ProudlyTunisian

Day after day, our region (Middle East and North Africa) is portrayed as the most dangerous and desperate in the world because of the ongoing political change and uprisings. Young people of the MENA -who have led the change- have different view! They have a realistic view of the current turmoil which comes with optimism, hope and determination that ongoing grassroots movements are being established to move forward. Check out what young activists from Algeria, Egypt, Yemen and Lebanon think about the future of their countries!!

Published on Your Middle East  "Al-Salamu Alaikum" this how we greet everyday, every morning, every-time we meet and it means "Peace be upon You". We’ve been raised up on the Islamic teaching that :"“If anyone slays a person, it would be as if he slew all humankind: and if any one saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all humankind”, Surah5, Al-MAida, Ayah 32. At some point in January 2011, when the whole world was looking up to Tunisia very inspired and amazed, I was happy that the revolution started from my county because it is 99 percent Muslims. I was happy to change that image of Islam that has been propagated since 9/11 as a monolithic, stateless and apocalyptic faith. I was happy to prove to the world that we, Arab Muslims, toppled our dictators with non-violent resistance and civil disobedience, that we peacefully stood up for our rights and human dignity which are cornerstones of our values and religion. I was happy to dr...