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Asmaa Elgamal

Asmaa Elgamal

Asmaa Elgamal is a writer and Ph.D. candidate in international development planning at MIT. Her research explores the intersections of colonial history, military politics and knowledge production in the Middle East and North Africa.

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A Female Muslim Scholar in France Discovers a Past That’s Present

A Female Muslim Scholar in France Discovers a Past That’s Present

In my role as a doctoral scholar at MIT, a journey to the government archives in the French city of Nantes felt like a chance to discover the hidden history of the conquest of Morocco. But I found my own identity followed me everywhere.

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