Join facebook to connect with moussa ag assarid and others you may know. Moussa ag assarid is the oldest of thirteen children in a nomadic touareg family. Moussa ag assarid and jonas staal new world embassy. Rojava was a temporary embassy constructed in oslo to represent the ideals of a stateless democracy developed by the communities of the autonomous region of rojava, northern syria. This is my unapproved translation of the letter that won moussa ag assarid 15,000 km of train travel through europe see my previous post. Moussa ag acharatoumane serves as a spokesperson for the national movement for the liberation of azawad mnla and was based in paris, france as recently as. We are shaped by very different histories, but we both believe that the cultural and the political are fundamentally related, and. Azawad 9 september 2014 bak, basis voor actuele kunst, utrecht, the netherlands new world embassy. Azawad explores the intersection of art, theory, and activism through the proposition of temporarily instituting an operational embassy as an extraterritorial space of representation, negotiation, and international exchange. They were just people trying to feed their families. Moussa ag assarid, diplome en management, est consultant en developpement et communication. Moussa wrote an autobiographical account of his journeys in a book, there are no traffic jams in the desert. Books go search buy again your store deals store gift cards sell help.
Maria hlavajova is founding general and artistic director of bak, basis voor actuele kunst, utrecht, since 2000. One day, when he was a child, the parisdakar rally went through his camp and a book fell out of a french journalists bag. Follow moussa ag assarid and explore their bibliography from s moussa ag assarid author page. Rojava was a temporary embassy constructed in oslo to represent the ideals of a stateless democracy developed by the communities of the autonomous region of. The two protagonists are both decent in their respective roles, especially the reserved and lowkey performance by deborah francois is memorable, while. Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Theophile trossat when the fancy takes him and when he has the time, moussa ag assarid walks around the french city of angers sporting the elaborate indigodyed cheche traditionally worn by tuareg nomads, the blue men of the desert. She regularly writes on the kurdish freedom movement for international media outlets. Blue publication foundation for achieving seamless territory. Tacit french support of separatists in mali brings anger. No better place to meet yourself, by moussa ag assarid. I was born in a nomadic camp of touaregs, between timbuktu and gao, in. Indeed, a movement spokesman, moussa ag assarid declares, were ready to. Apres dix ans passes en france, le jeune touareg moussa ag assarid retourne au sahara.
Mar 22, 2018 article by moussa ag assarid, syndicated from, mar 22, 2018 moussa ag assarid maa. He has worked as a journalist, actor, tour guide, and writer. In 20082016 she was research and artistic director of former west, which she initiated and developed as an internationally collaborative research, education, publication, and exhibition. We, the writers, come from very different political contexts. Based in the ahaggar, it formed part of the kel ghela. Blue accounts foundation for achieving seamless territory. Born in northern mali in 1975, he moved to france in 1999 to study management at the university of montpellier. You have to look at that the muslim invaders that entered southwestern europe used black african slave soldiers in the thousands many worked thier way up in the ranks and got position of generals even given rulership over some city states. Article by moussa ag assarid, syndicated from, mar 22, 2018 moussa ag assarid maa. Musa ag amastan 18671920 was the chief of the kel ahaggar tuareg from 1905 to 1920. Theophile trossat when the fancy takes him and when he has the time, moussa ag assarid walks around the french city of angers sporting the elaborate indigodyed cheche traditionally worn by tuareg nomads, the blue men of. Referring to the exfighters from two of the islamist groups, moussa ag assarid, an mnla spokesman, said, i was personally able to witness former combatants who said they were not jihadists, not even islamists. Oct 24, 2015 this article appeared in the expat lives series of the ft weekend.
We are shaped by very different histories, but we both believe that the cultural and the political are fundamentally related, and that they mutually inform one another. Cities in the desert a conversation with moussa ag assarid. Oct 06, 2009 new world summit berlin moussa ag assarid national liberation movement of azawad, mnla duration. Timbuktu was the final city to fall under our control, said moussa ag assarid said, according to the wall street journal. I was born in a nomadic camp of touaregs, between timbuktu and gao, in the north of mali. The page turner is a short film, its running time is no more than 80 minutes, and as a result the story moves forward quickly, though not in a frenetic pace which confuses the audience. Tacit french support of separatists in mali brings anger, charges of betrayal the rise to power, again, of the ethnic turareg mnla has malians angry and wondering about europes role and. Like his father, grandfather and greatgrandfather, moussa was a shepherd in the sahara, part of a nomadic berber tribe called the touareg. One day, when he was a child, the parisdakar rally went through his camp and a book.
The desire for additional education led him to france in 1999. The utopia of dissidence and cultural pluralism in. New world summit berlin moussa ag assarid national liberation movement of azawad, mnla duration. Jul 11, 2018 you have to look at that the muslim invaders that entered southwestern europe used black african slave soldiers in the thousands many worked thier way up in the ranks and got position of generals even given rulership over some city states.
Many of the french who had met moussa noted his religiosity. I was born in a nomadic camp of tuaregs, between timbuktu and gao, in the north of mali. African nomadic architecture impressions from labelle prussin circles quotations of aldo van eyck brick by the dogon foundation. I have been a shepherd of camels, goats, sheep and cows for my father. This is done in order to assess the status of productive difference and engagement with the other in their respective utopias, created over the course of a century. Jul 28, 2019 excerpts from an interview with moussa ag assarid by victor m. Moussa ag assarid was born in northern mali around 1975. The above is excerpted from an interview with victor amela. Mali coup leaders pledge to hand over power as tuareg rebels. Oct 09, 2015 tuareg tribesman moussa ag assarid left the sahara for the french city of angers and wrote a book about his adventures moussa ag assarid in the french city of angers, wearing tuareg garb, although. In military terms, our mission has been accomplished. Dilar dirik is an activist of the kurdish womens movement and a phd candidate at the department of sociology at university of cambridge, cambridge. Tuareg tribesman moussa ag assarid left the sahara for the french city of angers and wrote a book about his adventures moussa ag assarid in. Moussa ag acharatoumane serves as a spokesperson for the national movement for the liberation of azawad mnla and was based in paris, france as recently as 22 march 2012.
It can be found in his book, ya pas dembouteillage dans le desert. Moussa ag assarid livres, biographie, extraits et photos. Today i study management in the university of montpellier. Ultranationalism and the art of the stateless state 1 in hungary and greece, the paramilitary fascists respectively jobbik and golden dawn, with which even the national front is unwilling to collaborate, gained strength.