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This is where Tunisia’s past and present meet. From the legacy of ancient Carthage to the traditions, proverbs, and rituals that still shape daily life, alongside profiles of the people — historians, artists, activists, everyday Tunisians — who carry the country’s identity forward.

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    Fort Santiago Chikly is a story that remains largely untold in Tunisia. Chikly, a …

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    Ibn Khaldoun — The Greatest Tunisian Historian & Social Scientist

    By Editorial Staff May 27, 2024
    By Editorial Staff May 27, 2024

    Ibn Khaldoun, in full Abou Zeid Abdelrahman Ibn Mohammed Ibn Khaldoun Al-Hadrami, was born …

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    Saida Manoubiya: The Story of a Tunisian Feminist Icon

    By Contributing Editor May 15, 2024
    By Contributing Editor May 15, 2024

    By calling for women’s education and freedom, Saida Manoubia was truly a feminist ahead …

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    Bachata: A Spicy Tunisian Community Straps on Its Dancing Shoes

    By Contributing Editor May 8, 2024
    By Contributing Editor May 8, 2024

    Hundreds in Tunisia dance at the many Latin dance clubs each week. Latin dance, …

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    Nabeul, Tunisia’s Capital of Floral Water 🌸

    By Contributing Editor April 18, 2024
    By Contributing Editor April 18, 2024

    The Nabeul community perpetuates the know-how of their ancestors as the locals keep alive …

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    Young Tunisians are Turning North Hoping for More

    By Miles Charles April 16, 2024
    By Miles Charles April 16, 2024

    Despite Tunisia’s expansive youth demographic, Tunisia’s workforce continues to stagnate forcing young Tunisians to …

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    Tunisian Vegetable Gardens: Cultivating the Future Sustainably with Creativity and Responsibility

    By Issam Jawadi April 8, 2024
    By Issam Jawadi April 8, 2024

    The benefits of introducing vegetable gardens in educational institutions, households, and rural areas to …

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    Top 10 Ways to Green your Visit to Tunisia

    By Contributing Editor April 1, 2024
    By Contributing Editor April 1, 2024

    Have fun as a forester, tour an organic farm and sleep in an underground …

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    The Right to Ambition: Tunisian Students on the Other Side of the Mediterranean

    By Jasser Hammami March 24, 2024
    By Jasser Hammami March 24, 2024

    The things no one tells you about before you venture abroad Growing up in …

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    From Humble Beginnings to National Icon: Mohamed Bouazizi and the Transnational Impact of a Tunisian Street Vendor

    By Miles Charles February 21, 2024
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