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TopicTunisia

Topic: Tunisia

Tunisian imam, resident of France for 38 yrs, deported after referring to French flag as ‘satanic’

Muslim cleric Imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi was deported within 12 hrs of his arrest. French Interior Ministry has accused him of promoting 'backward, intolerant & violent conception of Islam'.

Why Imran’s comeback would be a triumph for democracy and a disaster for Pakistan

Imran’s popularity has risen to a level not seen in Pakistan before. But all nations, especially democracies, need institutions that can stand up to majoritarianism of any kind.

Nazi Germany once occupied Tunisia. But the North African experience goes unheard

Eighty years ago, Tunisian Jews and Muslims were also subjected to the Third Reich’s reign of terror, and its anti-Semitic and racist legislation.

Arab Spring or Islamic winter? KP Fabian’s new ‘was and wasn’t’ book answers this question

In an event in Delhi, KP Fabian discussed US involvement in the 2011 Arab uprisings and the flawed notion of resistance to democracy in Muslim nations.

Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur becomes 1st Arab, African woman to reach Grand Slam final in Open Era

Jabeur, 27, made history at Wimbledon Thursday after she beat Germany’s Tatjana Maria 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 to make it to women's finals. She is currently ranked world number 2 by WTA.

Covid pandemic: Tunisia hospitals struggle to ‘stay afloat’, Madrid mayor calls out partying

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

Ground zero of Arab Spring is back on streets. This time, to round off the revolution

Tunisian youth and scores of Arab Spring activists are back with the slogans and placards, demanding an end to the police state and fall of regime. But something is different this time.

Russians love football too much, and Tunis first Arab capital with an elected female mayor

Indonesia has banned a Chinese video app for 'inappropriate content', and rescue efforts for the Thai boys continue as heartwarming videos of them are shared online.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.