Tunisia
An attack at Africa's oldest synagogue leaves Jews on a pilgrimage in Tunisia concerned
The Ghriba synagogue is the oldest in Africa and is the destination for an annual Jewish pilgrimage on the island of Djerba. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Daniel Lee, a historian of the Jews of France and North Africa at Queen Mary University of London, about the ancient house of worship and an attack there on Tuesday.
Fumio Kishida set to become Japan’s next prime minister
Some supporters of Tunisia's president just want stability in the country, analyst says
Tunisia’s president fires PM and suspends parliament
Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM
Arab Spring: 'It's time to rethink' US approach to the Middle East, says Kim Ghattas
Though historians debate whether Washington could have been more assertive in responding to Middle East uprisings a decade ago, some observers believe former President Barack Obama let down the revolutionaries.
Arab uprisings: What role did social media really play?
The revolts a decade ago were among the first major protests in the age of omnipresent mobile phones, with social-network revolutions powered by Twitter and Facebook.
Fruit seller Mohamed Bouazizi's protest inspired the Arab uprisings. A decade later, his sister still mourns.
“One day, I hope all Tunisians live in dignity. That’s what my brother wished for,” said Leila Bouazizi, sister of the Tunisian fruit seller who set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010.
Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa
Dec. 17 is a historic day on the minds of many people in Tunisia, elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East — and around the world. That's because exactly 10 years ago, a single event in Tunisia triggered a series of revolutions across the region.
Photos: Arab uprisings began with quest for freedom and led to repression, wars
What started as a series of idealistic revolutions turned into dashed dreams of democracy and revival of authoritarian governance. The decade since has seen yet more instability and violence.
Tourism in Tunisia reopens — with precautions
The pandemic has been especially hard on Tunisia’s tourism and hospitality sectors, which were already struggling to recover from a spate of terrorist attacks in 2015.
Nonviolent protest defined the decade. But is civil resistance losing its impact?
As the number and size of nonviolent protests worldwide have grown, so has the frequency of governments acting in authoritarian ways.
The women of ISIS are more than just brides
Iranian American journalist and writer Azadeh Moaveni spoke with Marco Werman about why the term "ISIS brides" is problematic and shares her perspective on the much bigger role that women have had in militant Islamic groups.
Tunisians wonder what their first female mayor will do for women
Souad Abderrahim dedicated her victory in City Hall to all Tunisian women.
In Tunisia, preserving tradition in the last underground homes
In recent decades, rural depopulation has meant fewer people live in the homes, which are composed of rooms hewn into the walls of an excavated circular courtyard.