ProudlyTunisian

Co-writing the article with  Katharina Walbert  Published on European Youth Press Magazine during Peace Journalism Meeting  "Rethinking Journalism" in Berlin Republished on the North South Centre While lyrics of the German anthem call for a “united Fatherland,” in other parts of the Mediterranean, many Arab countries are referred to as “the Motherland.” For decades, gender has been perceived differently where women and men are treated based on the influence of cultures, media and the marketing industry. Tunisia, has been a leading country on women’s rights in its region. Tunisia’s laws have provided women an immersive measure of equality largely absent among its neighboring countries. Women have one of the most progressive Personal Status Codes: polygamy there is banned, and women have equal rights in marriage and divorce. The code also guarantees strict women rights in the criminalisation of domestic abuse and marital rape. On the other hand, this very C...

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!!