Pdf  Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the circumstances surrounding the abolition or end/disappearance of the Portuguese Jewish community in Tunis (Livornese or Grāna) on February 17, 1944. First, we present a historical overview of the…

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026 (3:00–5:00 PM), the sixth meeting of the new MEEM (Mediterranean Emotions) Seminar series will take place (online). Speaker: Houssem Eddine Chachia (University of Tunis and Shawwaf Visiting Associate Professor at Harvard University).…

Volume Editors:    Antonio Urquizar-Herrera, Borja Franco Llopis , and  Elena Paulino Montero This book analyses early modern narratives that have shaped Europe's understanding of its Islamic heritage and produces reflective material addressing four main …

Part of the Lyell Lectures 28 and 30 April and 5, 7 and 11 May 2026 At the Weston Library and online  Free, booking required Registration for the lectures will open on 30 January 2026. About this lecture series These lectures examine the books produced by Mu…

Harvard Islamic Studies Thursday, September 25, 2025 Houssem Eddine Chachia , Shawwaf Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations , Harvard University Co-sponsor: Center for Middle Eastern Studies

The Morisco Diaspora and the Morisco Networks across the Western and Eastern Mediterranean Series: The Medieval and Early Modern Iberian World, Volume: 86 Volume Editors: Gerard A. Wiegers and Mercedes García-Arenal The expulsion of the Moriscos from Habsbu…

PDF Chachia, Houssem Eddine. "Chapter 6 ‘Powerful Moriscos’ in Tunisia during the Seventeenth Century". In The Morisco Diaspora and the Morisco Networks across the Mediterranean, (Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, 2024) doi: https://doi.org/10.1163/…

Explores the cultural identity of the Andalusian community in post-revolutionary Tunisia Offers a fresh perspective on the Andalusians in Tunisia, challenging the prevailing notion that they fully assimilated into the Arabo-Muslim majority by the 18th century…

Abstract:  Esta obra tiene como objetivo profundizar en la discusión académica sobre "Túnez, el Mediterráneo y los Moriscos" desde una multiplicidad de perspectivas científicas. Así, pues, el tema es revisitado con rigor crítico y con nuevas aproxim…

Download PDF                                                         CHACHIA, Houssem Eddine, «Tunis: City of Open Doors», in Giovanni Tarantino and Arnaldo Marcone (eds.), Twelve Cities - One Sea: Earl…

This talk analyzes the different representations of the Moriscos’ history in Spanish and Arab thought from the early modern era to today. First, it examines the evolution of the presence of this history in the literature and historic texts of the Spanish gol…

Register for this event: https://nyuad.my.salesforce-sites.com/Events/NYUEventRegistration?event=E5pKKSL5Ca3qIPdb6qZHig_3D_3D نحاول من خلال هذه المحاضرة تحليل مُختلف التمثلات الإسبانية والعربية للتاريخ الموريسكي منذ بداية الفترة الحديثة إلى اليوم. بدايةً، س…

Day 1. 15th June 2022. Tunis University of Tunis       Faculté des Sciences Humaines et Sociales       94, BD du 9 avril 1938, 1007.       Room: Salah Guermedi. 09:15 Reception of participants. 09:30 Presentation of the project and the Training School. Anto…

Deadline:  15th April 2022 Date:  15th-17th June 2022 Place:  Tunis (Tunisia) Scientific Coordinators:  Houssem Eddine Chachia, Gerard Wiegers, Luis Bernabé Pons, Emir O. Filipović, Borja Franco, Antonio Urquízar Herrera and Neila Saadi Abstract:  Over the pa…

Zoom/ University of Amsterdam (The Netherlands) 16-17 September 2021 (Zoom link soon on this page) This workshop, co-organized by IS-LE COST Action (CA18129) Islamic Legacy: Narratives East, West, South, North of the Mediterranean (1350-1750) and the ERC Syne…

Download  Abstract: This essay offers a brief introduction to archival documents from late medieval to sixteenth-century Tunis. It then presents nine letters sent by Muley al-Ḥassan, the sultan of Tunis, to Habsburg officials immediately following the 1535 de…