Youssef Ben Ismail

@Youssefbens

تونسي previously in 中国 and now . Historian. Mostly Ottoman things.

Cambridge/Tunis/Istanbul
Joined January 2011
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    10 May 2015

    "j'habite donc une vaste pensée mais le plus souvent je préfère me confiner dans la plus petite de mes idées" toujours pertinent

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    9 Dec 2017

    Hammuda al-Husain Pasha, Bey of Between 1782-1814 ( Beyi Hammuda Paşa)

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  3. Retweeted
    26 Jun 2017

    Great piece on the abuses and uses of history in the Trump era-yes, is talking about you

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    22 Jun 2017

    Les monuments de la Médina de ont maintenant leurs bravo photo

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  5. 24 Jun 2017

    Je souhaite aller à Ghadames (Libye) depuis Tunis. Est-ce que quelqu'un sait si c'est possible? Merci!

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  6. 22 Jun 2017

    And then, at some point in the late 60s or early 70s, North Africa became "not Africa"

    1962: 1/4 de la pop dz était déplacé +200000 réfugiés étaient à l'ext. Le pays a reçu une solidarité sans précédent de l'extérieur
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    18 Jun 2017

    Chaima Bouhlel: Pourquoi malgré la pression populaire et malgré les protestations ce projet de loi est toujours débattu au parlement ?1/2

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    13 Jun 2017

    US Ambassador to Qatar has resigned days after Trump renewed attacking the country, which undercut State Dept attempt to calm tensions

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    14 Jun 2017

    OMG, it's a garbage bin!

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    13 Jun 2017

    An MP from Ennahda, a party that directly suffered from the centralized police state, says Tunisia isn't "ready" for decentralization.

    Neji Jmal: Je ne sais pas si nous sommes prêts pour la décentralisation. Nous allons avoir une oppositions au sein de l'administration.
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    13 Jun 2017

    Muhammed Ali, Necmettin Erbakan ile Ayasofya'nın önünde. Ali, ilk defa bu kadar çok beyaz Müslüman gördüm diyerek ağlamaya başlar. Yıl, 1976

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    11 Jun 2017

    Katar'lıların, Hamas ve İhvan üyelerinin hac ve umre için gidemedikleri Mekke'de Paris Hilton mağaza açmış Hâdimü'l-haremeyni'ş-şerîfeyn:))

    Loving my beautiful new store that just opened at Mecca Mall in Saudi Arabia!
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  13. 6 Jun 2017

    Hi America. You are already jeopardizing your safety this way with hospitals, 911 services, etc. Wake up! More government is good sometimes.

    This is insane, people. Are you prepared to trust your safety to a corporation that for example, profits by selling priority air corridors?
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    6 Jun 2017

    Manifestation nocturne contre les déclarations du Ministre de l'Emploi et de la Formation professionnelle Imed Hammami.

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    4 Jun 2017

    خمسون عاما على هزيمة يونيو (٧): سرديتان عن الهزيمة

    7 replies 70 retweets 124 likes
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  16. 5 Jun 2017

    The "bon élève" of the Arab Spring is at the stage where only a coherent left focused on social issues can save it:

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    4 Jun 2017

    A tribute to Mada Masr, one of the most inspiring ventures to have grown out of, and survived, the Arab uprisings

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  18. Retweeted
    2 Jun 2017

    The term "Muslim world" refers not to a place but to a series of narratives developed by Muslims and non-Muslims.

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    31 May 2017

    Ons she goes! Qualifier becomes 1st Arab woman to reach the 3rd round of a Grand Slam in singles, d. Cibulkova 6-4 6-3.

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    30 May 2017

    Demain à 12:30 devant la pour dire non à la loi sur la réconciliation économique.

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    29 May 2017

    Young and Unemployed, Tunisians Agitate for a ‘Second Revolution’ -

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