Women resisting colonization : Female rebels in Tunisia, Tripolitania and Fezzan: Networks, solidarity and repression (1881-1918)

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Lafi, Nora:
Women resisting colonization : Female rebels in Tunisia, Tripolitania and Fezzan: Networks, solidarity and repression (1881-1918).
In: Africa : Rivista Semestrale di Studi e Ricerche. N.S. Vol. 7 (2025) Issue 1 . - pp. 47-65.
ISSN 2612-6702
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52056/9791257010911/03

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Abstract in another language

This paper, based upon the study of original archives, analyzes the mechanisms of colonial repression in Southern Tunisia in the context of French occupation. It focuses particularly on how women were targeted and on the nature of the various phases of repression. It underlines both the significant role of females in resistance and their importance in local and regional networks. The paper also addresses the question of the communication by networks of resistance between the various formerly Ottoman provinces that were occupied by France and Italy. It discusses, too, the relationship between early resistance networks in the South and the emergence of the national movement in Tunisia, as well as communication between Tunis, Southern Tunisia and Tripoli in the context of French and Italian repressive actions.

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Item Type:	Article in a journal
Refereed:	Yes
Keywords:	colonial history; women; resistance; tunisia; libya
Institutions of the University:	Faculties > Faculty of Languages and Literature > Chair Islamic Studies > Chair Islamic Studies - Univ.-Prof. Dr. Nora Lafi
Result of work at the UBT:	No
DDC Subjects:	900 History and geography > 900 History 900 History and geography > 960 History of Africa
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2026 07:05
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2026 07:05
URI:	https://eref.uni-bayreuth.de/id/eprint/95564