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“Terrified to be Penetrated”: Deconstructing Virginity

Carolyn Lamboley — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:22:38 +0000

“In Islam, sex is forbidden for both women and men before marriage. But the male does not have a [physical] virginity to lose,” reflects Henda Afaiedh, a specialist obstetrician gynecologist who performs hymen reconstruction surgery. Sitting behind her large wooden consultation desk, Afaiedh wore a headscarf. She has been working as a gynecologist for nearly eighteen [...]

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“A Dark and Forgotten Episode of Franco-Libyan Relations”: Libyans React

Carolyn Lamboley — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:50:20 +0000

On Saturday April 28, the investigative news group Mediapart published a document detailing Libyan officials’ plans to give 50 million euros to help finance Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. While the news generated a storm of controversy in France, it seems to have gone largely unnoticed in Libya. The document in question, dated December 10, [...]

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US Peace Corps Veterans Debate Return of Program to Tunisia

Carolyn Lamboley — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:31:31 +0000

On March 26, 2012, American Peace Corps veterans reunited at the Tahar Haddad Cultural Center in Tunis. The discussion provided the opportunity for Tunisians to ask questions about the role of the Corps and its upcoming return to Tunisia after a 16-year hiatus. The Peace Corps was created in 1960 by US President John F. [...]

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Tunisia’s Leading Party Reaffirms Commitment to Arab-Muslim Identity

Carolyn Lamboley — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:14:30 +0000

Yesterday, the Islamist party Ennahda declared on national evening television that it would keep intact Article 1 of the 1959 Tunisian Constitution. Article 1 of Tunisia’s first constitution explicitly states that Tunisia is a free, sovereign, and independent state, whose “religion is Islam, language is Arabic, and regime is republic.” Ennahda holds 89 – or [...]

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Organic Agriculture Blossoms in Tunisia

Carolyn Lamboley — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:26:25 +0000

Featuring approximately twenty exhibition, the produce was on the table for the third annual organic food and agro-alimentary industries trade-fair – “Bio Expo 2012” – in la Soukra, just outside of Tunis. Scents of cactus fruit and argan herbalist soaps from Sfax, juicy dates from Kebili, aloe vera from Sousse, and spirulina algae from Sidi Bouzid [...]

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Unemployed Graduates Take to the Streets Across the Country

Carolyn Lamboley — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:58:34 +0000

Yesterday, educated unemployed youth demonstrated across the country in front of the regional bureaus and head offices for employment. According to Salam Ayari, the national coordinator of the Union for Unemployed Graduates (UDC), this protest was called for by the National Commission of Unions. The Union for Unemployed Graduates (UDC) chose to answer the call. In [...]

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Tunisian Farmers Call for Renewed Support of Conservation Agriculture

Carolyn Lamboley — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:27:28 +0000

“Too often we forget that the land is alive,” said Abdelaziz Ben Hammouda on his way to his farmland in the Mateur region of northwestern Tunisia. The 63 year-old farmer has been sewing a variety of produce - including wheat, alfalfa, and beans – on his 200-hectare property since 1976. Ben Hammouda first started dabbling in [...]

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“The Nightmare is not with Islam, it is with Secularism”

Carolyn Lamboley — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 19:17:32 +0000

Such is the opinion of Imrana Jan, a prominent media representative of Hizb Ettahrir Britain – the “Party of Liberation.” Jan came to Tunis to attend the party’s international conference organized around the topic, “The Caliphate: a Shining Model for Women’s Rights and Political Role,” held on March 10th. In Tunisia, Hizb Ettahrir is still [...]

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Tunisian Health Minister Calls for Universal Health Care

Carolyn Lamboley — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:40:51 +0000

At a conference held yesterday in Paris, Tunisian Minister of Health Khalil Ezzaouia called for the establishment of universal healthcare for all Tunisians. Tunisia’s current hybrid healthcare system – based on the principles of assistance and insurance – is funded through employee contributions and government-subsidized coverage for those who are unemployed. According to Stefano Lazzari, Tunisia’s [...]

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1 in 5 Tunisian Women Victim of Domestic Violence, According to New Survey

Carolyn Lamboley — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 07:22:50 +0000

On February 29, the Tunisian National Office of Family and Population (ONFP), in cooperation with the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), held a conference in Tunis, where it present the results of a national survey conducted on violence against women. The National Survey on Violence towards Women in Tunisia (ENVEFT, 2010) questioned 3,873 women aged [...]

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