاء الطالبي ) is a Tunisian Civil Society[1] and human Rights activist.[2] He was born in Kasserine, on April 4, 1978.

Alaa Talbi
علاء الطالبي
Born (1978-04-04) 4 April 1978 (age 46)
Kasserine, Tunisia
Known forHuman Rights activism

Alaa currently occupies the position of Chief Executive in the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights - FTDES,[3] in which he advocates for specific issues such as social movements, women rights and empowerment, and immigrants.[4] He is part of other international and regional organisations as a founding or board member; such as the Tunisian affiliate of the Canadian foundation Alternatives.[5]

Civil society and activism

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Migration and marginalisation

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Alaa Talbi highlighted several times the risk of the gap that exists between the government's agenda and the issues claimed by youth in the regions and the marginalisation of youth in political parties as well.[6] During the set up of the democratic transition, the Instance of Truth and Dignity, declared some regions as victim-regions.[7] Alaa, originally from Kasserine, submitted the request by the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Right - FTDES with the support of the Belgian organisation Lawyers Without Borders - ASF.[8] Kasserine, marginalised and poorly developed[9] [10] governorate, was the first[11] in the list of victim-regions.[12] Another topic carried by Talbi; the phenomenon of suicide and suicide attempts among students in schools and adults.[13]

Human and women’s rights

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In addition to his position as Chief Executive for the FTDES, Talbi is the legal representative of the Libyan Center for Human Rights - Mudafa and the treasurer of Tunis affiliate of the Tunisian Human Rights League.

As a Human Rights activist, Alaa works to advocate for several cases such as women workers’ rights,[14] racism,[15] human trafficking and child abuse.[16]

He took part in the Free Jabeur campaign,[17] and the mobilisation for a white march for the case of Eya, a girl burned by her father as an honor-killing.[18]

Social movements

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Social movements are increasing since the Jasmine Revolution. The number of social protests keeps increasing gradually since then. Talbi as well as other civil society activists, tries to raise the issues for solutions,[19] highlighting the importance of a peaceful negotiation between the protesters and the government without the involvement of the army.[20]

He published many statements on behalf of the FTDES to criticise the systematic policy of _targeting social activists and protestors.[21]

World social forum

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In addition to the Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights - FTDES, Talbi is a board member in several international organisations[22] such as the Tunisian Social Forum, the Maghreb Social Forum, the African Social Forum, Social Forum for Free Media, and the World Social Forum.

A month after the assassination of Chokri Belaid in 2013, Talbi was part of the organising committee of the World Social Forum that was maintained in Tunis. The forum gathered more than 30 000 attendees[23] from all over the world in support to Tunisia and about 1100 Tunisian organisations.[24]

Although the year of 2015 had known several terrorist attacks in Tunisia,[25] Talbi and other civil society activists brought the World Social Forum to the country again.[26] A day after the Bardo Attack, Alaa Talbi confirmed in a public statement the organisation of the WSF[27] and its march[28] with a destination the Bardo Museum. During that edition, few tensions took place with the Algerian delegation; who were previously not allowed by their authorities to participate in the Forum.[29]

Academic life and publications

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Academia

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Alaa Talbi is known as an academia and researcher as well specialised in Mongolian and Mamluk studies.[30] He taught History of Media at the Institute of Applied Studies for Humanities in Jendouba University.[22]

Talbi has a PhD in Medieval History from the Faculty of humanities and social sciences in Tunis and Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris.[31] Previously, he defended his master thesis entitled “The Mongolian presence in the Mamluk space (1258-1335)” in the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Manouba, Tunisia.

Prior to that, Talbi had released some academic essays and critical lectures: In 2012, an essay about the typology of fear[32] for a population appeared in a book entitled "Bilād al-Šām facing the outside worlds" by Denise Aigle.[33]

A study of the diplomacy in wartime between the Persian Mongols and the Egyptian Mamluks appeared in 2007.[34] In the same year, he published as well a critical lecture "Reuven Amitai, The Mongols in the Islamic Lands, Studies in the History of the Ilkhanate".[35]

Poetry and literature

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Alaa Talbi is also known for his poetry in Arabic[36] and in Tunisian dialect as well;[37] where he publishes under a nickname “Weld ElHafyena” as a tribute to his mother and all women in the marginalised regions of Tunisia. In 2013, he wrote “Neirouz’s smile” as a tribute to his friend Chokri Belaid, assassinated earlier that year. The poem was sung by Ghalia Benali.[38]

One of his poems "and now we have murdered you" (Arabic: قتلناك) was awarded and translated into French then published in 2013 along with other authors’ texts and poems in “Tunisia Diaspora: Exils and Dialogues”.[39]

References

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  1. ^ "Le prix Nobel de la paix, une reconnaissance pour la société civile tunisienne". 9 October 2015.
  2. ^ سكاي نيوز عربية (10 December 2014). "انتهاكات حقوق الإنسان في تونس" – via YouTube.
  3. ^ "Le bureau - FTDES". Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Soutenir la justice environnementale en Tunisie". Fondation Terre Solidaire. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  5. ^ "News - Alternatives". www.alternatives.ca. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  6. ^ Astrid Pettersen (May 2016). The Generational Narrative. A case study of political participation among Tunisian youth (MA thesis). University of Oslo. hdl:10852/51791.
  7. ^ correspondent, Olfa Belhassine, Tunis (30 June 2015). "JusticeInfo.net - KASSERINE AS A VICTIMIZED REGION OF TUNISIA". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Kasserine se constitue région victime". 13 July 2015. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  9. ^ "La Tunisie est confrontée à la pollution et au manque d'eau - Watchwater". www.watchwater.tn. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  10. ^ "En Tunisie, Kasserine est passée de la révolution à la désillusion". La Croix. 13 January 2016 – via www.la-croix.com.
  11. ^ "Tunisie: Kasserine, "région victime"". 28 January 2016.
  12. ^ "ASF » The Kasserine "Region as a Victim" submission: A first in Tunisian transitional justice". www.asf.be. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  13. ^ Capfm Tunisie (28 February 2017). "علاء الطالبي : ثمة ظاهرة جديدة وهي شباب ينتحر داخل المؤسسات التربوية" – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "Made in Tunisia: Women textile workers resist poor working conditions". Middle East Eye. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  15. ^ "L'invité BBC Afrique 15/06/2016 : Alaa Talbi". BBC Afrique. 15 June 2016.
  16. ^ webmanagercenter.com (7 June 2017). "Raoudha Laabidi: "Toutes les formes de traite humaine existent en Tunisie…"".
  17. ^ jabeur (11 July 2013). "#FreeJabeur Alaa Talbi - Liberté d'expression" – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Tunisie: Marche blanche en mémoire de Eya, brûlée vive par son père - Actualites en Tunisie et dans le monde sur Tunisie Numerique". www.tunisienumerique.com. 19 June 2014.
  19. ^ TUNIS, Propos recueillis par Camille Lafrance, à. "La Tunisie soulève toujours les mêmes questions quatre ans après sa révolution".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Tunisie: le décret sur les "zones militaires" jugé dangereux par les opposants - RFI". 2 July 2017.
  21. ^ CIVICUS. "Tunisian authorities backslide on access to information commitments". CIVICUS. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  22. ^ a b "Talbi Alaa - Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Academia.edu". ephe.academia.edu.[permanent dead link‍]
  23. ^ NessmaTV (26 March 2013). "علاء الطالبي : الحضور كان قياسي في المنتدى" – via YouTube.
  24. ^ "Forum Social Mondial à Tunis". www.lelotenaction.org. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  25. ^ "Forum social mondial – Alaa Talbi : " Les institutions restent fragiles en Tunisie " – JeuneAfrique.com". 24 March 2015.
  26. ^ "Alaa Talbi: "Cet attentat pourrait renforcer la transition démocratique"". 19 March 2015.
  27. ^ "A Tunis, le Forum social mondial défile contre le terrorisme et pour le respect des libertés". Le Monde.fr. 30 March 2015 – via Le Monde.
  28. ^ "Tunis hosts Global Social Forum in defiance to terrorist threat - The North Africa Post". 25 March 2015.
  29. ^ "Tunisie Bondy Blog média en ligne – FSM Tunis 2015 : Journée maghrébine sous tension hier, des participants agressés par la délégation officielle algérienne". tunisiebb.com. Archived from the original on 14 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Talbi Alaa - Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes - Academia.edu". ephe.academia.edu.
  31. ^ Alaa, Talbi. "CV ALAA TALBI.PDF". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  32. ^ Talbi, Alaa (2012). "L'Impact de la présence mongole dans l'imaginaire de la population syrienne". Le Bilād al-Šām face aux mondes extérieurs. pp. 385–397. doi:10.4000/books.ifpo.3964. ISBN 9782351591970.
  33. ^ Talbi, Alaa (25 February 2014). "L'Impact de la présence mongole dans l'imaginaire de la population syrienne : Essai sur la typologie de la peur". In Aigle, Denise (ed.). Le Bilād al-Šām face aux mondes extérieurs : La perception de l'Autre et la représentation du souverain. Études arabes, médiévales et modernes. Presses de l’Ifpo. pp. 385–397. ISBN 9782351594360 – via OpenEdition Books.
  34. ^ Alaa, Talbi. "Un exemple de " diplomatie en temps de guerre " entre les Mongols de Perse et les Mamlouks d'Egypte (701/1302 ", Annales Islamologiques, 41,2007, p. 119-129". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  35. ^ Talbi, Alaa (1 September 2009). "Reuven Amitai, The Mongols in the Islamic Lands, Studies in the History of the Ilkhanate". Bulletin d'Études Orientales (58): 405–407. doi:10.4000/beo.86 – via beo.revues.org.
  36. ^ "رابط غير مفعل". Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  37. ^ alaa. "علاء ولد الحفيانة". علاء ولد الحفيانة.
  38. ^ Ghalia Benali (18 March 2013). "©Ghalia Benali 2013/ Neirouz's smile/ غالية بنعلي/ بسمة نيروز" – via YouTube.
  39. ^ "Tunisie - diaspora. Exils et dialogues | Riveneuve EditionsRiveneuve Editions". Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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