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Sophie Bessis

French-Tunisian historian and journalist · France · On the map · Writers · Born 1947 · age 79

Sophie Bessis is a Tunisian-born French historian, journalist, researcher, and feminist author. She has written numerous works in French, Spanish, and English on development in the Maghreb and the Arab world, as well as the situation of women denouncing the identity imprisonment to which they are subjected.

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Order of the Republic2016
Jovellanos International Essay Award2005

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She is the recipient of the Paris Liège literary prize and was honored as Commandeur of the Order of the Republic.

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France
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Writers
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Born 1947 · age 79

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