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Tunisian Judiciary Investigates Case of Jewish Community President Roger Bismuth Against Salafist Preacher

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:43:19 +0000

The prosecutor at the Tunisian Court of First Instance has formally accepted the complaint filed by the President of the Tunisian Jewish Community, Roger Bismuth, and has opened an investigation into the circumstances in which a Salafist preacher called for Tunisian youth to wage war against the country’s Jews. On Friday night, Tunisia’s small Jewish [...]

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Tunisian Artist Majed Zalila: Rhythms and Expressions

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 09:47:24 +0000

Majed Zalila was born on January 3, 1981 in downtown Tunis. From a young age he always loved art and his pre-school teacher told his parents that he would be a master painter. He went to elementary school in the neighborhood of Tunis near the Barcelone train station. After receiving his high school diploma, he [...]

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New Standards for Corporate Social Responsibility in Tunisia

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:06:47 +0000

The recently-founded Tunisian Chamber of Commerce organization Conect is in the process of developing a standard for corporate social responsibility in Tunisia. According to Monia Essaidi, a founding member of Conect, the organization is working with a number of Tunisian companies – including insurance agency GAT, telecommunications company Tunisiana, and the AMEN Bank, as well [...]

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President of the Tunisian Jewish Community to Take Salafist Preacher to Court

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:35:56 +0000

The President of the Tunisian Jewish Community Roger Bismuth has expressed deep concern over the security of Tunisia’s Jewish Community, and has called on the government to take immediate action against those who incite hatred against others. During Sunday’s Salafist demonstration on Avenue Habib Bourguiba, one Salafist preacher shouted “young people rise up, let’s wage [...]

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Constituent Assembly Members Disagree on Scheduling an End to Their Mandate

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:34:41 +0000

Members of the Tunisian Constituent Assembly expressed differing views over the announcement yesterday by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali’s spokesman, Lutfi Zaitoun that March 20, 2013 will be the latest date that the next Parliamentary Elections will be scheduled. While many parties campaigned on limiting the Constituent Assembly to a one-year mandate for drafting Tunisia’s new [...]

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Tunisia Scheduled to Hold Parliamentary Elections on or Before March 20, 2013

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 22:49:04 +0000

An aide to Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has announced that the three parties in the coalition government currently holding a majority of seats in Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly have come to an agreement to call for new parliamentary elections on or before March 20, 2013. “March 20th of next year has been suggested. It is not [...]

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Japan International Cooperation Agency President Sadako Ogata Visits Tunisia

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:31:11 +0000

After meeting with Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali this morning, Sadako Ogata, the President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), announced that Japan remains committed to completing all currently scheduled development projects in Tunisia. “Revitalization of industry, environmental protection, and the reduction of the marginalization of people living in interior regions are the priorities of [...]

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Toulouse FC’s Aymen Abdennour Worth 15 Million Euros to Arsenal According to Agent

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:38:47 +0000

Abdelkader Jilani, the agent of Toulouse FC central defender Aymen Abdennour, has claimed that Arsenal are the club most serious about their interest in the 22-year-old Tunisian Ligue 1 star. “Big clubs are interested in him, Arsenal has been scouting him since January and they are the only club so far to make an official [...]

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Tunisians Celebrate Independence Day in the Thousands

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:39:37 +0000

Several thousand Tunisians gathered on Habib Bourguiba avenue today to celebrate Tunisia’s 56th independence day. Parents brought children, politicians came out to greet supporters and political groups rallied their messages up and down the avenue which a little more than a year ago was the site of major protests that led to the departure of [...]

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Google Celebrates Tunisian Independence Day With Tunisian Flag Doodle

Kouichi Shirayanagi — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:40:26 +0000

Tunisians woke up this morning to the Google logo transformed into the Tunisian flag, honoring Tunisian Independence Day. A click on the changed Google logo or “Doodle” leads to a Google Search of “Istiklal Tunis” or Tunisian Independence in Arabic. The last Tunisian themed Doodle was designed for the October 23rd Constituent Assembly elections to remind [...]

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