Surveilled Mobility: Checkpoints as an Instrument of Power in the Arab World

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The Ibn Rushd Fund for Freedom of Thought, in collaboration with the Salam Association, invites you to a lecture on how checkpoints shape mobility, authority, and social life in Egypt and the Maghreb.

The discussion will also highlight the gendered dimensions of these practices, showing how women and marginalized groups often experience checkpoints as sites of surveillance, harassment, or moral regulation, revealing the nature of power in everyday life.

Guest Speakers:

  • Prof. Amel Grami – Professor of Cultural Studies and Gender Studies, Tunisian University
  • Aly El-Raggal – Researcher in Political Sociology from Egypt, currently pursuing a PhD in Florence

Coordination and moderation: Dr. Amany Alsiefy (Ibn Rushd Fund)

Date & Time: Saturday, April 11, 6:00 PM
Location: Salam Association, Wilhelm-Gericke-Str. 42, Berlin

Language of the Event: Arabic


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