Maissa Arfaoui is an assistant professor in English language, history and civilization at the faculty of letters, arts and humanities of Mannouba, Tunisia. She holds a first master's degree in English Language, Literature and Civilization, a second master's degree in English and International Relations, and a third master's degree in International Cooperation and Development. She also holds a Ph.D. in English Civilization and specializes in modern American history. She was awarded the UNESCO Youth Ambassador for Peace Prize in 2017 for her research project "Branding Extremism –The Imagery of Nazi and Contemporary Islamist Movements". She publishes translations of academic, political as well as literary texts, among the latter Stefan Zweig’s novel Confusion of Feelings.