No Matter How Many Skies Have Fallen by Afef, Tunisia
I embarked on research by focusing on the female rebellion in D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover. I found the novel on the bookshelves of my father among various other books and anthologies he brought from the U.S. I still remember that moment when I opened the novel for the first time… my eyes fell on […]
Timing is Everything by Atef Amri, Tunisia
Reading other people’s stories, I realize how hard it is to have grown up in war zones, conflict areas, and to have gone through major losses. As for me, I did not grow up in a conflict zone and did not see loved ones die at my sight, but I still believe that my life […]
She, Breaking Free by Zineb, Tunisia
Her room, again, portrayed an obscure cavern of darkness which was not new to her. A vintage dress, from an era that goes way back, was the only separation between her skin and the creeping midnight chill. In her usual sleeplessness, she was drunk on silence. For hours, it had seeped into her pores, dowsing […]
Seasons by Hicham Azair – Tunisia [Photo Essay]
The beauty of this place situated in my hometown “Ribat Elkhir, Morocco”,makes me memorize it in various seasons and compare the scenery. Nothing in this life is stable, everything is relative. As the photos show the same place but not the same view, humans can be changed suddenly, this changes can be observed in the […]
Freedom
I don’t remember the exact day but it was on January 2009. It was a very normal and peaceful day in Tunisia but unfortunately it wasn’t the case in another place of the world (2300 kilometers away to be exact). It was the Israel-Gaza war. The Gaza strip was hit by airstrikes, unfortunately, bombs don’t […]
Photo Essay | The streets of Carthage by Ines Cherni, Tunisia
These are a few of my favorite pictures of Carthage. These places mean a lot to me as I was born and raised in these streets and they occupy a huge part both in my memory and heart. During this school year I had to move away and I would always find myself going back […]
The bright side of bullying by Arij, Tunisia
We were in Arabic class. I was in my 2nd year of secondary school and it was one of my favourite classes. I couldn’t help myself from contributing to the various discussions that took place in room 21 of Ibn Rashik Secondary School. I was sitting at the second desk of the right row. There […]
The Ever-Moving Kind by Ala Oueslati, Tunisia
The world has never been as connected as it is today. We defied space – and soon maybe time – and made it easier than ever to cross the border, travel thousands of miles away, discover a land far away from home, and meet people different from us. This is the world we have known […]
They were Not the Enemy by Wassim Najjar, Tunisia
It was a relatively hot day for a winter; everything was calm as usual, the city sinking into its routine. He was seventeen at that time. He had heard rumors from friends in other districts, the media did not podcast a thing about the issue, but I felt it coming, tension was in the air […]
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Finding myself by losing a year by Ines Cherni, Tunisia
On June 20th, 2015 my family woke up with a lot of happiness and tears, I passed my Bac (senior year national exam). My mom came from a modest background, her family didn’t value studies at the time, and my older cousins didn’t either. Thus I was the first in my mom’s family to achieve […]
Beyond Our Differences by Rahma Henchiri, Tunisia
Before I started working at Skaramagas refugee camp in Athens, I did not know what to expect from the children. Ever since I can remember, I have been hearing about the Yazidi-Arab tension; and thus, being an Arab myself, I was worried that my hopes of becoming the girls’ older sister would eventually turn to […]
Unchaining Feminism By Ala Oueslati, Tunisia
Being a feminist nowadays requires more than just believing and advocating for gender equality. It requires determination and patience in order to be able to confront the anti-feminist ideologies and stay true to one’s values. My name is Ala Oueslati, and I am a feminist and gender equality advocate from Tunisia. As we all know, […]
Photo Essay | A Quest for Freedom
Wouldn’t it be odd, if someday you stepped out of your little corner, out of the mist that’s been invading your existence and just rushed into the world without any precautions or early arrangements? Wouldn’t it surprise you to come across various facts that you’ve been ignoring for so long? How chilling it might be […]
Amazing changes are happening
I have experienced drastic changes throughout my life. My name is Wiem and I am from Tunisia.Since the events of 2011, I am not the same person before these events or after it. If you knew me before 2011, you would recognise me as a young, shy girl, who was quite isolated and lived according […]
Banning the Niqāb: Compromising Rights over Security?
Recently, a nationwide debate arose in Tunisia over women wearing niqāb – what is known as sharia veil or burka – different names for the same cloth. With the fear of terrorism everywhere, deputies at the parliament proposed a bill on the 18th of March 2016 that bans face covering in public places. This measure, […]
Dead Souls by Marwa Farhat, Tunisia
A great man said once: “Today I choose to feel life, not to deny humanity but to embrace it”. A few weeks ago when US forces bombed Libya, a boy’s name appeared among the killed ISIS soldiers. A boy I used to go to class with. A weird pain took over my entire body, an […]
Youth is the Key for Change by Juda Hamila, Tunisia
When Tunisians decided to overthrow the former system five years ago and be the change they wanted to see for their country, they were the ones responsible for its progress towards a democratic and just country, and they hoped their profound aspirations would be realized. Responsibility grew and youth of Tunisia awoke. Young Tunisians took part […]
Video | Meet Ameni, Tunisia
See here this video where it is shown what life if like in Ameni’s house in Tunisia.
Gafsa by Khaled Bouallegui – photo essay –
Away from politics and its interactions and close to the history and mysteries and what remained from it in this region is Gafsa. Historians agree that Gafsa is the gateway to the Sahara and the oldest city on the African continent, it’s among the oldest civilizations, dating back to nearly eight thousand years. Historians and […]
