What’s behind the violent racist attacks in Tunisia?

The Take examines the rise of racial tensions in Tunisia.

A lady carries a banner, which reads: 'Feminist, Tunisian, African. We're all women and men immigrants', throughout a protest after Tunisian President Kais Saied ordered safety forces to cease all unlawful migration and expel all undocumented migrants, in Tunis, Tunisia, February 25, 2023 [Jihed Abidellaoui/Reuters]

The wave of racist violence sweeping Tunisia is not like something in latest reminiscence. The assaults observe a speech by Tunisia’s President Kais Saied accusing African migrants of conspiring to make Tunisia extra African and fewer Arab. That is the most recent in a string of authoritarian strikes by the president, and it has protesters again out on the street. However what is going to occur to the victims of this racism within the meantime?

On this episode: 

• Alpha Turay, a refugee from Sierra Leone dwelling in Tunisia
• Fadil Aliriza (@FadilAliriza), founder and editor-in-chief of @meshkaltn

Episode credit:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters with Chloe Okay. Li and our host, Malika Bilal. Miranda Lin fact-checked this episode.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Andy Greiner and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. 

Alexandra Locke is The Take’s government producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.

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