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Le scandale de l’Encyclopédie tunisienne

Avez-vous pris connaissance du grand scandale de l’encyclopédie tunisienne ? Un ouvrage capital qui est censé être une belle synthèse de notre histoire, de notre culture, de notre littérature, de notre art, des hommes illustres qui ont fait avancé notre pays. Cet immense projet de civilisation a été confié aux soins de l’Académlie Bayt al-Hikma. Qu’en a-t-elle fait? un livre scandaleux qui ferait honte aux Tunisiens […]

Israeli Army T-Shirts Mock Gaza Killings

The Israeli army is at the centre of a second controversy over the moral conduct of its soldiers in as many days. The revelations centre on t-shirt designs made for soldiers that make light of shooting pregnant Palestinian mothers and children and include images of dead babies and destroyed mosques. […]

علمانيو تونس يثيرون زوبعة حول زيارة القرضاوي

لم تكن زيارة رئيس الاتحاد العالمي لعلماء المسلمين الشيخ يوسف القرضاوي إلى تونس يوم الأحد الماضي بمناسبة الاحتفال بمدينة القيروان عاصمة للثقافة الإسلامية، زيارة مرحبا بها من قبل العلمانيين الذين شنوا هجوما عنيفا على الحكومة. فقد وجه
بعض العلمانيين سيلا من الاتهامات للحكومة بعد ترحيبها بالشيخ القرضاوي، مذكرين بهجومه […]

Tunisia’s bloggers defy state censors

Foreign tourists know Tunisia for its sunny beaches, ancient ruins and one of the Arab world’s most liberal societies. But for Tunisians, life is a daily tiptoe through a minefield of political taboos enforced by a vast security apparatus and heavily censored media. Now the country’s drive to embrace the internet is giving Tunisians an unexected new outlet to challenge authority.

Tunisian media is becoming more “Islamized”

In a recent report that surveyed radio listeners in Tunisia, the Sigma Consulting Center found that “Zaytouna” – a private religious radio station – topped the list with 12.1 percent audience share throughout the country. Private variety radio station Mosaic came close with 11.3 percent, followed by government-backed radio station […]