Tunisian Revolution
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Clandestine Migration from Tunisia
Flight of the Hopeless
In view of Tunisia's persistent economic crisis and high jobless rate, also in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution, many young Tunisians are tempted to turn their backs on their homeland and seek their fortunes in Europe. This gives greater weight to projects aimed at improving prospects for the younger generation and persuading them to abandon plans to cross the Mediterranean. By Beat Stauffer
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Jewish Life in North Africa
Facing a Precarious Future
The once-large Jewish communities in Tunisia and Egypt have almost disappeared. Those who remain are treated with mistrust and suspicion by society. The Arab Spring has made their situation even more difficult. Andreas Gorzewski reports
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Interview with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki
"Tunisia is attempting a democratic reconstruction"
One has to be prepared to work with the Islamists for the sake of social peace, says the Tunisian president, Moncef Marzouki. He told Edith Kresta and Renate Fisseler-Skandrani that this applies even if some of them reject democracy
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Islam and Women's Rights in Tunisia
Equality in Danger
Tunisia was once the model for emancipation in the Arab world, but there's now increasing concern over an article in the new constitution which, according to women's and human rights activists, will undermine the equality of the sexes. By Sarah Mersch in Tunis
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Interview with the Tunisian lawyer Yadh Ben Achour
''Tunisia is in a phase full of contradictions''
Yadh Ben Achour is the winner of the 2012 International Democracy Award Bonn. The Tunisian lawyer and expert on constitutional law told Chamselassil Ayari how Islamist forces are gaining strength in his country
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Tunisia after Ben Ali
A Revolution on the Road to Democracy
Unemployment and corruption are still the biggest hurdles on the way to democracy in Tunisia. Fathi Ayadi of the Tunisian Ennahda party says what is now needed is a culture of political consensus
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Arab World
No Arab Spring in Education
Many of the people taking to the streets in revolt movements in the Arab World are young college graduates. Although they are often better educated than their parents, their chances of finding a job are scant. Loay Mudhoon reports
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Post-revolution Tunisia
Women Try to Assert Independence
Women were a key force in the popular protests that toppled Tunisia's government last year and kicked off the Arab Spring. But now many Tunisian women worry that the new government may want to turn back the clock. Sarah Mersch reports from Tunis
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Interview with the Tunisian Opposition Politician Maya Jribi
''Tunisia Is Rooted in the Modern and Tolerant Tradition of Islam''
In last October's elections, the people of Tunisia spoke and Maya Jribi, chairwoman of the Progressive Democratic Party, listened to what they had to say. Twelve months on from the revolution, her party has learned from its bitter electoral defeat and intends to merge with five other liberal parties at the centre of the political spectrum. She spoke to Sarah Mersch
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Review of Michael Lüders' book on the Arab Spring
How the Arab Revolution Is Changing the World
In his book about the Arab Spring, the well-known Middle East expert and journalist Michael Lüders criticises the West's one-dimensional view of the historic events that have shaken the Arab world over the past year. Sebastian Sons read the book
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The Reaction of Egyptian Politicians to the Elections in Tunisia
''Egypt Is Not Tunisia! Or Is It?''
While members of the former regime in Egypt never tire of saying that the political situations in Egypt and Tunisia cannot be compared, others believe that the Tunisian result could foreshadow certain aspects of the outcome of the upcoming election in Egypt. Hani Darwish takes a closer look at three very different Egyptian political viewpoints
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Tunisia after the Elections
Ennahda and the Challenges of Democracy
In the recent Tunisian elections, the Islamist Ennahda party ended up way ahead of its competitors. The Tunisian philosopher Jameleddine Ben Abdeljelil says the way the party has developed internally makes it possible that it will be able to play a constructive role in a pluralistic and democratic system