SOURCE: EGYPT TODAY BY: MOHAMED ABDEL MAGUID CAIRO – 16 December 2017: Association Shams – an organization that campaigns for the decriminalization of homosexuality in Tunisia – launched the first Arab web-radio station for the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) community on Tuesday. The new radio station, simply called “Shams Rad”, was launched in … Continued
SOURCE: THE CIPHER BRIEF BY: BENETT SEFTEL This Sunday marks seven years since a wave of protests erupted across the Middle East and North Africa in what came to be known as the Arab Spring. Tunisia, the country where the uprisings began, has been saluted as the revolution’s success story for managing a relatively … Continued
SOURCE: THE INDIAN EXPRESS BY: H.E. KHEMAIES JHINAOUI The radical change that took place in Tunisia in January 2011, that the rest of the world calls the “spark that lit the movement for democratic reform across the Arab world,” would never have happened without the strong determination and courage of the people of Tunisia. This … Continued
Ghoraf Ouled Soltan in Matmata, Tunisia By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing Writer The winter sun shone brightly as we left the island of Jerba – Tunisia’s paradise isle – in the early morning. Our goals were the ghorfa towns surrounding Medenine, then later the cave homes of Matmata. After about a two-hour leisurely drive, we were near … Continued
BY: Nisreen Eadeh/Staff Writer The North African Arab countries of Morocco, Algeria, Libya and Tunisia, often referred to as “Al Maghreb,” contribute to the diversifying Arab American identity. Just as the Lebanese and Syrian immigrants of the 1880s did before them, North African migrants are bringing their traditions to America and popularizing the foods. In … Continued
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