samifikra

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Member	Nov 12, 2006 (18 years)	-	1	1

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Member since: Nov 12, 2006 (18 years)
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Bio

My name is Sami Ben Gharbia. Born in Bizerte (Tunisia) in 1967, I fled from Tunisia in 1998 and live in The Netherlands as political refugee. I speak Arabic, French, Dutch, English, and a bit of Farsi. My personal blog [fikra] فكرة (which means idea in Arabic) has been censored in Tunisia since 2003. I initially start blogging with the publishing of the first Tunisian e-book (Borj Erroumi XL) that tells the story of the escapade that I was forced to, crossing Africa and the Middle East, to reach Europe and get asylum. I can also be found at <a href="http://nawaat.org" rel="nofollow">nawaat.org</a>, an independent Tunisian site that I run together with a wonderful team. I joined <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org" rel="nofollow">Global Voices</a> team as <a href="http://advocacy.globalvoicesonline.org" rel="nofollow">Advocacy</a> Director. I am fascinated by the use of new information technologies for advocacy and fighting censorship and oppression. That’s why I’m blogging. That’s why I’m here.