For this Ibn Khaldun meeting, Karima Dirèche (CNRS/Maison Méditerranéenne des sciences de l’Homme), contributor in Entanglements of the Maghreb: Cultural and Political Aspects of a Region in Motion, speaks on “The Berber Spring: To end an Arab Maghreb?”. She focuses on the novel Berber expressions and statements in the 2011 Maghreb uprisings in the reflection of new demands for freedoms and the rule of law. By examining the role of Berberism historically considered marginalized in the collective protests and with reference to the 1960s and 1970s, Karima Dirèche examines the growing politicization and resistance of Berbers as an expression of sociocultural and political entanglements in the Maghreb, which have particularly reflected the ethnic and linguistic plurality of the societies of the Maghreb since 2011. This meeting takes place on Thursday, November 25, 2021, 18:00 – 20:00 (Tunis and Central European Time), via ZOOM and is moderated by prof. Rachid Ouaissa (Philipps-Universität Marburg, Director of MECAM).

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