Michel Tinguiri is a cultural anthropologist, literary scholar, linguist and translator. He teaches French and cultural anthropology in Maryland, USA. His interests include languages, cultural studies, gender, development, as well as technology in education. He published a novel entitled “The Tribulations of a Sahelian Traveler” and a collection of poems: “La Parole Muette et les Echos de la Justice” (Mute Speech and the Echoes of Justice). His research projects focus on African migrant teachers in the United States, fiction, and poetry writing. He is also interested in painting and visual art in general.