Following the departure of the
former president Ben Ali, Tunisia has entered an emergency situation. A
few days after he left, we started hearing about rape, kidnapping and
violence against girls and women. More than two years after Tunisia’s
revolt, the violence has only intensified and the violations have
reached young girls more than adults.
The picture is as simple as
the dream of any Tunisian child to pursue an education. Yet, it also
holds sadness, fatigue and fear. The girl is not only striving for a
dream but also combatting poverty; a situation that even the revolution
did not change for her. She has the same old board to write on with
chalk, living in the same tiny house with her family and receiving the
same way of teaching. She might not know yet her rights for a decent
life, education and job but she only knows that she has to go to school
to fulfill her dream.
When
we have usually been asked, “what would you like to be when you grow
up?” the mo…
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