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  The world has been applauding Tunisia for its new progressive constitution and a new caretaker government of technocrats who are running the country until elections later this year. But do we have to accept ex-Ben Ali officials back into politics while the generation of change is being imprisoned?  ---    The world has been applauding Tunisia for its new progressive constitution and 'new consensus' caretaker government of technocrats who are administrating the country until the elections later this year. However, this celebration seems confined to the leadership, members of the National Constituent Assembly, political parties and their allies. In fact, the unemployed, the poor, the students and the workers, among other Tunisian citizens, are yet to celebrate. After changing the government five times during the past three years, this current administration has been the most praised for its apparent stability. Nevertheless, if we have a closer look at Tunisia’s internal issues

Published on Your Middle East  and Open Democracy  interviewed for the article at Radio France Internationale  by  Zeenat Hansrod   The world has been applauding Tunisia for its new progressive constitution and new consensus caretaker installed government of technocrats that is administrating the country until elections later this year. However, this celebration seems exclusive to the leadership, members of the National Constituent Assembly, political parties and their allies. In fact, the unemployed, the poor, the student, the worker among other Tunisian citizens are yet to celebrate. After changing the government five times during the past three years, this current administration has been the most praised for its appearing stability. Nevertheless, if we have a closer look at Tunisia’s internal issues- beside the pictures of the Tunisian Prime Minister shaking hands with Barack Obama-, we will find files of terrorism, corruption, accountabilit

When we talk about Gender Equality, we usually talk exclusively about women and we forget that gender includes men and women. Gender based violence for instance, is mainly empowering women and excluding the essential contribution of men as perpetrators of violence in most cases. During the World Conference on Youth , taking place now in Sri Lanka, I met  Natko Gereš  from Croatia. He is advocating for a different perspective to tackle gender equality. He is the director of youth organization  Status M  and coordinator at MenEngaged  which is a global alliance established since 2006. Natko explained some of the many projects his organization conducts such as "Be A Man campaign" for high school boys where they provide training about social skills. He sarcastically said "men are raised idiots and cannot express their emotions". So they try through this campaign to make men express their emotions and break the assumptions based on which all boys g

We have been all over national Sri Lankan media and international media Sri Lanka Brief News   WLUML China.Org EastDay CoastWeek Daily Mirror Adaderana Our Statement on the  Voice of Women Initiative  Find Full Album here On Daily Mirror YouTube Channel  we mobilized a peaceful march in solidarity with  #BringBackOurGirls  during the World Conference in Youth  from Boulevard hall to the media center then to the negotiation room  #BringBackOurGirls  campaign in front of the negociations' room of  World Conference On Youth 2014 and our African leaders are pretending like nothing is happening... they are playing deaf, blind and paralyzed...  #BringBackOurGirls  campaign at the negociations' room of  World Conference On Youth 2014   #DMbreakingnews  coverage of our campaign at  World Conference On Youth 2014   #BringBackOurGirls http://rt.com/in-vision/nigerian-girls-kidnapped-bringourgirlshome/group-conference-youth-2014/