After many years of restricted Internet use, Tunisians, by toppling Ben Ali’s regime, removed the imposed censorship by the government and became free to express their views and criticism against it; however, this freedom is under threat of a setback. After many years of restricted Internet use, Tunisians, by toppling Ben Ali’s regime, removed the […]

The northern desert water reservoir in Gafsa in southern Tunisia, spread over approximately one million square kilometers, is the main source of drinking water in the south of the country; especially the mid-depth over-exploited water table across the Tunisian-Algerian border line. The northern desert water reservoir in Gafsa in southern Tunisia, spread over approximately one […]

Like someone who has found a treasure, Adnan Dubb shows to his friends what he has bought at the fair. He emotionally turns between his hands books about political Islam by Muhammad al-Arifi, Ibn Uthaymeen and Sayyid Qutb, as well as the fatawas of Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya. “Unfortunately, I do not have enough money to […]

Abdulaziz Bin Hamda Zakrawi, 82 years old, lives in Sidi Sa’eed village in Siliana State (170 km northwestern of Tunis). He had never been to a physician or taken medication until he turned 60. His entire life changed when he went to hospital to have a lithotripsy, a routine medical procedure performed to destroy kidney […]

Most Tunisian parties, whether government or opposition, have called for a national dialogue and stressed the importance of reaching an agreement in this critical stage of democratic transition. Such calls have raised many questions regarding their seriousness and purpose. Are these calls true, thus articulating a willingness to get out of the bottleneck in which […]

Ever since Ben Ali’s escape, Tunisians have been talking about the luxurious palaces he left behind and their countless contents. His palace in El Kef City (250 Km southwestern of Tunis) is one of these landmarks El Kef people consider a historical heritage with an obscure future. Ever since Ben Ali’s escape, Tunisians have been […]

Tunisia has joined the list of countries that receives Syrian refugees across the border with Algeria, just as it  received African and Libyan refugees during the Libyan revolution last year; Africans settled in Choucha Camp in Ben Gardane (southern Tunisia) and received aid from international and humanitarian organizations, while still facing harsh conditions. Displacement Tunisia […]

When the Personal Status Code was issued on August 13, 1956, Tunisian families became able to adopt foundlings, name them after their adoptive father and bequeath them. But since the Islamic Ennahda Movement’s rise to power, there have been attempts to repeal the law of adoption and replace it with the kafala system—legal guardianship— which […]

The crime of killing Lotfi Naguedh, representative of Nidaa Touness (Call for Tunisia) Party and chairman of the Farmers Association, on October 18th in Tataouine (500 km south of Tunis) still raises many questions about the threat of the first politically motivated crime since the revolution last year. According to his brother in-law, Taher Naguedh, […]

Musa Haji puts on his blue school uniform, which lost its color after his five successful years in school, like many other classmates who can’t afford to buy  a new schoolbag  or new clothes.   Musa’s daily snack consists of a dry piece of bread, wrapped in a piece of cloth. He keeps it in […]