أول وبينار للآلئ سوداء - Black Pearls’ First Webinar!
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أول وبينار للآلئ سوداء - Black Pearls’ First Webinar!

To kick off Black Pearls, our section editor Nareeman Dosa sat down with Khawla Ksiksi, an activist and Co-founder of “Voices of Tunisian Black Women” and Amna Ali, founder of “Black Arabs Collective”. What was meant to be a 20-minute discussion about anti-Blackness in the SWANA region, quickly bloomed into an hour and a half of heartfelt and moving discussion. Please watch with caution, as this honest discussion may include references to verbal, physical and sexual abuse.

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Racism in the Arab World: Invalidation and Denial
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Racism in the Arab World: Invalidation and Denial

Because slavery is still a taboo topic, most Arabs nowadays are oblivious of the fact that it ever occurred. Discussing the Islamic stance on slavery is very sensitive as well and triggers strong reactions from people, who believe that Islam has banned it. However, the reality is, slavery was never abolished.

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