ProudlyTunisian

Walking in the street, I was called "ibrony" in Ghana and "Muzungu" in Kenya which means "white". I didn't take it seriously when I interacted with people. But then the more I traveled I realised how divided our continent is along color lines or colorism. I thought about racism in Tunisia...how someone would feel to be called "black" in a predominately lighter skinned or "White passing" society. I realized how racist and anti-black are the expressions used comfortably in Tunisian dialect of the word "black" like "kahloush", "ousif" or "abeed" meaning slave... also how imperialistically racist to call a part of the world "Black Africa", "L'Afrique Noire"?   In fact, if you google 'Racism in Tunisia', you will not find many articles, research, videos or documentaries while racism is intrenched in our society ... when we still refuse to mix with black people in

I have started my advocacy commitment for intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding among Americans and Arab Muslims during my stay in the US last year. Coming from North Africa and being faced myself with many stereotypes while engaging in sincere conversations, made me realize that the first step to bridge both cultures is to expose those stereotypes, explore information from both parts of the world and tell a different story of the mainstream media.  One of the harsh statements that an Arab can hear is attacked of being "a terrorist" because of the act of few! my short video "Arab Muslims living in the USA" highlights the views of Americans and Arab Muslims living in the US who have a different story to tell than that of hatred, skepticism and intolerance. I entered with my video an international competition on  PLURAL +  2013  Youth Video Festival ,      a joint initiative of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAoC) and the I