The Uprooting
الاقتلاع
Arc: 1913–1998 • Family: Independence & dismantling
The institutions that survived four centuries of pressure are dismantled in two decades — not by military defeat, but by deliberate policy. In Tunisia: Bourguiba's secularization. In Albania: Hoxha's atheist state.
Chapters
Chapter
Henchir al-Turki
2026
Henchir al-Turki, Cap Bon
2,000 words
Chapter
Interstitial Scenes
1955-1998
Various
4,200 words
Chapter
Istanbul, January 1913
1913
Ottoman Ministry of Finance, Istanbul
1,100 words
Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Two Foundations
1913-1915
Monastir; Tunis
4,843 words
Chapter 2
Chapter 2: The Sadiki Years
1925-1934
Tunis; Maghoura, Djerba; Vichy, France
10,085 words
Chapter 3
Chapter 3: The Partnership
1934-1954
Tunis; Cairo
5,096 words
Chapter 4
The Split
1955-1956
Tunis, Ben Youssef Home; General Residency
4,948 words
Chapter 5
The Dismantling from Cairo
1956-1961
Djebel Agri, Ghar Jani, Tataouine; Cairo, Egypt
8,598 words
Chapter 6
The Assassination
1958-1965
Sabbat Dhalam, Tunis; Frankfurt, West Germany; Cairo, Egypt; Tunis, Presidential Palace; Henchir al-Turki, Cap Bon; Beirut, Lebanon
7,029 words
Chapter 7
The Teacher's Testimony
1955-1969
Tunis, Mzali's home (plus flashbacks)
5,961 words