Francophone North African Literature

Generational Differences Between North African Francophone Literatures: The New Stories of Immigrants in France

Modern Origins: A North African Perspective

A has the longest archaeological record on the planet and a great part of it concerns human evolution. That makes this region one of the most attractive to research, which resulted in its intensive survey and excavation over the last 150 years. One hot issue is the emergence of anatomically modern humans and Northern Africa has evidence that seems to be key for the understanding of such a topic...

Are There Mental Health Differences Between Francophone and Non-Francophone Populations in Manitoba?

OBJECTIVE Francophones may experience poorer health due to social status, cultural differences in lifestyle and attitudes, and language barriers to health care. Our study sought to compare mental health indicators between Francophones and non-Francophones living in the province of Manitoba. METHODS Two populations were used: one from administrative datasets housed at the Manitoba Centre for H...

Magrebines: Historical Representations of North African Women in 19th-Century French Oriental ism and Post-1950s North African Narrative

The theme for this year's Penn Humanities forum is that of 'word and image,' a broad topic indeed. Even after deciding that my project would broadly focus on the interactions between French Orientalist and North African narrative and painting, I lacked a focus for the project that would marry it firmly to this theme. Finally, I arrived at what had always been the most obvious connection: the im...

BRCA Genetic Screening in Middle Eastern and North African: Mutational Spectrum and Founder BRCA1 Mutation (c.798_799delTT) in North African

BACKGROUND The contribution of BRCA1 mutations to both hereditary and sporadic breast and ovarian cancer (HBOC) has not yet been thoroughly investigated in MENA. METHODS To establish the knowledge about BRCA1 mutations and their correlation with the clinical aspect in diagnosed cases of HBOC in MENA populations. A systematic review of studies examining BRCA1 in BC women in Cyprus, Jordan, Egy...