Nedra Ben Smail

Tunisia has boasted some of the most advanced women's rights in the Arab world. But old habits die hard. Men still routinely demand that their future wives be virgins.

‘Re-virgination’ surgeries are on the rise in Tunisia

Lifestyle & Belief

In January, Tunisia became the first Arab country to enshrine gender equality in its new constitution. But while the small African country is often seen as a progressive bastion in a mostly conservative region, Tunisians say, in their private lives, some traditions die hard. Virginity is one of them.

Tunisia has boasted some of the most advanced women's rights in the Arab world. But old habits die hard. Men still routinely demand that their future wives be virgins.

‘Re-virgination’ surgeries are on the rise in Tunisia

Lifestyle & Belief