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Published in: HomeThe pathway to Tunisia’s constitutional future
The language of constitutional revision and civic values based on human rights has become the baseline of political...
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Published in: HomeIn Tunisia: Sidi Bouzid protests again
There was an attempt to set fire to the government building in Sidi Bouzid. They are furious that their town has...
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Published in: HomeQuestioning the Tunisian Revolution, its Motives and Outcome
As a Tunisian student who is a fervent admirer of the American and French revolutions, the Tunisian revolution does...
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Published in: HomePlenty of advice, little Tunisian information
Current disharmony among the Republic’s leaders is fuelling suspicion and does not help to stabilize the overall situation.
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Published in: HomeRethinking Tunisia's Arab Muslim identity
In fact, Arab Muslim identity has never been key to Tunisian politics or foregrounded by any government.
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Published in: HomeSalafi accusations in Tunis
University dean faces up to three years in prison for allegedly assaulting a veiled student.
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Published in: HomeWatch Out: a Tunisian terrorist in the Hashemite kingdom
The aspirations of the Jordanian people do not differ much from those of the Tunisians and Libyans and all those...
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Published in: HomeGetting real in Tunisia
Some people think they’re entitled to more money just because Ben Ali is gone, when ironically, the country has only...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s morning after: against Dictatorship 2.0
With Egypt’s first elected leader, Mohamed Morsi, SCAF is no longer going to be grooming a fourth military dynasty...
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Published in: Home‘Our revolution is not a rumour’
Their excuse – that they are busy drafting the constitution – just isn’t convincing.
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Published in: HomeTunisian arts spark Salafist spring
The result so far of what seems to be a never-ending controversy over blasphemy in Tunisia sometimes seems to be...
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Published in: HomeSecond class: discrimination against the government’s fan club
The downfall of Ben Ali has brought to the fore an ever-growing fan club of the newly-elected Islamist government to...
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Published in: HomeWill Islamic fundamentalism be a threat to democracy?
How shall we deal with these fanatics? I say that it is up to the youth, including me, to answer these questions and...
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Published in: HomeThe demon or the demonized? Deconstructing “salafism” in Tunisia
Media reports emphasizing the “violent” dimension of “salafism” miss an important point: the Tunisian salafist...
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Published in: HomeClimate change-related investments to address Tunisia’s most pressing revolutionary demands
Does going green and focusing on environment-oriented investments correspond to the Tunisian people’s most pressing...
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Published in: HomeTunisia: losing the best years
Khaled Bouhrizi, is a 29-year old Tunisian rapper who was incarcerated for six years in prison. He was convicted for...
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Published in: HomeTunisia: the Islamic politics of trade unionism
While the UGTT often prides itself on having played a prominent role in the unfolding of the mass protests which...
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Published in: HomeNeighbourly interest in the French elections
In Tunisia the official Facebook page of the moderately Islamist Nahda party urged Franco-Tunisians to vote...
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Published in: HomeTunisia: martyrs' day violence, why and what's next?
How much support is there 'on the street' for the protesters?
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Published in: HomeTunisia: police attack peaceful martyrs' march
A peaceful protest in Tunis turned violent as police attacked marchers. David Charles, a Briton, who was visiting...
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