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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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Tunisia: The Difficulties of the Coalition

Op-ed Contributor | 03 March 2012 | 0 Comments

By Hamadi Redissi On October 23rd, Tunisians elected a National Constituent Assembly charged with drafting a constitution and forming an interim government. Two months later, the country is being led by a Islamist-secular coalition. The idea is good. Unfortunately, the option has quickly polarized political life. It has not impressed foreign donors, nor has it [...]

Tackling Tunisia’s Unemployment Problem, One Job at a Time

Op-ed Contributor | 23 February 2012 | 2 Comments

By Zied Laaribi In many countries, being a university graduate has never been so challenging. The 2008 economic meltdown has cast a shadow on the global job market, making it hard for recent degree earners to gain entry into the workforce. Tunisian youth, like many other youth around the world, are struggling to find employment. The [...]

Driving in Tunis: Or How I Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love the GP9

Op-ed Contributor | 12 February 2012 | 10 Comments

By Adam Le Nevez Being on the road in Tunis can be frightening and bewildering for someone who has just arrived. Running red lights, driving on the wrong side of the street, undertaking and drifting from one lane to another (and back again) are all common events. To this add pedestrians running across multi-lane traffic, an [...]

Tunisia a Year Later: Misplaced Priorities

Wafa Ben Hassine | 16 January 2012 | 0 Comments

Sure, January 14th, 2012 has just come and gone – marking a year after former dictator Ben Ali’s departure from Tunisia. When he fled, most Tunisians were not sure whether they were witnessing reality or a mere passing dream. The ecstasy in the air was a collective one that united all Tunisians. But in memory [...]

Tunisian Entrepreneurism and Innovation: The Road Ahead

Op-ed Contributor | 16 January 2012 | 1 Comment

Tunisian Entrepreneurism and Innovation: The Road Ahead By Chris Carr, Professor of Business Law & Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University Chris Carr is a professor in the Orfalea College of Business at California Polytechnic State University located in San Luis Obispo, California. He was recently a Fulbright visitor hosted by the University of Sfax. He [...]

Worried About Ennahdha, But Rooting For It!

Mondher Ben-Hamida | 25 December 2011 | 6 Comments

As a Tunisian abroad, taking part in the October 23rd elections was a matter of paramount importance. With ISIE (The Committee Managing the Tunisian Elections) choosing not to designate Chicago (my home city) as one of the 6 election centers for Tunisians living in the States and since my schedule has been in flex up [...]

What Ennahda Did Right

Op-ed Contributor | 11 December 2011 | 29 Comments

What Ennahda Did Right An Open Letter to Moderate and Liberal Tunisian Parties By Jen Krimm Although Ennahda and some of its strategies during the election were controversial, I think there is much that moderate and liberal parties can learn from their campaign. As a former senior campaign and official staffer in [...]

Secularists and Islamists in the Maghreb: The Dangers of Polarization

Op-ed Contributor | 07 December 2011 | 3 Comments

The Dangers of Polarization By Kal Ben Khalid, author of The Moor Next Door Kal Ben Khalid is the author of the The Moor Next Door, a blog interested in the politics, foreign policy and diplomacy of the Maghreb and the Arab Middle East. Ben Khalid’s work appeared in publications such as Foreign Policy, the Guardian, and Inter Press Service. [...]

Elections Are Over, Now Comes the Hard Part

Op-ed Contributor | 30 November 2011 | 1 Comment

Michael J. Koplow By nearly any measure, Tunisia’s elections for its Constituent Assembly were a resounding success. Tunisians turned out in large numbers at the polls, and the voting was free of violence, intimidation, and irregularities. The aftermath of the Arab Spring’s first free and fair elections demonstrated politics at its best, with Ennahda, CPR, [...]

Tunisia: How the Egyptian Elections Look From Here

Op-ed Contributor | 26 November 2011 | 0 Comments

Written by Kacem Jlidi. Jlidi is an activist, blogger and Social Media enthusiast from Kairouan, a semi-rural city in the interior of Tunisia. I remember the days when the murder of Khaled Saeed and the online campaign that followed overwhelmed me. Only a few months later, the whole world watched the power of the masses in [...]

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