Amel Grami on Europe as a non-option

Tunisian theologian Amel Grami speaks with Beat Stauffer about tendencies toward re-Islamization among Tunisian women. She explains: "An entire generation of young people have no more dreams, no more ideals, no more future. They simply sense that we have failed. Many of my students understand quite well that a master's degree in Arabic literature isn't worth anything these days. These young people feel humiliated in their own countries. Until a few years ago, young people who felt that their own societies did not respect them would emigrate. Today, the borders are increasingly blocked, and anyone who manages to go to Europe has a tough row to hoe, as an Arab and Muslim. Today, these young people know that they have no hope. And so they escape into religion."

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