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The Country & People of Tunisia
The Country & People of Tunisia
History
Settled in the 12th cent. BC by Phoenicians, Tunisia became
(6th cent. BC) the center of the powerful city-state of Carthage, which was
destroyed by Rome in 146 BC Taken by the Vandals (5th cent. AD) and the
Byzantines (6th cent.), the Arabs conquered Tunisia in the 7th cent., and the
Berber population was converted to Islam. The area came under a succession of
Muslim rulers, reaching its peak under the Berber Hafsid dynasty (1230–1574). In
the late 16th cent. Tunisia was seized by the Ottoman Turks, and as one of the
Barbary States it became a stronghold of pirates, on whom the treasury depended
for several centuries. European intervention began in the 19th cent., and in
1881 Tunisia became a French protectorate. Nationalist agitation, which first
surfaced in the 1920s, became intense after World War II, and independence was
achieved in 1956.
In 1957 the country became a republic, with Habib Bourguiba as president. Under Bourguiba, who was elected president-for-life in 1975, Tunisia was a moderate Arab state, following a generally pro-Western foreign policy; support for a negotiated settlement with Israel strained the country's relations with its Arab neighbors, however. Domestically, Bourguiba emphasized modernization and planned economic growth. In 1981 he authorized the legal formation of opposition political parties, indicating a possible shift in the direction of liberal democracy.
In 1987 Bourguiba was deposed, on grounds of senility, by Gen. Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Ben Ali promised continued democratic reform, but he has ruled in an increasingly autocratic fashion and sought to crush Islamic-fundamentalist opposition. Under his regime the economy has seen significant growth as it has moved away from state control. In recent years relations with Libya have improved, and Tunisia joined with its North African neighbors in forming (1989) the Arab Maghreb Union.
Ben Ali was reelected unopposed in 1994 and against token opposition candidates in 1999. A constitutional amendment, approved in 2002 in a referendum by a similar margin, permitted the president to run for more than two terms, and in 2004 Ben Ali was reelected with 95% of the vote; he again faced only token opposition. The landslide victories of Ben Ali and the government party have been marked by intimidation and credible accusations of vote-rigging.
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Arab Countries Arab
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other Arab countries....
Links Page
For personal pages, private companies &
entities, un-categorized and other sites. Add link or view
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than English or Arabic
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available in Arabic only and + is available in
Arabic and English
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Photos, history, football....
Cities, Towns, Municipalities & Places
The Kerkennah
Isles official web site....
Kairouan - A
dense network of through and dead-end streets
Medina of
Sousse - Made up of tortuous streets and dead-ends
Medina of Tunis
- Made up of a non-rectilinear network of streets, vaulted passages, alleys
and dead-end streets Flag, Maps, Useful Information....
New
issues, themes, catagories, years (since 1888) , artists engravers....
Organize business missions, supply of information or documentations....
Financial and
stock exchanges information in Morocco and Tunisia
Information and
key figures
Developping
commercial exchanges and industrial investments
Tunisian Legal Portal
The most
comprehensive database: statistical, economic and social
Access to
accurate and up-to-date information
Banks
Economic and monetary information Directories, Job Opportunities
Investment & Promotion....
Provides support and assistance to Tunisian exporters and to their foreign
counterparts
Organization of
fairs and national and international specialized exhibitions
Business
Gateway. The virtual fair for Tunisian products and services....
Industry promotion agency
November 2005 - Bridging the digital divide
Offers to investors a site equiped with all viabilities
Preservation of the national cultural personality Art, Literature, Photography, Cinema....
The artist,
paintings, gallery, exhibitions....
Theatre
Theatre
Marionnette
theatre
Music, Song & Dance....
Contemporary
Dance Cultural, Scientific, Environmental, Sporting Entities & Info
African Cup 2004.... Tunis
Carthage
Tunis - Programs for both undergraduate and graduate students
Carthage
Institutions & Organizations
To
teach modern languages and to conduct applied research in methodologies for
teaching....
Un institut de
formation professionnelle en informatique et bureautique. Tunis & Gafsa
Specialized in
the area of banking and insurance
To
boost the training of the executives and the scientific research Research, Resources & Projects
Provide the necessary means to promote Scientific research
Tunisian Educational Portal
For
Students and Teachers, events, activities.... Collection of
post-cards from Tunisia between 1910 and 1930 under the French colonization
Human Rights, Politics & Political Parties....
News, reports,
urgent action. Latest annual report....
Promote human rights, be they political, civil, social, economic or cultural
Human rights
developments & report
Le
Partie du Changement Related Sites, Articles....
Daily
newspaper
Weekly newspaper
Quotidien Tunisien d'informations generales
Al-Sahafa
.
(pdf) OnLine News, Newsletters, News Agencies....
News online
Online news
Radio, TV, Internet....
Looking for the latest news from Tunisia, listen to Tunisia National Radio
Journal, events,
documentaries, sport.... Articles, Reports, Cartoons....
Archives, articles
and news from different sources
Sources
d'information, documents, quotidiens, magazines, radio & TV,
bulletins....
Official site
A valuable
source for scientific research and an integral part of the national heritage
Statistical data concerning the economic, social, environmental and other
fields
To inform the
various partners on the upgrading process, regulations and procedures
Real estate registration, allotment and other various activities
Manages a number of social security schemes Corporations, Organizations, Public Hospitals and Industrial Entities
The
Technological City of Communications
Producers of
aluminium fluoride
Centers, Institutions, Societies....
Association of Handicapped Children Parents
Association for the Promotion of Employment for the Disabled
To
promote occupational health and safety
Promoting
women's interests in all areas of society, including business, culture and
science
Administer
mediation, conciliation and arbitration procedures for the settlement of
disputes
Protection and
management of natural resources
Report on press
situation in Tunisia
Conducts operational researches and studies on mothers' conditions, children
and the family
Preparing for
the IXth Panarab Congress of psychiatry
Organize
missions of partnership Foreign Entities
General,
economic, travel, consular info
Le Programme des
Nations Unies pour le developpement
Une
compagnie a vocation exclusivement charter
Administration,
flight schedules, airports.... Travel, Tours, Guides.... More country info
Tunisia with passion.... Discover Tunisia, stays, tours, water therapy....
Regular Tour Carthage, archaeological Tour, berber Tracks....
Tourisme local, excursions, sejours hôtels....
Hotels, Resorts, Inns, Hostels....
Tunis - On the edge of the business and banking district
Carthage -
Conceived in the biggest tradition of luxury and elegance
Situated between Sousse and Port El-Kantaoui....
Tunis,
Hammamet, Djerba....
Inter-Continental, Holiday Inn, Crown Plaza Hotels &
Resorts - IC Hotels Group
Listinfg of hotels, night clubs, resturants....
Health & Travel Tips
Weather....
Weather
forecasting, cClimatology, geophysics and astronomy....
Gateway, search
engine....
Gateway,
horoscopes, gastronomy....
Gateway, search
engine, directory....
For personal pages, private companies & entities, un-categorized and
other sites, please visit
Free For All, Add URL or View Tunisia
Links Page
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Daughters of Tunis Women, Family, and Networks In A
Muslim City By Paula Holmes-Eber An innovative ethnography that uses the personal stories of four Tunisian women to explore women's experiences in a developing Muslim nation. |
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Michelin Tunisie By Elzbieta Lisowscy, Andrzej Lisowscy A road map of Tunisia, covering the major road networks across the country. |
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Tunisia Eyewitness Travel Guides By Elzbieta Lisowscy, Andrzej Lisowscy With beautifully commissioned photographs and spectacular 3-D aerial views revealing the charm of each destination, these amazing travel guides show what others only tell. |
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Tunisia The Story of a Country That Works By Georgie Anne Geyer Descriptions about Tunisia's visible achievements and accounts of the people, their mind set, and way of life |
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