Nation of strangers

For our first live recording at the Conduit, Jon and I host Turkish writer and political commentator Ece Temelkuran to discuss her brave and beautiful new book, Nation Of Strangers. In a world unmaking our sense of safety and belonging, Ece offers something we desperately need: a vision of the future we can create together and…

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How to Save Democracy podcast is on!
How to Save Democracy

With Jon Alexander and Jo Barratt, we’re super proud to introduce How To Save Democracy, a new podcast that aims to heal society’s broken relationship with democracy.I’d love you to join us as we hold the space for the tough conversations we need to have.We love democracy, genuinely, wholeheartedly. But it’s like a dysfunctional relationship.…

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Dictatorships Fear What We Must Build: Collective Intelligence and Action
Dictatorships Fear What We Must Build: Collective Intelligence and Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xixX5ZeGW8A Dictatorships Fear What We Must Build: Collective Intelligence and Action What do dictatorships fear most? It’s noise, connection, and solidarity. Resistance together. In this personal and politically charged keynote at the 2025 Creative Bureaucracy Festival, I shared my journey from growing up under dictatorship in Tunisia to witnessing -and participating in- the uprising that…

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Omezzine Khelifa

Omezzine Khelifa is a Tunisian politician, activist, and social entrepreneur. Born in Carthage she was raised in La Marsa in the northern suburb of Tunis.

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Hey, welcome! My name is Omezzine Khelifa and this is my official website. Here you will find some of my latest news and information.

I have been initially trained as a Telecommunications and computer science engineer but life has awakened the activist in me – remember the Tunisian Revolution of Freedom and Dignity in 2010? It’s called the Arab Spring nowadays.

I then became a politician, ran for office for the first free and fair elections and advised two Ministers in transition governments during the Tunisian transition to democracy. After leaving party politics in 2015, I founded and ran “Mobdiun – Creative Youth”, a social impact & civic innovation organization that inspires youth to lead change and help build a peaceful democracy in Tunisia using arts, financial, and leadership education.

Today, I am an experienced public policy leader, social entrepreneur, and program director with over a decade of experience driving social and economic change through policy, advocacy, and innovative program development.

I am passionate about building bold initiatives to tackle inequality, empower future leaders, and advance systemic change. 

My work has been recognized by global leadership organizations such as the Obama Foundation, the World Economic Forum, and the Aspen Institute. My current ambition is to leverage my knowledge, connections, and expertise to serve ambitious projects and institutions that build bridges between Africa, the Middle East, and Europe, focusing on sustainable development, arts, and democracy.


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