M E STD 50C Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Moufida Tlatli, Avenue Habib Bourguiba, Habib Bourguiba
13 Sep 2016
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Conquered by arabs in 1 century of islam ottoman conquest finalized in 1574. Lawyer in france in the 1920s returns to tunisia; in 1934 co-founds neo destour. Party (focused on the tunisian movement of independence) arrested and exiled by the french. Main goal: build a modern tunisian state. Closing the gender gap (prohibits polygamy, marriage age-17, divorce rights) Developing the economy; state run healthcare system. January 14, 2011 protesters on avenue habib bourguiba downtown tunis a few hours before president zine flees the country. Series of conflicts during the 3 years leading up to the arab spring (southwestern and central regions); mismanagement of mining enterprises results in the loss of thousand of jobs, unemployment, corruption, nepotism, etc. (zemmi article) The mining area of gafsa in 2008, where protests continued for many months. These protest included rallies, sit-ins, and strikes during which there were two fatalities an unspecified number of wounded and dozens of arrests.
