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Naming a Revolution

On a cold Saturday in November, with a speed that few could have foreseen, and even fewer analysts predicted, the Jasmine Revolution swept across Tunisia. In a bloodless coup, army general and prime...

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Creating the Political: Street Art after the Tunisia Revolution

Mohamed Hanchi Nestled away behind a corner of broken and worn stone, hidden within the Medina of Tunis, a solitary figure stands. Emblazoned on a wall, the etched caricature of Mohamed Hanchi stands...

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The Second Tunisian Revolution: January 15th – March 9th

On January 14th, after weeks of sustained protests and campaigns of civil resistance, former dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali fled the country with family members on board a small private jet to Saudi...

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Reclaiming Ben Ali: Symbols of Fear, Repression, Freedom

As protests spread across Tunisia in late December and January earlier this year, symbols of repression and fear were among the first things targeted after the fall of Ben Ali. Opulent mansions were...

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The Kasbah Occupations in Tunisia – Revolutionizing Spatial Politics:...

Despite beginning on December 17th in the impoverished interior, starting in Sidi Bouizid and quickly spreading through the south of the country, there was no coincidence that the two locations for the...

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