Coline Houssais

Coline Houssais is a translator, journalist, producer and independent researcher specializing on cultural history of Northern African and Near Eastern migration in Western Europe as well as on music from the Arab world. A graduate from Sciences Po, Institut Français d’Etudes Arabes de Damas, INALCO and the London School of Economics and Political Science, Coline teaches at Sciences Po. Founder of Ustaza à Paris – L’Agence Ustaza, she is a 2020 Camargo Foundation Fellow as well as the recipient of the Spring 2021 IMéRA-MUCEM Fellowship. Her latest publications include an anthology of Arab music, Musiques du Monde Arabe – une anthologie en 100 artistes (Le Mot et le Reste, 2020) and the first two volumes of Araborama (Institut du Monde Arabe / Le Seuil).

The Arab Writer in Paris; Paris in the Arab Writer

The Arab Writer in Paris; Paris in the Arab Writer

Coline Houssais explores the rich tapestry of Arab literature intertwined with the poetic allure of Paris.

31 MARCH 2024 • By Coline Houssais, Lina Mounzer
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