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Medina home, Kairouan

Democracy at work.

January 25th 2007
I’m a week into my time in Tunisia and haven’t strayed more than an hour from the capital. It’s a tiny country, true, but still: this is a bit ridiculous. I head south, bypassing some of the country’s most popular tourist resorts - Hammamet, Sousse - and arrive in Kairouan: home of the Great Mosque, pillar of Islam, spiritual heart of Tunisia. In the coastal cities, you can see why this ... read more
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Tunisian Flag Following independence from France in 1956, President Habib BOURGUIBA established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation.... ... read more
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Christopher Vourlias
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Chris is an avid traveler and hypercaffeinated writer, criss-crossing the globe and occasionally remembering to call home. Follow me at postcardjunky.wordpress.com. UPDATE, 22 January 2010: For those of you - both of you? - who have been following this blog off and on (mostly off) for the past few years, it's time to officially put it on a permanent hiatus. As much as I love these nutty little essays about my time on the road, they're just a bit too time-consuming to keep up with, given the demands of my freelance work. So for now, my dear TravelBlog, it's time to say adieu, though ... full info
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