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Items by Halima Ben Nasr
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What’s behind the ugly descriptions by Saied of those who disagree with him?
“Endemics, viruses and microbes” are descriptions used by Tunisian President Kais Saied in almost every speech he delivers to attack those who disagree with him. “No turning back and no compromise. The washing machine of political anecdotes will come to cleanse, and for some people, their place is in...
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Is Tunisia’s democracy in danger?
Tunisia is currently witnessing a prolonged political stalemate amid increasing tension and fear for the country’s future and democratic ideals in the Arab world. The core of the political impasse faced by the country lies in a conflict between the three presidencies in Carthage, Kasbah and Bardo (the presidency institution,...