The world is engulfed in a ‘learning crisis’ — but...
The United Nations has declared that the world is suffering from a “learning crisis.” Although students are physically going to school, a quarter of a billion aren’t learning anything. In...
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Opinion: Behind Bars, Prisoners are Radicalized
It is no strange fact that prison systems across the world are culpable for producing increasingly violent criminals. Ideological radicalization and violent extremism are no exceptions to this logic. With...
Triomphe de Tuccabor’s extra virgin olive oil: traceability makes it...
Driving on my way to Medjez el Bab, reaching the hill of Toukaber, a small town but big with its riches in agricultural golden treasure of the Olive tree, I...
IN ARCHIVES FROM ANTIBIOTICS’ EARLIEST DAYS, SCIENTISTS FIND BACTERIA ALREADY...
Scientists suspect the farm use of penicillin was to blame. It took nearly three decades after Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin for other scientists to develop a version of the drug...
UNHCR report details changes in refugee and migrant risky journeys...
A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows changes in the routes used by refugees and migrants to reach Europe during the third quarter of 2017....
Migrant crisis: Europe should stop using Libya as a dumping...
With no central government and its own crises, Libya is ill-equipped to deal with an influx of returned migrants requiring shelter Although it is not a new problem, the issue...
Beyond Transactional Deals: Building Lasting Migration Partnerships in the Mediterranean
As maritime arrivals to Europe rose sharply in 2015 and 2016, European policymakers renewed their focus on building partnerships with origin and transit countries in North Africa in an effort...
Holidaymakers’ paradise in Tunisia
“Always look on the bright sight of life…” Almost everyone knows this famous scene from the film “Life of Brian”. But what many people don’t realise: Large parts of the...
Corruption Puts Tunisia’s Transition at Risk- Carnegie Endowment for International...
Despite the remarkable progress in installing democratic political solutions witnessed in Tunisia since deposing President Ben Ali, the country continues to suffer from rampant corruption putting its democratic transition at...
Explaining the recent spike in migration from Tunisia to Europe
Over the past few weeks Tunisia has attracted increasing attention for the revival of its migration route toward Italy. 4,500 people from Tunisia reached Italy in 2017 – a fourfold increase...
