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The Ministry of Health says a 66-year-old Tunisian man has died after being infected by the coronavirus following a visit to the Gulf. This is the first such case in Tunisia as the virus slowly spreads beyond the Middle East, according to the Ministry of Health’s National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases, known by [...]

Amira Masrour | 21 May 2013 | 9 Comments

Two More Soldiers Injured by Land Mines in Hunt for Terrorists

Two members of the armed forces were injured in a land mine explosion this morning near the Algerian border. This followed multiple injuries caused by land mine explosions last week near Chambi Mountain, where security forces are searching for a terrorist group. The two officers were immediately brought by helicopter to the regional hospital of Kasserine [...]

Amira Masrour | 06 May 2013 | 2 Comments

Dean Acquitted of Assaulting Veiled Student

The dean of a Tunisian university accused of assaulting a veiled female student was acquitted Thursday. Two female students, including Fatouma Haji, the one who accused him of assault, were convicted of damaging the dean’s property and each received postponed four-month sentences. In a press conference following the verdict’s announcement, Dean Habib Kazdaghli said he thanked [...]

Asma Smadhi | 02 May 2013 | 5 Comments

Ennahdha Approves Mixed Political System

The Shura Council of the Ennahdha ruling party approved the creation of a mixed parliamentary/presidential system for Tunisia’s future government during an emergency meeting held yesterday, Fathi Ayadi, chair of the Council, told Mosaique FM. The new system of government would balance power between the president and prime minister. It was proposed by a key parliamentary committee [...]

Amira Masrour | 29 April 2013 | 1 Comment

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Tunisian Director to be Honored at Cannes Festival

Roua Khlifi | 21 May 2013 | 2 Comments

Tunisian Film director will Ferid Boughedir is to be inducted into the French Legion of Honor at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 15 to May 26. Boughedir is a Tunisian film director and screenwriter considered one of the pioneers of Tunisian cinema. He is one of the most respected Tunisian film directors [...]

Original Copy of Picasso’s “Guernica” Comes to Tunis

Roua Khlifi | 17 May 2013 | 0 Comments

In collaboration with the Spanish Cultural Center in Tunis, the National Center of Arts will host an original copy of Picasso’s famous painting “Guernica” in Tunis from June 6 to June 28. The work, which was created as a response to the bombing of the Basque village of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War, may be Picasso’s most famous [...]

“Under the Jasmine” Explores the History of Torture in Tunisia

Chris Barfield | 10 May 2013 | 2 Comments

Thirty-four photographs hang from metal chains in Ibn Rachik Cultural House. Lined up against a stark white wall, the black-and-white mugshots display a variety of alleged criminals. Salafists, communists, army officers, and journalists all have something in common — they were victims of torture and inhumane treatment under the governments of Habib Bourguiba and [...]

Festival Brings Documentary Films to Tunis

Roua Khlifi | 07 May 2013 | 0 Comments

Tunis’ eighth annual “Doc à Tunis” documentary festival will be held from May 7 to 12 and will explore the theme “The Voice of the Gaze.” The event is organized by Ness El Fen, a multidisciplinary cultural association. On the official website of the association, its artistic president, Sihem Belkhodja, says that the festival is meant [...]

Tunisian Filmmakers Honored in Geneva

Roua Khlifi | 23 April 2013 | 4 Comments

Three Tunisian film directors took top awards at this year’s International Oriental Film Festival in Geneva (FIFOG). The festival featured films from locales such as Algeria, Egypt, Greece, Iran, and France and aims to serve as a platform for deconstructing the stereotypical image of “The Orient.” It was held from April 12 to 21. Renowned [...]

Festival Director Accuses Leagues of Harrassment

Roua Khlifi | 23 April 2013 | 29 Comments

Leila Toubel, theater actress and director of the Boukornine summer festival, sparked controversy last week when she accused a local branch of the Leagues for the Protection of the Revolution (LPR) of pressuring her to resign. The Boukornine summer festival takes place every year in Hammam-Lif, a coastal town situated at the foot of Boukornine [...]

Exhibit Showcases Work of African Artists

Roua Khlifi | 16 April 2013 | 0 Comments

The second annual installation of “Art Without Borders” runs from April 12 to May 4 and features work in a variety of media by Tunisian and Moroccan artists, as well as a special guest painter from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The exhibition is coordinated by the Association of Tunisian Artists Without Borders, created in [...]

Tunisian Student Organizes Revolutionary Art Exhibit in US

Asma Smadhi | 02 April 2013 | 2 Comments

An exhibit by Tunisian student Ikram Lakhdar that explores revolutionary art in Tunisia, China and South Africa opened April 1 at Connecticut College in the United States and will run until May 15. “The exhibition seeks to examine, analyze and expose several compelling revolutions of the past two centuries,” according to Lakhdar, who put together [...]

Tunisian Filmmaker Spotlights the Veil in Latest Movie

Roua Khlifi | 01 April 2013 | 0 Comments

Nouri Bouzid’s latest film, which hit Tunisian theaters last week, tackles the impact of religion on post-revolutionary society through the stories of two girls, one who chooses to wear the veil and one who refuses to be covered. “Manmoutech” (“I Will Not Die”) made its national premiere during the Carthage Film Festival in November, igniting [...]

Delayed Short Film Festival Coming to Tunis Soon

Roua Khlifi | 22 February 2013 | 0 Comments

The short film festival “Tunis Tout Court” — a much anticipated event that usually garners the attention of cinema lovers and critics — has been delayed this year due to security and logistical issues. But its eighth incarnation, “Tunisian Short Dreams,” will most likely be held in late February or early March, although dates are [...]

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