A free spirit who did not abide by the constraints imposed on women in the thirteenth century, Sufi saint Aicha Manoubiya, known as Saida or Lella Saida, holds a special place in the memories and hearts of the people of Tunis. By Safa BelghithMore
For about a century, a Mizrahi synagogue, an Armenian church, a Zoroastrian temple and a Shia mosque have been serving their followers in a small neighbourhood in downtown Tehran. By Changiz M. Varzi
![Metal plaque of a souk named after Saida Manoubiya, Tunis (photo: Sami Mlouhi [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]; Wikimedia Commons)](https://en.qantara.de/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/uploads/2018/09/05/saidamanoubia.jpg?itok=otW4_zjM "Metal plaque of a souk named after Saida Manoubiya, Tunis (photo: Sami Mlouhi [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)]; Wikimedia Commons)")
