01. Terre Ceinte: What happens when terror reigns in a fictional African town

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Threads of Ifriqiya

Hajer and Ramdane

4 episodes

3 days ago

Weaving together stories and wisdom into a shared tapestry of African narrative. Step into the worlds imagined by Africa’s greatest storytellers. From fables and forgotten tales to hidden gems of African literature and oral traditions, Threads of Ifriqiya brings the continent’s voices to life — one story at a time. Thoughtful and deeply rooted in arts, this podcast is your invitation to explore the continent’s rich cultural heritage through books, personal stories, and timeless wisdom.

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01. Terre Ceinte: What happens when terror reigns in a fictional African town

Threads of Ifriqiya

37 minutes 21 seconds

3 months ago

01. Terre Ceinte: What happens when terror reigns in a fictional African town

In this episode we dive into Terre Ceinte, the powerful novel by Mohamed Mbougar Sarr—an exploration of violence, freedom, and resistance in the face of extremism, an extremism too often, rightly or wrongly, associated with Islam.

[Spoiler Alert: This content contains major plot details from the book]

00:00 Intro

03:10 The author, the title, and the meaning of Kalep

15:42 The main themes

18:21 Writing as a tool for liberation

26:13 The nature of human society

29:31 The maternal figures

36:16 Outro

If you want to dive deeper into the haunting world of Terre Ceinte, we invite you to check this reading session of the book by RFI (in French) https://youtu.be/yAqKKemM8U0?si=9jTsSl-RD3qmefOo

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