Thank you for this podcast. Decolonization is still and must be a priority in our agenda. As said by Idriss « decolonizing our thinking » is something we should be aware of. In the sixties and seventies, the decolonization was a recurring slogan. What we are seeing today is a counter revolution; the youngest are dreaming of the West. After Isreal war on Gaza and the support from the West, a change in the mindset must happen. Once again, we need to decolonize our mind.
Respected, I am from Pakistan. Following Slavery in history and regions. Officially Slavery/ Colonialism is finished or in Africa is about to finish. However the situation of Mental Slavery has Engulfed the world. Branded products, Footballers transfer fees, and in every sphere of life.
@@bubblelaber4909 Respected, I am highly obliged for your assessment/ hospitality towards Pakistan. Everyone is correct in their own Parameters/ Perspectives.
Greetings from ST.THOMAS Virgin Islands USA...Colonism is a live but must be studied then Stop. New Caledonia Kanaky, Liberty Freedom and Independence, Franz Fanon work must be studied.
Great interview, excellent content, really, deep analysis and high level of knowledge with important references, I keep reviewing it. We look forward to other interviews with Dr Idriss Jebari. 👍
Thanks for the excellent discussion. It is worth mentioning that when Morocco was under the french protectorate, France had built schools in the hope of altering the "indigenous", as they used to call the local population, to feed them with french culture and to raise them to love France, in order for the next generations to not think of France as the enemy and colonizer. The schools were not open to all at first, but only to the elite of the society around that time. Some of the elites, however, refused to send their kids to french schools but prefered to sent them rather to the orient, mostly Egypt where they studied in Arabic, like Allal El Fassi, mentioned in the discussion, founder of Al Istiqlal party (The Independence) and prominent figure in the political scene of Morocco. This had a deep influence on the political map post-independence, the scholars who studied in orient were more leaning towards right-wing ideas and Pan-Arabism, whereas the scholars who studied in french schools and later on in french universities were more influenced by socialist french intellectuals in France around that time, and were leaning towards the left-wing ideas like Ben Bark, Abderrahim Bouabid (Both former Istiqlal members). This gestation lead to a schism in Al Istiqlal party and gave birth to a new socialist political party lead by Ben Barka. This schism still bears its marks in Morocco, that you can still notice in the society, for example programs on TV, magazines, and Moroccan literature: authors who publish in Arabic and others in french...
Shukrani, asante sana for this excellent discussion. Really very relevant in the multifaceted quest for real decolonisation of the Global South. A Luta Continua!!!
A bit too academic for my taste but nice and necessary. What about postcolonial ideas that get unduced though? Much more interesting, but maybe different subject or off topic.
Honestly did not learn a single thing about decolonisation, North Africa, or the Arab World from this podcast. They kept going into tangents which weren’t helpful at all!
Why are postmodernists obsessed with decolonization? What's wrong about using french as part of our rich history. Why don't we reconcile with our past and move forward without intellectualizing that our backwardness is partially due to colonialism?
Because the notion of ‘backwardness’ you are referring to is a colonial notion. The things you would consider ‘backward’ that exist in the colonised world are things the colonial nations imposed on the colonised. The pointing of the finger at a supposed backwardness is how colonisation also justified itself before the arrival of the Europeans, and now continues, the west has changed its society from the things they perceived as civilised 100 years ago and now call the habits they imposed on others as ‘backward’ which is a bit of an irony.
بدك تعمل ‘decolonisations' بي الانجليزي و الفرنسى!؟ عندك لغة، عالم لغوي، هوا اللغة العربية، ربما أقدم لغة فى العالم، بكل ما تحتويه من كنوز…و أنتم تريدوا أن تفقرو لغتكم و تغنوا لغة اخرى!؟
Why are postmodernists obsessed with decolonization? What's wrong about using french as part of our rich history. Why don't we reconcile with our past and move forward without intellectualizing that our backwardness is partially due to colonialism?
