Tunis
Gunmen Kill 19 People, Mostly Tourists, in Tunisia Museum Attack
Up to five gunmen stormed the Bardo art museum in central Tunis today, killing 19 people and injuring another 24. Tunisia's Prime Minister has described the attack as "heinous."
Tunisian Appeals Court Hands Down Harsher Sentences to 2012 US Embassy Attackers
The US had criticized an earlier verdict for its leniency towards those involved in protests over the US-made film Innocence of Muslims.
Election Tests Fledgling Democracy in Tunisia After Arab Spring
An estimated 60 percent of Tunisia's 5 million registered voters turned out to elect a new parliament Sunday, but some say the country's transition to democracy is still incomplete.
Runaways from Tunisia Search for an Identity in Jihad
Seddik had told his parents that he would be home at 6:30 PM. They called the police to report their son missing. When the police arrived at a suspect’s house, his family said he had already left to fight in Syria shortly after communicating with...
How Tunisians Are Fighting Free-Speech Limitations with Slam Poetry
Although the rights to free speech and freedom of assembly have improved significantly since Tunisia’s revolution—an uprising that toppled former dictator Ben Ali in 2010—police have continued to target and beat outspoken artists at public...
Ladies Wore Bikinis, Not Burkas, in La Goulette
The stories old-timers tell about the Tunisia suburb run counter to the way the West views the Arab World. It was a place where three religions and five languages intermixed, Jews and Muslims partied together, and young ladies flaunted their beach...
Meet Klay BBJ, the Tunisian Rapper Who Was Jailed for Hating Everything
Klay BBJ and Weld el 15 were sentenced to jail after a performance that was deemed to be too critical of the nation's police force. The government's harsh treatment of the rapper gained international attention. We met him right after his release in...
Militants and Political Slayings Are Keeping Tunisia in Revolution Limbo
Three years on, Tunisians are still not happy.
We Spoke to Femen About Their Topless Tunisian Protest
Yesterday, three members of the feminist activist group Femen staged a topless protest outside the Ministry of Justice in Tunis, Tunisia. It is thought to be the first topless feminist protest to ever take place in the Arab world.
Femen Are Being Attacked by Nazis and Sent to Prison
Femen's Paris headquarters is under siege by neo-Nazis. And last week, they found out that Tunisian Femen activist Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old who was drugged and given a virginity test after posting topless protest pictures of herself on Facebook...
Teenagers and Salafists Storm the American Embassy in Tunisia
The first Tunisian Revolution was carried out by the educated middle class, who fought to end corruption and petty authoritarianism. After Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia, the Salafists ("Islamists") were let out of jail and took advantage of the power...