Tag: Tunisia

After several years of advocacy from Moroccan representatives, UNESCO officially inscribed tbourida, a North African cavalry performance, on their Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021. Let’s take a look at the history and modern presence of this equestrian art. What is Tbourida? Tbourida, also known internationally as fantasia, is an […]

Tunisia is widely-recognized as the origin of the Arab Spring following the self-immolation of a despairing street vendor in January 2011. This act of revolt against inequality, corruption, and a lack of opportunity in a small country in North Africa provoked uprisings across the Middle East much of which continues to struggle for effective leadership […]

Inspired by the story of her own father’s imprisonment, Tunisian blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni is bringing thousands of books to prisoners across Tunisia to in an effort to stem the radicalization of petty criminals from religious literature and Islamist convicts. Excerpts from a profile shed light on the social and political environment in […]