KAIROUAN, Tunisia- On March 17th, 2015, a debate session was held under the program of Young Arab Voices (YAV) with a group of young debaters at the office of the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD), Kairouan. The motion was entitled “Some believe that the application of Sharia’ restricts women rights”. The debate was held in…More
Kairouan: “Active Students” of FLSHK learning about the Basics of “Public Speaking”
KAIROUAN, Tunisia- As part of a Social Action Project activity, a session under the theme of “Public Speaking” was dedicated to a group of students studying at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Kairouan, on Thursday 12th. During the session, we did three activities. The first activity was about learning how to represent oneself during…More
Kairouan: Female Students of FLSHK learning about “Conflict Management”
As part of a Social Action Project activity, a session under the theme of “conflict management” was dedicated to a group of female students studying at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of Kairouan, Tunisia, on Thursday 5th. During the session, we discussed the different types of challenges that we might face during the project,…More
Houses of Culture: Culture without Intellectuals, or Quasi-intellectuals without Culture?
The queue was long. People of all ages showed up to watch the one-man show. A friend from elsewhere: Wow, people in here are really interested in cultural activities. Two days on the row and they’re lining up to watch plays and movies. Me: Yeah, I guess. We chose a place and we sat. Two…More
ATFD Kairouan: “We demand justice because in a just world everybody is equal.”
During a forum that was held a few days ago, active members of the civil society along with politicians gathered to discuss the topic of equity and public services. Secret Ingredients for Success in the Civil Society Mr Fatnassi, the manager of Forum Tunisian pour les Droits Economiques et Sociaux, said that “Kairouan is rated…More
Happens in Tunisia: Children’s Books Encouraging Children to suicide
Social media users have recently been sharing pages of children’s books which happen to be not appropriate for children. Dear parents, your children think that the easiest way to end misery is by ending their own lives. Your children might kill themselves if you cannot afford buying them an iPhone. Your children think that God is…More
Active Citizenship done right: A Homeless Child Cries out for Help.. Superwoman Comes to the Rescue!
Saber is a 16 year-old homeless child who lives on the streets of Tunis, Tunisia. When other boys of his age are worried about not having an iPhone for their coming birthdays or crying their eyes out for breaking up with their teenage girlfriends, Saber has other damaging worries to deal with. He has got…More
Tunisian Blogger Yassine Ayari Sentenced to One Year in Prison
Tunis- The First Instance Military Court has sentenced the Tunisian blogger Yassine Ayari to one year in prison after being charged with defaming military officials in some of his Facebook posts which were published in August and September, 2014. After being arrested on December 24, 2014, Ayari was first sentenced to three years in prison…More
Tunisia: Engineering Students Revolt Against the System
On Friday morning, January 16, 2015, students of engineering carried out a protest in front of the Ministry of Higher Education to demand a review of the recently undertaken decisions, which include measures that enable the vocational training graduates to join the national school of engineering and get an engineering degree. Protesters also called for the review of…More
Tunisia: Back to the Practices of the Old Regime?
The Facebook post found above was published by a student of English at the Faculté des Lettres et des Sciences Humaines de Sousse (FLSHS). It states that the administration of the institution has decided to use surveillance cameras on campus. At the end of her post she mentioned the Big Brother, referring to the “Nineteen…More
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