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Opinion | Muslim Women and the Hijab : To Save or not to Save by Imen, Tunisia

Author: Imen, Tunisia
Published: October 31, 2019
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Life Style, Opinion and Analysis, Religion, Tolerance, Tunisia
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Muslim Women and the Hijab : To save or not to save Hijab: the headscarf worn by Muslim women Last week, in France a mother accompanying her son on a field trip in Dijon was publicly and loudly asked to remove her Hijab by a far right politician of the local assembly[i]. And last month, […]

Opinion | Tunisian Elections: Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea by Nourjahen Jemaa Gara-Ali, Tunisia

Author: Nourjahen Jemaa Gara-Ali, Tunisia
Published: September 17, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Opinion and Analysis, Politics, Tunisia
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On the International Day of Democracy, September 15th, Tunisia had its Presidential Elections. Voters went to their polling locations to give their voices to the person they trust most. However, voter turnout reached only 45,02% despite 1 million people registering to vote in the months leading to the elections, according to the Independent High Authority […]

I am Here for my Daughter – Equality in Inheritance for Tunisian Women

Author: Oumeima, Tunisia
Published: May 7, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Countries, Culture and Heritage, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: hereformydaughter, humanrights, inheritancelaw, tunisia, womensrights

The issue of women’s rights has always been central to the legal discussion in Tunisia, hence, consistent reforms to family law have been carried out since the 1950s. Guaranteeing basic human rights in family laws means ensuring the protection of women’s rights and by large good family practices. Although since its independence Tunisia has set […]

Magnificence of Sidi Bou by Meriem Somai, Tunisia

Author: by Meriem Somai, Tunisia
Published: July 7, 2018
Categories: in Art, English, Identity, Photo Essays, Tunisia
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Tags: colors, Culture, discovertheregion, history, Inspiration, Travel, tunisia, YaLa Photo Essay

I would like to share with you my favorite pictures that I took with my phone. They reflect the oriental taste of the Middle Eastern and Northern African countries. After coming back from the United States, I started looking at my country, Tunisia, from a different perspective. I am proud that Tunisia is rich regarding […]

The Journey of Identity by Aziza Douma, Tunisia

Author: by Aziza Douma, Tunisia
Published: June 6, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, Identity, Travel, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: #IDENTITY #THINKACTYALA

It was 1972 in southern Tunisia, in a little village called Old Zraoua. I woke up at 5AM to the sounds of the rooster, like any normal day. It was dawn, and I could still see the stars shining in the sky as the sun rises on the horizon. The temperature would rise very quickly, […]

#MEN’too by Amine Hajji, Tunisia

Author: by Amine Hajji, Tunisia
Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Tolerance, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: #METOO

Since October 2017, thousands of men in power have been crawling out of their skin, heavily drinking, and recalling every interaction they had with a woman which might be considered –surprisingly to them- as a form of sexual harassment. The “Breaking News” theme of every major media update for the past two months has been […]

Beauty in the Old by Aziza, Tunisia (photo-essay)

Published: May 21, 2018
Categories: in Photo Essays, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: #thinkactyala, discovertheregion

No Matter How Many Skies Have Fallen by Afef, Tunisia

Author: by Afef, Tunisia
Published: May 2, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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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 […]

Timing is Everything by Atef Amri, Tunisia

Author: by Atef Amri,
Published: April 11, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, Identity, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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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

Published: April 10, 2018
Categories: in Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: Feminism, gender equality

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]

Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Photo Essays, Tunisia
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Tags: #thinkactyala, discovertheregion, landscape, morocco, photography, seasons, yalacampaign

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

Author: Yosra Béjaoui, Tunisia
Published: March 6, 2018
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Human Rights, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: demonstrating, demonstration, freedom, freedomofspeech, future, gaza, police, revolution, tunisia, youth

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 […]

Finding myself by losing a year by Ines Cherni, Tunisia

Author: by Ines Cherni, Tunisia
Published: December 26, 2017
Categories: in Education, English, Identity, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: #thinkactyala, algeria, independent, studies, university, yalacampaign, youth

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

Author: Rahma Henchiri, Tunisia
Published: July 30, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Education, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Tolerance, Travel, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: #crossculturalXchange, #thinkactyala, greece, refugees, volunteering

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

Published: June 14, 2017
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Lebanon, Tunisia
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Tags: Feminism, Gender, genderequality, men, tunisia, women, womensrights

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

Author: Firas, Tunisia
Published: April 6, 2017
Categories: in Human Rights, Photo Essays, Tunisia
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Tags: change, escape, freedom, hope, Nature, security, tunisia, yala young leaders

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

Author: Wiem Alkkari, Tunisia
Published: December 28, 2016
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Tunisia
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Tags: empowerment, girl, strenght, tunisia, woman, women

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?

Author: Marwa, Tunsia
Published: June 23, 2016
Categories: in Current Events, Human Rights, Past Special Editions, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: niqab, Tunsia, veiling

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, […]

Keep Calm & Enjoy Ramadan

Author: Samia Hathroubi, Tunisia
Published: July 29, 2013
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, English, Identity, Life Style, Religion, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: ramadan, SamiaHathroubi, tunisia, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

Let’s be honest even if I am quite used to writing this is not an easy task to start thinking about a subject for a blog about our beloved region. Wherever I look I feel overwhelmed by bitter, anger and sadness at the same time. I could write about the stalemate in which Tunisia is […]

Homophobia in Tunisia

Author: Rahma Sghaier, Tunisia
Published: July 18, 2013
Categories: in English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity, Politics, Tunisia, Uncategorized
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Tags: homophobia, Rahma Sghaier, tunisia, womenforpeace, yalayoungleaders

Homophobia in Tunisia: People hate gays because of what non-gay people do! Homophobia in Tunisia is a very common unhealthy attitude. Unlike what many people think, homophobia is due to various factors besides the religious one. It’s out of question today, as it always has been, to talk in public about gay rights. Recently, bringing this […]