Tangier Global Forum

17/05/2022

The 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘚𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 has published Founding Director Anouar Majid's essay "Edward Said: The condition of exile" in the Footnotes to Plato section and featured it on the homepage. Majid wrote about the Palestinian American thinker Edward Said’s influential work on power, culture, and identity.

Edward W. Said was a linguistic virtuoso, and his theory of Orientalism is far too erudite, complex and nuanced for shorthand definitions. He wrote contrapuntally, thought in long circles and connected seemingly dissonant events, and so any brief account of his oeuvre is bound to fall short. In his....

13/08/2021

Founding Director, Anouar Majid, has been invited to give a talk on Clubhouse on August 14, 2021 at 16h (WEST) titled "Unmooring the Moor: A Conversation about Faith and Freedom" as part of the Earth Future Us Conversation Series. You can join the conversation by downloading the Clubhouse app. https://www.clubhouse.com/join/earth-light-keepers/O4C85fiL/M4G9O96W

13/11/2018

A rare look into the life and work of Anouar Majid, Founding Director and host of the lectures we enjoy. Arabic Version (https://alarab.co.uk/%D8%A3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1-%D9%85%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A3%D9%86%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%88-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D8%A3%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B9-%D8%B7%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A9) English version: (https://thearabweekly.com/heretic-world-moroccan-writer-anouar-majid)

“My ultimate goal is criticism and confronting every repressive thought system wherever it may be.” - Moroccan writer Anouar Majid

09/11/2018

Discover the incredible experiences students have when they study abroad at the University of New England's Tangier, Morocco Campus.

I sat in the cafeteria, peeling back the buttery layers of my croissant and laughing with my friends about the previous night’s antics when Douaa, our campus coordinator and a...

19/10/2018

18/10/2018

Thursday, October 11th was a wonderful evening at the University of New England's Tangier Campus learning about "Morocco in Brazilian Culture" from Waïl S. Hassan. If you missed the event, watch the full lecture here:

The University of New England's Tangier Global Forum and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host Waïl S. Hassan on "Morocco in Brazilian Culture" in Tangie...

28/06/2018

Learn about the new Moroccan tile wall located at the Global Education section of the Ripich Commons on the Biddeford Campus in Maine!

07/06/2018

Get to know Anouar Majid through his scholarly magazine "Tingis." His latest article "Nations Without Honor" uses Tamler Sommers' book "Why Honor Matters" to compare the idea of honor in the US to Morocco since his arrival more than 35 years ago.

Respect to Tamler Sommers for daring to write Why Honor Matters, a book about a subject that, in my opinion, hasn’t had any currency whatsoever in the life of Americans...

10/05/2018

UNE student, Samia Pratt, reflects on a once in a lifetime opportunity for UNE students to listen to Anouar Majid, author of “Si Yussef,” read from his novel in the place that inspired it.

The mist began to dampen my face as we began on our walk to Café Smara, a Tangier café made famous by the novel Si Yussef. We walked down what...

04/05/2018

Ed Berenson, who recently spoke at our UNE Morocco Campus, shares his thoughts on the experience and the wonderful people that made it memorable.

There’s a gesture that sums up the people of Tangier. When responding to a compliment or expressing an earnest emotion, the Tangerois tap their palms against their upper chests, right...

24/04/2018

Thank you all for attending last week's lecture "America and Immigration" by Edward Berenson! For those of you who missed it you can watch it here:

The University of New England's Tangier Global Forum and its founding director, Anouar Majid, host Edward Berenson on "America and Immigration" in Tangier, M...

20/04/2018