Shehab Iyari is a 23-year-old National Guard corporal who lost his leg while fighting terrorists. His leg was amputated after a mine exploded while he was combing an area where terrorists were hiding in Jebel ech Chambi in Kasserine in midwestern Tunisia. Mr. Iyari, could you relate what exactly happened to you? Shehab Iyari is […]

‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ is the rule Ezzedine Shu’aibi, one of the five workers of the NCA’s refreshment room has adopted, in addition to another rule he follows: ‘Have no opinion,’ to avoid talking about the substance of the Constitution. ‘See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil’ is […]

Despite being in desperate need of funds to implement projects in the municipality of Nabeul— 60 kilometers east of Tunis— the indebted region will have to find another way of coming across funding because its council chairman, Shehab Ghallab, refuses to take a loan on the pretext that it violates Sharia— or is haram. Despite […]

Eleven-year-old Ziad Sharif, who lived in the southern town of Gabes, died of hepatitis this past May, only two weeks after his five year-old sister died of the same disease. Marwa and Ziad lived beside a chemical plant in Salam Beach Oasis, which their father, Nabil Sharif, says is to blame for their deaths. “My […]

At La Fayette, in the center of Tunis’ Galaxy commercial compound, stands the now infamous Yosr Development. Once believed to be a kind of hen that laid golden eggs, this investment company may possibly be a large-scale fraud dreamed up by owner Adel Dridi, who allegedly tried to flee the country with over 80 million […]

In a scene not unfamiliar in pre-revolutionary Tunisia, dozens of entertainment artists (rappers) and activists assembled in front of the Court of First Instance in Ben Arous, Tunis early morning on June 13 under heavy security presence. The gathering was reminiscent of a political trial under former Ben Ali’s regime, where the same ‘political police’ […]

Aladdin Al-Yacoubi, aka Weld El 15, was on the loose, wanted and sentenced to two years in prison for a rap song in which he cursed policemen. Over the course of three months, Al-Yacoubi constantly changed his home and mobile phone numbers to avoid arrest. The day before turning himself in on June 13, Al-Yacoubi […]

Union for Tunisia bloc, which is comprised of five parties, including the Social Democratic Path Party, is one of the most prominent anti-government political parties. Differences have been further exacerbated in the aftermath of the National Constituent Assembly’s announcement that drafting Tunisia’s next Constitution has been finalized. Union for Tunisia bloc, which is comprised of […]

Head of the National Continuant Assembly (NCA) Mustfa Ben Jaafar submitted early this month, the new constitution’s final draft. Though still a draft, the constitution has been criticized for many chapters, especially those related to state civility, nature of the political regime and rights and freedoms margins. Head of the National Continuant Assembly (NCA) Mustfa […]

“I rejoiced, like other young Tunisians during the Jasmine Revolution, but I never imagined losing my only means of survival and turning overnight from a waiter at an inn into a peddler selling religious books, cooking magazines, comics, and perfumes,” says 34-year-old Ahmad. “I rejoiced, like other young Tunisians during the Jasmine Revolution, but I […]