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Shreya Parikh

Shreya Parikh is a dual PhD candidate in sociology at CERI-Sciences Po Paris and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Remembering Jamila Debbech Ksiksi—An Interview with the Late Tunisian Lawmaker and Anti-Racist Activist — Jamila Debbech Ksiksi, 2014. Photo courtesy of Ennahda party.Jamila Debbech Ksiksi with some of her colleagues in Ennahda, September 2014. Photo courtesy Ennahda party.Mahmoud Rassaa, Jamila Debbech Ksiksi and Shreya Parikh on November 30, 2022, during their interview.

Current Analysis

Remembering Jamila Debbech Ksiksi—An Interview with the Late Tunisian Lawmaker and Anti-Racist Activist

On migrant's rights and the legal struggle against racism in Tunisia.

Shreya Parikh • 11 min read

MER Article

The Limits of Confronting Racial Discrimination in Tunisia with Law 50

In 2018, Tunisia became the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to pass a law that criminalizes racial discrimination. In a society that has long denied the existence of racism, the law—popularly known as Loi 50 or Law 50—has been applauded by local activists and international human ri

Shreya Parikh • 11 min read