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SUMMARY:MECAM Traveling Academy – Mysticism and the City: Temporality, Spatiality, Culture, and Society
DESCRIPTION:MECAM is pleased to invite you to Mysticism and the City: Temporality, Spatiality, Culture, and Society, a MECAM Travelling Academy convened by Cyrine Kortas (MECAM long-term fellow/ University of Gabès) and organized by Diana Abbani (MECAM/ Forum Transregionale Studien).\n📅 Date & Time: 31st March 2026, 15:30 – 2nd April 2026, 12:00\n📍 Location: University of Gabès (Higher Institute of Languages (ISLG)), Ali Jamal Street-Jara, Gabès, Tunisia\n🎤 Speakers & Moderators: Susan Abraham (EUME fellow), Forat al-Hatab (Artist), Vanessa Barisch (Journalist), Emna Beltaïef (MECAM director /Vice President of University of Tunis), Julius Dihstelhoff (MECAM director), Ahmed Guerfel (Artist), Miriam Hanses (MECAM/ Forum Tranregionale Studien), Çiçek Ilengiz (Forum Transregionale Studien), Rym Lajmi (University of La Manouba), Souad Matoussi (University of Sousse), Zeineb Mchirgui (Artist), Chiraz Mosbah (University of La Manouba), Alia Mossallam (Humboldt-University of Berlin), Mariem Mtiraoui (Journalist), Yassine Najjar (University of Gabès), Friederike Pannewick (Philipps-University Marburg), Rashof Salih (MECAM/ Forum Transregionale Studien), Oraib Toukan (EUME fellow),  Isabelle Werenfels (SWP), Najet Guerfel (University of Gabès) and Haikel Hazgui (writer).\nThe Academy explores how mystical traditions — including, but not limited to, Sufism — have shaped urban life in the Maghreb and beyond. From rituals, shrines, and festivals to literature, music, and heritage policies, mysticism emerges as both a spiritual practice and a cultural, political, and imaginative force. It examines how mystical practices create belonging, negotiate spaces, and respond to uncertainty, while also generating contestation, exclusion, and power struggles. By comparing different contexts, participants will reflect on mysticism as a resource for memory, creativity, and solidarity, as well as a field of conflict, negotiation, and city-making.\nFor the detailed program, please click here ( https://mecam.tn/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Traveling-Academy_MECAM-Program-Gabes.pdf ).\nFor the abstracts and participants’ biographies, please click here ( https://mecam.tn/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/MECAM-Traveling-Academy-Abstracts-and-bios.pdf ).\nWe look forward to your participation!\n \n\n\n\n\nA Video Portrait of Gabès\n\n\n\n\nThis short video introduces the city of Gabès, highlighting some of the landscapes that shape its character, from the oasis to the sea and the surrounding mountains.\nThe video was filmed and edited by Anis Ajala, a student at the Higher Institute of Languages of Gabès (ISLG). It was coordinated by Mohamed Boukhchana and commissioned by ISLG.\nGabès hosts the MECAM Traveling Academy “Mysticism and the City: Temporality, Spatiality, Culture, and Society,” which takes place at the Higher Institute of Languages, University of Gabès, from 31 March to 2 April 2026\n\n\n[vc_video link=” https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dH-gcWEDIRc” align=”center”][vc_column_text]\n
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CATEGORIES:Traveling Academy &Transregional Workshops
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