Taht Essour

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Taht Essour (جماعة تحت السور , jmāɛit taḥt is-sūr), meaning "under the ramparts" in English, is a group of Tunisian intellectuals formed during the interwar period, from all disciplines, who were meeting in a namesake caffé situated in the popular district of Bab Souika (against the ramparts of the Medina of Tunis).

It notably included , Habib Cheikhrouhou, , Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Tahar Haddad, , , , Hédi Jouini, , and Khemaïs Tarnane as well as Ali Douagi who narrated the group's life in one of his works.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Philippe Di Folco, Le goût de Tunis, éd. Mercure de France, Paris, 2007, p. 90


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