Category: voices

On 13 July an offshore platform near the Tunisian coast received a rescue signal from migrants in the sea nearby. Immediately, an emergency vessel was dispatched to investigate and found 40 migrants from different nationalities on a small boat. Some migrants were rescued from the water, and others from their vessel. With no feedback nor action from potential host authorities, and given the worsening weather situation, the migrants were moved to a Tunisianflagged offshore supply ship. Beginning 16 July, their situation worsened, with high temperatures and shrinking water and food…

From humble beginnings in 2017 to participating and successfully graduating as one of seven selected startups in the second cycle of Flat6Labs Tunis; a prominent accelerator program in MENA, just over a year later, Riadh Ellouze’s creation appears to be pulling down all the stops, surmounting the hurdles, beating the odds, and heading in the right direction. Logis; the Tunisian entrepreneur’s startup, is looking to blaze trails and navigate uncharted courses in its bid to pioneer the creation of Africa’s very own property haven. And with the features and tools it has…

Forty migrants have disembarked at the southern Tunisian port of Zarzis after they were stranded for more than two weeks at sea waiting for permission to dock from Tunisian authorities. Ali Hajji, captain of the Sarost 5 boat, told The Associated Press Wednesday “this is a great relief for everyone.” He said two pregnant women have been taken to the hospital, and the Tunisian Red Crescent will take care of other migrants at a shelter in the town of Medenine. The migrants reportedly were at sea in the Mediterranean for…

“As Arabs, we suffer from the same stigmas – we’re either seen as terrorists or cash machines who have no taste or culture,” says Sofia Guellaty, founder of online magazine Mille World. Guellaty previously worked as an editor for Style.com/Arabia and Vogue Arabia out of Dubai. Upon returning to her native Tunisia, she came up with the idea of building a tailor-made media brand that would serve as an accurate representation of young Arab voices. “Some of us like skateboarding, some of us are into rap. Being Arab is complex…

On July 29, 2018, the Faculty of Arts of Manouba hosted an alumni meeting involving former graduates and students from the various departments. They came from differrent parts of Tunisia. Some of them endeavoured to travel from foreign countries where they are now working to join the gathering. The meeting was overwhelmed by a lot of nostalgia and a sense of pride. This gathering was an occasion to celebrate and refresh good old relationships and memories. It was also an opportunity for the special guests to recollect their wonderful memories…

More Than 90 Groups Among the Signatories More than 90 organizations and civil society groups in Tunisia on July 24, 2018, issued a Pact for Equality and Individual Freedoms, outlining the fundamental rights that all Tunisians should enjoy. This pact is being issued to confirm a commitment to a civilian and democratic Tunisian Republic in the wake of the publication of the report of the presidentially appointed Commission for Individual Freedoms and Equality on June 12. The commissions’ proposals aim to place human rights at the heart of the Tunisian justice system and…