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Hatem Ben Arfa

Hatem was born into a family with a history of elite footballers, being the son of former Tunisian international footballer Kamel Ben Arfa.

Tunisian

Tunisian refer to anything of or relating to Tunisia.


18th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival

Tunisian film critic Hassouna Mansouri and Lebanese director Bahij Hojeij were among the panel for the related discussion at the Metropolitan Municipality Theater Hall.

20 Years

Twenty Years of African Cinema, a 1983 Tunisian documentary film directed by Férid Boughedir

2013 World Aquatics Championships

In the second event on day one, Tunisian Oussama Mellouli won the men's 5 km race with a time of 53:30.4.

Amar Ben Belgacem

He was a member of the International association of plastic arts, the European association for plastic arts, the international academy of Lutèce, the union of Tunisian plastic artists, and the association of the plastic artists of Hammamet.

Ameur

Hameur Hizem or Ameur Hizem (born 1937), Tunisian former football manager

Amina Said

Said was born to a Tunisian father and a French mother and has been living in Paris since 1978 where she studied Literature at the Sorbonne.

Boujenah

Paul Boujenah (1958-), a Tunisian film director, brother of Michel Boujenah

Chedli

Chedli Klibi, Tunisian politician and former secretary general of the Arab League.

Deng Zhengjia

One netizen cited by the South China Morning Post compared Deng's death to the case of Mohamed Bouazizi, the Tunisian vegetable vendor whose cart was seized by police in 2010.

Djerba

An archaeological field survey of Djerba, carried out between 1995 and 2000 under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania, the American Academy in Rome and the Tunisian Institut National du Patrimoine, revealed over 400 archaeological sites, including many Punic and Roman villas.

F. R. David

R. David (born Elli Robert Fitoussi, 1 January 1947, Menzel Bourguiba, Tunisia) is a Tunisian-born French singer.

FDTL

the Democratic Forum for Labour and Liberties (Forum démocratique pour le travail et les libertés), a Tunisian political party

Flag of Tunisia

During the era of the French protectorate in Tunisia, French authorities did not change the Tunisian flag.

French ironclad Colbert

Colbert bombarded the Tunisian port of Sfax on 15–16 July 1881 as the French occupied Tunisia.

Ghriba synagogue bombing

April 11, 2012, Moncef Marzouki the temporary President of the Tunisian Republic, Pr.

Moncef Marzouki met with present victims’ families and delivered a memorial speech where he strongly condemned these heinous attacks and expressed on behalf of the people of Tunisia and the Tunisian government a deep compassion for victims and their families.

Hiam Abbass

In 2002, she appeared in Satin Rouge by Raja Amari, a film about the self-discovery of a middle aged Tunisian widow.

Internet censorship in the Arab Spring

Facebook was of great importance in the Tunisian response to Internet censorship by the government, according to Jillian York of the Berkman Center for the Internet and Society.

Jasmine Revolution

The Arab Spring, which began with the Tunisian revolution, was also called the "Jasmine Revolution" by some

The 2011 Chinese pro-democracy protests in China that were inspired by the Tunisian revolution and was called the "Jasmine Revolution" by some of the organisers

Jun Chikuma

Since 1992, she has studied ney composition and Tunisian music under professors Slah Manaa, Ali Sriti and Zakia Hannashi at l'Institut Superieur de la Musique, and studied Riq under Haytham Farghaly of the same institute.

Karim Ayari

Karim Ayari (born March 27, 1983) is a professional Tunisian boxer based in Tukums, Latvia who fights in the Cruiserweight division.

Kenza Fourati

In October 2010, with Tunisian actor Dhaffer L'Abidine, Fourati co-hosted the opening and closing ceremonies of the Carthage Film Festival.

Ksibet El Mediouni

Its origins are thought to be linked to the establishment of an observation post of the Almoravids to control Christian incursion on this part of the Tunisian coast.

L. Carl Brown

He has authored and edited numerous scholarly publications, and won the 2005 Arkansas Arabic Translation Award for his translation of the muqaddima or introduction to a work of history by Ahmad ibn Abi Diyaf, the 19th-century Tunisian bureaucrat and reformer.

Laam

Lââm, (born 1971), French female singer of Tunisian descent

Mahmoud Tounsi

Mahmoud Tounsi (13 December 1944 in Menzel Temime --12 April 2001 in Menzel Temime) was a Tunisian author and painter.

María Espinoza

She participated in +67 kg weight class in the 2008 Beijing starting with a victory over Tunisian Khaoula Ben Hamza by a score of 4-0, later she beat Swedish Karolina Kedzierska 4-2.

Marouen Lahmar

Marouen Lahmar (born February 7, 1982) is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Club Africain in the Tunisian Basketball League.

Mutala Mohammed

He was an integral part of the Asante Kotoko team which competed in the 2006 CAF Champions League, scoring an important goal against Tunisian side CS Sfaxien.

Nawaat

This event catalyzed a series of street protests starting in the town of Sidi Bouzid that became the Tunisian Revolution.

Neri Cardozo

He too was a part of the Boca squad which played in the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan, Cardozo scored in the semi-final 1-0 victory against Tunisian side Étoile Sportive du Sahel before losing 4-2 in the final against AC Milan.

Operation Tunisia

Some Anonymous members in the #OpTunisia channel were Tunisians, one of them called 'slim404', whose real name was Slim Amamou, a Tunisian blogger.

Oum Ali District

During the Arab Spring of 2011, Oum Ali District was home to hundreds of Tunisian refugee dissidents.

Princesse El-Materi Holdings

Said to be its most ambitious project yet, the group obtained the approval of the Tunisian monetary authorities to create Banque Zitouna the Islamic commercial bank specializing in Islamic finance (marketing of financial products respectful of the Sharia ).

Rais Lebled

The lyrics of the song protest the corruption of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the situation of the Tunisian youth, particularly the impoverished.

Ramparts of Clay

The film explores the exploitation of the rural Tunisian people, although it was filmed in an Algerian village.

Riadh Sidaoui

Riadh Sidaoui (رياض الصيداوي) (born in Bou Hajla, 14 May 1967) is a Tunisian writer and political scientist who has a Swiss nationality.

Rodrigo Palacio

Palacio had played in Boca's 1–0 win against Tunisian club Étoile du Sahel on 12 December.

SC Moknine

The Sporting Club Moknine, often referred to as SC Moknine is a Tunisian football club based in the city of Moknine.

Sfar

Rachid Sfar (born 1933), former Tunisian Prime Minister under Habib Bourguiba

Sicca

El Kef, the Tunisian city known in classical times as Sicca Veneria

Tabarca

The island is twinned with Carloforte, in the Sardinian San Pietro Island, which was also populated with Genoese from Tunisian Tabarka.

Taïeb Djellouli

A member of an aristocratic Tunisian family, he served as the last Grand Vizier of the Beylik of Tunis from 1915 until 1922.

Unité Spéciale – Garde Nationale

USGN’s purpose is to serve as the Tunisian governments premier counter-terrorism unit, offering a tactical resolution option in hostage and high-risk law enforcement situations.

Victor Young Perez

Victor "Young" Perez, tells the astonishing, harrowing and poignant story of a Tunisian Jewish boxer, who became the World Flyweight Champion in 1931 and 1932.


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