Ruins of Ancient Carthage

Tunisia

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March 12th 2008
Ok, get ready, this is a long one. For Spring Break I went with about half of my school (100 kids) for 10 days to Tunisia! Talk about another world! Even going to Europe, everything is still so Western and there is a little bit of American influence everywhere, like finding 5 Starbucks in Barcelona. Tunisia was really foreign with a completely different alphabet and the influences of Islam ever ... read more

Africa » Tunisia

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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