In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a ‘Tea Craze’ Would Destroy Society

Studer, Nina Salouâ (27 February 2019). In 1930s Tunisia, French Doctors Feared a ‘Tea Craze’ Would Destroy Society. Gastro Obscura

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In 1927, at a meeting of the Academy of Medicine in Paris, a French-trained Tunisian doctor, Béchir Dinguizli, sounded the alarm about a “new social scourge” spreading like an “oil stain” across Tunisia. It had “entered our morals with lightning speed,” he warned, and if not stopped by French authorities, it had the power to paralyse Tunisian society.

Item Type:

Newspaper or Magazine Article

Division/Institute:

06 Faculty of Humanities > Department of Art and Cultural Studies > Institut für Studien zum Nahen Osten und zu muslimischen Gesellschaften

UniBE Contributor:

Studer, Nina Salouâ

Subjects:

200 Religion > 290 Other religions
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 390 Customs, etiquette & folklore
900 History > 960 History of Africa

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nina Salouâ Studer

Date Deposited:

23 Jun 2020 13:56

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:38

Additional Information:

Online Magazin

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/143001

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