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Medina, Tunis

Do the hustle!

February 3rd 2007
In my final days, as if in some spasm of recrimination, Tunisia’s decided to send a chorus line of hustlers and vagrants my way. Something about this face, I suspect, suggests a guarded tolerance toward mischief. “You’re not likely to wheedle a single dinar out of me,” my eyes hint, “but please, don’t let that stop you from making a colorful pitch.” And they do, around Ave. Habib Bo ... read more
Africa » Tunisia

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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