Latifa Lakhdar Explained

Latifa Lakhdar (born 1 February 1956) is a Tunisian historian and politician who was Minister of Culture from February 2015 until January 2016.

Early life and education

Lakhdar was born in Zarzis on 1 February 1956. She was a student of Mohamed Arkoun at the Sorbonne in Paris.[1]

Career

Lakhdar was Professor of Contemporary History at University of Ez-Zitouna from 1991 to 1999 and from 2000 to 2015 at the University of Tunis.[2]

Lakhdar is an expert in Islamic thought[3] and has published several books in Arabic and French, notably on the condition of women in Islamic societies.[1] [2] She is a women's rights activist and secularist.[4] She has argued that Islamic fundamentalism, including Islamic terrorism is part of Islamic orthodoxy, but that Islamic thought can be enlightened and liberal if it undergoes a "critical revolution".[1] She argues that "The jihadist idea that religion should rule politics is a model that never existed."

Political career

Lakhdar is a founding member of the Association tunisienne des femmes démocrates. In 2011, she was elected vice-president of the Higher Authority for Realisation of the Objectives of the Revolution, Political Reform and Democratic Transition.[2] [5]

On 6 February 2015, Lakhdar was appointed Minister of Culture and Heritage Preservation, as an independent, in the government of Prime Minister Habib Essid. She was in communication with museum staff during the Bardo National Museum attack on 18 March 2015 and later unveiled a memorial at the site.[6]

On 12 February 2016, Lakhdar was made a Commander of the Order of the Republic by President Béji Caïd Essebsi for her service.[7]

Publications

Books

Articles

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Other Islam: Scholarly, and Written with a Sharp Pen. Sandro. Magister. Chiesa. 19 November 2002. 4 December 2016.
  2. Web site: French. Qui est Latifa Lakhdhar, nouvelle ministre de la Culture?. 24 January 2015. 4 December 2016. Tekiano.
  3. Web site: Latifa Lakhdar : L'esprit critique tunisien va évoluer . French. Al-Ahram. 15 April 2015. 4 December 2016. Karem. Yéhia.
  4. What is democracy? Promises and perils of the Arab Spring. Valetine M.. Moghadam. 2013. Current Sociology. 61. 4. 393–408. 10.1177/0011392113479739. 145110657.
  5. Book: 43. Making Globalization Work for Women: The Role of Social Rights and Trade Union Leadership. 2011. SUNY Press. Valentine M.. Moghadam. Suzanne. Franzway. Mary Margaret. Fonow. 9781438439600.
  6. Web site: Tunisian minister followed Bardo attack from 'crisis cell'. The Irish Times. Lara. Marlowe. 24 March 2015. 4 December 2016.
  7. Web site: Tunisie : Latifa Lakhdar décorée des insignes de commandeur de l'ordre de la République. French. 12 February 2016. 4 December 2016. Tekiano.

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