Author Archives for aymen abderrahmen

Reconciliation without Justice

November 17, 2017 3:39 pm Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

On September 16, the ruling Nidaa Tunis coalition, backed by the Islamist Ennahdha movement, finally succeeded in passing a modified...

November 2, 2017 11:35 am Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

Overall, if the results of the last legislative and presidential elections could reflect something, it would be that the average...

October 28, 2017 11:26 am Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

As a member of Tunisian civil society who has worked to help the country’s democratic transition, nothing hurts more than...

September 26, 2017 2:22 pm Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

Unless you’re familiar with American news and geography, you may have recently heard about the state of Virginia in the...

August 31, 2017 2:57 pm Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi’s call for full equality between men and women has been received mostly with applause in...

July 6, 2017 2:30 pm Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

Originally published by the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. On May 24, 2017, as protesters walked away from Habib Bourguiba...

June 23, 2017 6:09 pm Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

It has been exactly five weeks since I first landed at Dulles international airport in Virginia. When I first saw...

May 26, 2017 10:41 pm Published by aymen abderrahmen Comments Off

What is it that makes us different? Is it language? Is it faith? Is it color, or is it sexuality?...