Stories about Tunisia from September, 2007
Tunisia: Fifth Wedding Anniversary
‘To my sweet and lovely wife: “Love” is but a fraction of the feelings I have for you. Thank you for making my life as beautiful and complete as it is today,’ writes Subzero Blue from Tunisia, in a post dedicated to his wife on their fifth wedding anniversary.
Tunisia: Fish Museum a Let Down
Subzero Blue from Tunisia visits the Aquarium in Carthage and writes: “I was expecting a really cool aquarium, but I was somewhat let down, as it turned out to be pretty mediocre.”
Tunisian society “drifting toward the extremes”
Mouwaten Tounsi (Fr) reads two articles, one on a man who married his wife, twice, and took a second in a religious marriage, the another, the popularity of hymenoplasty, and concludes Tunisian society is “drifting toward the extremes” and is in the process of “losing its moderate middle class.”
Free Speech Roundup: Tunisia, Egypt, China, Thailand
France-based video sharing site Dailymotion has been blocked, again, in Tunisia. Egyptian blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud, who has been released in June 2007 is facing detention threats. In China people who are using China Telecom are unable to access FeedBurner feeds. And Thailand lifted its ban on YouTube but Veoh and MetaCafe still blocked.
Dailymotion in Tunisia blocked-unblocked-blocked again
Dailymotion, France’s YouTube-like video sharing site has been blocked, again, in Tunisia. Still unclear if the government-controlled body, ATI (Agence Tunisienne d’Internet), throw whom all Tunisia’s ISPs are operating, has imposed the ban (read more on Global Voices Advocacy blog…)
