Nadia Bouras | |
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 Nadia Bouras (2023) | |
| Born | 1981 (age 43–44) |
| Occupation | Historian |
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| Alma mater | Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | History |
| Sub-discipline | History of Morocco |
Nadia Bouras (born 1981,Amsterdam,The Netherlands) is a Dutch historian of Moroccan descent. [1] Bouras' work focuses on Moroccan history,migration history,and the history of the Moroccan diaspora in the Netherlands.
Bouras,her twin sister,and her three other siblings were born in Amsterdam to Moroccan immigrants. [2] [3] Her mother was from Casablanca,and worked as a cook after emigrating;her father was from Sidi Ifni. Her mother attended secondary school,but married and left the country before taking her school-leaving exam. [3] Bouras grew up in De Pijp,and the family bought a house in Nieuw Sloten when she was 15. [4]
As a child,she attended the Bouchra School,an Arabic-language school in Amsterdam's Rivierenbuurt neighborhood,which was one of the country's first such schools. [2] [5] Bouras became interested in history at a young age,and by the start of secondary school wanted to study history. As a young student,she was involved in a number of extracurricular activities,including student council,the school newspaper,and drama club. [3]
Bouras entered Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in 2000,where she studied history. In 2003,she studied abroad at the College of New Jersey. [3] [6] She has credited this time in the United States with awakening her connection to her Moroccan heritage and her Muslim and Arab identity. [5] [6] In 2005,she completed her master's degree dissertation,which focused on "Moroccan women's role in migration in the Netherlands". [2]
In 2012,she published her Ph.D.-thesis,Het Land van Herkomst,Perspectieven op verbondenheid met Marokko,1960–2010 (The Country of Origin:Perspectives on Alliance with Morocco,1960–2010). [7]
Bouras began working at Leiden University in 2006,where she is a lecturer in history. [3]
In celebration of the 40th anniversary of the treaty allowing mass-recruitment of Moroccans for Dutch industries,Bouras (together with Annemarie Cottaar and Fatiha Laouikili) wrote a book entitled Marokkanen in Nederland:de pioniers vertellen (Moroccans in the Netherlands:Pioneers Tell Their Stories,ed. Meulenhof 2009). [8] The book deals with the history of arrival,settlement,and integration of Moroccans in Dutch society. [9] [10] [11] Bouras interviewed many Moroccan immigrants for a 2019 article "Vijf mythes over de komst van Marokkaanse gastarbeiders naar Nederland ontkracht" ("Five myths about the arrival of Moroccan guest-workers in the Netherlands disproved") in Trouw . [12] She also coauthored Rif Tour:Marokkanen in Nederland 1960–1973 (with Cottaar,Laouikili and Annemarie Boer). [13]
Bouras is married and has two daughters. [14]
Bouras has criticized the attitude of the Dutch government towards the Moroccan-Dutch community,and has suggested the government has used the issue of antisemitism as a cover for discriminating against the community. [15] [16] In an interview with OneWorld Magazine,she said,"The fear within the Jewish community is real,we should not trivialize it...But...politicians are abusing the fear of anti-Semitism to identify an enemy". [17] She has been vocal in opposing the Gaza war,and Dutch support of the Israeli military. [15]
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