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Tunisia after Bardo Attack - The Story unlike the News

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Published at Your Middle East  and WELDD On March 18, Tunisia witnessed an attack on the Bardo Museum in the heart of the capital city, Tunis, next door to the Parliament. Suddenly, international media was disseminating misinformed news about the situation in Tunisia, promoting an image of “terrorism” and “Jihadism” taking over the country, “destroying its economy”, and “threating its democracy”. It is actually not the attack that will affect our economy and tourism but it's the narrative mainstream media propagates at all times. THE HEADLINES  have been as dramatic as “ In Tunisia, terror attack undercuts Arab Spring's best prospect ”, or “T ravelers warned of risks as Tunisia reels from attack ”, ignoring that we have had at least 20,000 foreign visitors entering the country after the Bardo attack, and as lame and wrongful as “ Tunisian town near 'Star Wars' backdrop now features in battle against ISIS ”, ignoring that Les Dunes Electroniques, one of

Rethinking Regional Security through Africa's Economic Integration

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Published at Foresight For Development In 2013, I was shooting a documentary called “ Kenya’s Conscious Transformation ” under the Africa Inspire Project, when Kenya witnessed the Westgate attack. At least 67 people have died. Following the peaceful 2013 general elections, I decided to explore and highlight the role of youth and women in the peace process that transformed its previous 2007/2008 volatile post-election violence. On my last day in Nairobi, a few hours before heading to the Westgate shopping mall, I heard about the Al Shabab attack. It was a tragic and sad day, waiting for the fate of the hostages and praying for the victims. Two weeks ago, Tunisia has also witnessed an attack on the Bardo Museum in the heart of the capital city, Tunis, next door to the Parliament. I had then experienced the same saddening feeling. International media, as usual, don’t help much in such events, especially when it happens in Africa but the headlines make it actually worse. The he