People Power in Tunisia and the Nobel Peace Prize

Published on Nov 27, 2015 by Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos

Behind the Nobel Peace Prize that was recently awarded for 2015 to four civil society trailblazers in Tunisia stand millions of ordinary unsung Tunisians who deserve recognition. Without them the hands of the National Dialogue Quartet would have been tied.

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Tunisia: Women Reshape the Political Landscape

Published on Aug 26, 2013 by Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos

Keeping the revolution alive, female activists play an invaluable role in effecting change in the country that gave rise to Arab Spring.

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Tunisia: A revolution in progress

Published on Jul 18, 2012 by Sheila McLeod Arnopoulos

It was my first night in the city of Sidi Bouzid where a humiliated street vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi burned himself to death a year and a half ago – launching the first of several Arab Springs.

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