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Quel impératif démocratique pour la Tunisie!

October 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

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La Tunisie vit une période de transition démocratique caractérisée par des accords, des désaccords, des convergences, des divergences… Comment s’en sortir? l’impératif démocratique n’est autre que la compétition et le vote populaire… Ecoutez…Le Référundum
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Tags: Politics · Society · Uncategorized

La corruption un mal sournois

October 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

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La lutte contre la corruption doit connaître une mobilisation générale de la part des institutions de la société civile. Une mobilisation qui n’attend ni l’élection de la constituante ni la rédaction de la constitution…Ecoutez…CORRUPTION
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RSF, finalement en Tunisie!

October 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

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“Reporters sans frontières ” a ouvert son bureau en Tunisie pour maintenir une vigilance concernant la situation de la liberté de la presse et l’indépendance des médias en Tunisie surtout en cette période électorale.  Jean François Gillard, secrétaire général de RSF revient sur la date symbolique de l’ouverture [...]

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Tags: Human Rights · Politics · Society · Uncategorized

Reborn today.

September 6th, 2011 · No Comments

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It was a shock when I woke up on a phone call from my parents in Cairo,  informing me that our old neighbor got stabbed to  death in her bed before killers stole her jewelry. Then they jumped on our roof, entered my bedroom and [...]

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Tags: Personal · Society

Operation Dignity.

February 24th, 2011 · No Comments

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25th January 2011 is a historical day for Egypt. The “Revolution” day. A revolution against rejection, social injustic, lack of freedom and above all, corruption. Thoughts.
How would it feel like when you are traveling to a foreign country, and you went to buy some things [...]

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Tags: Politics · Society

Egyptian Demonstrations in Paris Against the Dictatorship – 5 Feb.11

February 6th, 2011 · No Comments

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Tags: Photo · Politics · Society

Explosion in front of a church in Alexandria – Egypt.

January 1st, 2011 · No Comments

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This is an extremely sad and criminal way to start the new year 2011. Last night’s explosion in front of a church in Alexandria (second biggest city in Egypt), can and will only accentuate tension and clashes between muslims and christians in Egypt. Even though [...]

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Tags: Personal · Religion · Society

Lounis Aït Menguellet à la salle Atlas, un vrai régal

February 21st, 2010 · 5 Comments

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La salle Atlas était archicomble, pleine comme un œuf. Elle a connu, hier après-midi, l’ambiance des grands jours. Lounis Aït Menguellet a drainé, comme à l’accoutumée, la grande foule. Il a rassemblé, l’espace de deux heures, plusieurs générations de ses admirateurs, du grand-père au petit-fils. [...]

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Tags: Arts & Culture · Mediterranean · Meditérranée · Personal · Photo · Society · music

Plane crash near Beirut

January 25th, 2010 · No Comments

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Plane crash near Beirut
by LeliaLeb

Till now there are no survivors. These images were filmed at the Hariri hospital where families are waiting for the ambulances to take the corpses to the hospital were DNA tests are being held in order to identifu the victims.
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Tags: Lebanon · Mediterranean · Personal · Society · Video

Iceland, the country of natural wonders

January 18th, 2010 · No Comments

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For the New year’s eve, I was lucky enough to be… in Iceland! After a stop in Paris and Copenhaguen, and a 3hrs and a half flight from Denmark, I finally got to a dream place.

I knew it was going to be breathtaking, but I [...]

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