Comments on: Echoes from the Tunisian blogosphere

By: Soufiene

Soufiene — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:58:54 +0000

Nadia stop speaking everywhere like CNN and Fox News please. May be you do better to look for a job in the White house as a spokswoman.
All the Tunisian opponents are the same. All what they can do, is importing other’s speeches and political views, ideologies, and aim to diffuse them in our country. I really don’t see the need of a whole liberal party in Tunisia. You are not able to analyse and to understand the real, the true and the deep needs and feelings of our people. And thereafter, developping an original and national political opignon, point of view, and relevant alternatives.
You’re no more than political satellites, you seek for support and finances from outside in order to reach you’re own goals in Tunisia. Ben ALi is not a perfect guy. And it is well known that the easiest thing to do in this world is critizing Ben Ali. And anyone could do that job. But at least he’s doing well by protecting the country from a corrupted and fake democracy which would profit only for those who call themselves democracy militants, human right fighters, and political opponents. Even ben Laden was a liberty fighter before …

By: Nadia

Nadia — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 21:28:42 +0000

Hi all, please read, sign if you agree and forward to people you know.
Many thank and God bless.

لى هنا يكفي … معاً ضد العنف والتطرف…. معاً من أجل الحوار والتمدن
Nu er det nok..
It is enough now!

By: adib

adib — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 00:57:42 +0000

tout a fait d’accord avec toi gordianus!

By: Neila Charchour Hachicha

Neila Charchour Hachicha — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 18:29:36 +0000

Gordianus and MMM, I absolutely undertand your choices and your concerns.

Of course you are Tunisians exactly as I am Tunisian and our differences on political issues shouldn’t make us ennemies. Our differences should enrich both of us for the sake of ourselves first but also for the sake of our country.

I just wanted to underline to GV readers that Tunisia is not only the touristic post card every one can see or want to show. It is also a dictatorship. And this must be said either you like it or not.

Of course a private Aggregator is not an official aggregator. But just imagine that we cannot have our phone numbers registered on any Tunisian yellow page, just because we want democracy for our country.

Cheers

By: Gordianus

Gordianus — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 15:01:26 +0000

I never said that talking about democracy or human rights is a unproductive or sterile issue I am referring here to a actegory of people who in the name of democracy and human rights engage in a sterile and byzantine discussion that lead to nowhere and to nothing and even more they dare to speak in foreign foras and attack other fellow country people accusing them of being the puppys of one regime or another for the simple fact that they felt ostracised or unwelcomed. You won’t please everybody you know and one should respect others’ point view as you expect others to respect yours.Is it possible that it is a wide campaign against some for the reason that they are talking politics and thus they are not welcomed, I am sorry I don’t buy this approach, we are not less tunisians or unaware of the stakes ahead, we all strive for a better life in our country and we are proud for the tremendous achievements we reached compared to other countries. Democracy is not an instant coffee or a one size fits all, let the people express their point of views and choose which path they would like to take without prior judgements.Unfortuantely,we Tunisians, tend to make from “El habba 9obba” that’s not the way democracy has to be it’s all about responsible, wise and objective dialogue that we will be able to reach what all of us cherish and long for. Period.

By: Mohamed Marwen Meddah

Mohamed Marwen Meddah — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 14:03:48 +0000

TN Blogs is “A” Tunisian blog aggregator, not “THE” Tunisian blog aggregator. There’s nothing official about it, it’s just a project on its own, for its own goals and purposes, in its own way.
Everyone is free to start their own aggregator and put all the blogs they want into it.

TN Blogs’ main goal is to spread blogging in Tunisia, and to try and create a sense of support and community between Tunisian bloggers. Certain policies and choices were made so that this project can go on functioning and doing its job well.
To cut straight to the point, a blocked Tunisian blog aggregator will do nothing at all for Tunisian bloggers, and you know what I mean.

As for what you said about Tunisian bloggers not writing about politics in Tunisia, that’s not true, but even if it was, everyone is free to write about whatever they want to write, however they want to write about it. Just because they’re not interested in politics or don’t write about it as bluntly as others, that doesn’t make them any less Tunisian.

By: Neila Charchour Hachicha

Neila Charchour Hachicha — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:23:53 +0000

Attack !
I am only giving my opinion on real and concrete facts.

Of course democracy will be much more diffuclt to get when educated people think that it is sterile to talk about it or about Human rights.

Indeed the World Wide Web is full of websites that do not ban any one whatever might be his nationality, his convictions or beleifs. This is why we need their support to make our voices more audible since our voices are censored in our own country by our own compatriots.

This is the real shame.

By: Gordianus

Gordianus — Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:51:39 +0000

Once again THE TUNISIAN BLOGOSPHERE IS UNDER ATTACK ! and I find this really shameful and irresponsible. The Tunisian blogosphere which some, unfortunately, describe as immature or politically brainwashed deeply regrets that it is not able to accept “grown ups” like them. Tn-blogs is the propriety of one aggregator who is free to add or delete whom ever he likes without any prejudice, bias or discrimination. So please and for God’s sake stop playing the victim and spare us your sterile lectures on democracy and human rights. This World Wide Web is full of websites that will be more than willing to welcome you.

By: Neila Charchour Hachicha

Neila Charchour Hachicha — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 22:48:55 +0000

Sami is absolutely right, since his blog was not the only one refused for subscription on the Tunisian blog aggregator. Mine and others were also refused without any explanation. I suppose the reason is that our blogs are political ones. So when they talk about “THE” Tunisian blog aggregator or about “THE” blog award, their childish attitude makes me smile.

I smile more sadly when I see that even Global Voices changed its original goal of giving voice to those who haven’t any in their own countries because of censorship, and became itself a touristic weblog for colorfull pictures and common conversations from around the world.

The funniest remains when Tunisian bloggers comment on human rights in other countries and are unable to see the abuses in their own country.

By: Eman

Eman — Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:20:02 +0000

The Tunisian blogosphere is expanding in an amazing way I can’t just keep up with all the interesting issues being discussed.

Glad you’re having these round-ups :)

By: Marouen

Marouen — Mon, 26 Dec 2005 19:13:33 +0000

we missed you

By: yamen

yamen — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 11:04:42 +0000

i will try to join you