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Sofiane Bouhdiba is a Tunisian demographer, born on 12 April 1968. He is Professor of Demography in the department of Sociology in the University of Tunis. He has taught in many universities in Europe, Africa and the United States, and has participated in a great number of international conferences, with a focus on mortality and morbidity. As an international consultant to the United Nations, he had the opportunity to observe closely the history of the fight against major diseases in the world. He has also participated in numerous scientific and humanitarian missions in sub-Saharan Africa. Professor Sofiane Bouhdiba is well-known for the realism of his recommendations, and has been appointed as an expert in Demography before the Tunisian Parliament (Assemblée des Représentants du Peuple). Scientific articles written in English: « Islam and AIDS prevention in Asia », From negation to negotiations, éd. Pragun Publication, New Delhi, 2008 ; « Trans-national Practices and Sanitary Risks in the Red Sea Region: The Case of the Pilgrimage to Mecca », Society for Arabian Studies Monographs, n°8, 2009 ; « The Pension of the Returning Retired Migrant in the Maghreb: A Development Factor? », A study on the Dynamics of Arab Expatriate Communities: Promoting Positive Contributions to Socioeconomic Development and Political Transitions in their Homelands, éd. Organisation internationale pour les migrations/Ligue des États arabes, Le Caire, 2012 ; « The first Arab revolution? The Jasmine revolution », Global South Magazine, vol. VII, n°3, juillet 2011 ; « Cosmetic Surgery in Arab Muslim Society: History and Representation », actes du colloque Health Related Issues and Islamic Normativity, éd. Université de Hambourg, Hambourg, 2014 ; « Inequities and Democracy: the case of post-revolution Tunisia », Inequality, Democracy and Development under Neoliberalism and Beyond, éd.
