Tunis

A Conversation with Tunisian novelist Yamen Manaï

A Conversation with Tunisian novelist Yamen Manaï

Our correspondent in Tunis, Sarah Ben Hamadi, interviews Yamen Menaï, one of Tunisia's best-selling young novelists.

27 MARCH 2023 • By Sarah Ben Hamadi
Celebrating Mawlid An-Nabaoui with Stambeli Trance in Tunis

Celebrating Mawlid An-Nabaoui with Stambeli Trance in Tunis

Shreya Parikh joins an authentic ritual for the birth of the Prophet in her Tunis medina.

31 OCTOBER 2022 • By Shreya Parikh
In Tunis, Art Reinvents and Liberates the City

In Tunis, Art Reinvents and Liberates the City

Sarah Ben Hamadi explores street art, graffiti and the popular art scene in Tunis.

29 AUGUST 2022 • By Sarah Ben Hamadi
Tunisia—Towards the End of the Dream of Democracy

Tunisia—Towards the End of the Dream of Democracy

Our columnist on the ground in Tunis, Emna Mizouni, reluctantly reports that Tunisia's fragile democracy appears doomed.

1 AUGUST 2022 • By Raja Shehadeh
A Woman in the Public Space: Ramadan in Tunis’ Bab Souika

A Woman in the Public Space: Ramadan in Tunis’ Bab Souika

Shreya Parikh, a doctoral researcher in sociology with Paris' CERI Sciences Po, explores her place in the public...

9 MAY 2022 • By Shreya Parikh
In Tunisia, Wasta Kills When It Comes to Covid-19

In Tunisia, Wasta Kills When It Comes to Covid-19

Our correspondent in Tunis, Emna Mizouni, reports on the vaccination crisis exacerbated by wasta.

14 JUNE 2021 • By Raja Shehadeh
Remember 2020 Not for Covid-19 or Trump Chaos, But Climate Change

Remember 2020 Not for Covid-19 or Trump Chaos, But Climate Change

Columnist Iason Athanasiadis remembers 2020 not so much for the pandemic or the chaos of Trump but what...

10 JANUARY 2021 • By Francisco Letelier
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