Tunisia Campaign

resources are important and in the case of Tunisia includes the natural resource of a climate well suited to wine growing, plenty of sunshine, fertile soil as well as limited pollution which all aid the industry of grape planting. Political and historical factors through Tunisia’s history such as the romans, French occupation which resulted in over 600 caves being created for wine aging and a recent flourish in the Tunisian wine industry after the 1980’s has left Tunisia with a number of cooperatives and

In December of 2010 the people of Tunisia, a country located in northern Africa, revolted against their oppressive ruler, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. What triggered this uprising was an “act of desperation,” the self-immolation of 26 year old Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian merchant (The Star). Bouazizi had been an unlicensed vegetable merchant for seven years before his cart was confiscated by a police officer who then “slapped the scrawny young man, spat in his face, and insulted his dead father,” (Abouzied)

to the resignation of President Hosni Mubarak and the dissolution of the ruling National Democratic Party.” Seeing how Egypt’s masses were able to affect political and social change, young pro-democracy advocates in other Arab countries—including Tunisia, Yemen, and Morocco—were encouraged to followed suit. The Tunisian revolution began in December 2010, when fruit vendor Mohammed Bouazizi set himself on fire to call attention to government and police corruption, as police officers attempted

Algeria, which is taken up mostly by the Sahara desert, was apart of the Ottoman Empire lead by Hussein Dey until France launched war due to a disagreement between a French consul and their leader. And also because of their desire to expand their empire. They seized Algiers in 1830 and came to have an intense impact on the area and its populations. Quickly France took control over the coastal communities, Dey went into exile and the Algerians were resistant up until about the 1840s and by 1847

The protesting could have happened at any time, but the self-immolation of Bouazizi gave Tunisians courage to stand up to the government that had despotically ruled over them for many years. His attempted suicide empowered people throughout Tunisia to make the change rather than waiting for someone else to change the circumstances for them (Benson). The bravery of Bouazizi’s protest gave them the audacity necessary to stand up to Ben Ali and his regime. As the protesting escalated, Ben Ali attempted

In much of Northern Africa (e.g. Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya), Islamic law exists as the foundation of these regional countries. Within many of these predominantly Islamic African nations, political law and Islamic law intertwine. With this being said, all homosexual conduct is criminalized in Northern countries such as Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. “Morality laws,” which are religion-based laws, tremendously limit the freedom of expression of LGBT individuals (“Sexual

The growth of trade between Africa, Asia and Europe influenced a very important religion. The location of the Islamic world was ideal for trade, it lay between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. Muslims traveled by land and sea, creating a network of trade. A Muslim scholar named Ibn Battuta traveled around Europe, Africa and Asia for about 7 years. Ibn Battuta traveled all around West Africa, Europe and Asia. The goods they traded were silk, paper, dishes, spices, gems and coconuts. By

within the French society. The largest Muslim Arab community in all of Western Europe resides in the heart of France, constituting five to six million people. Around 65% of this community traces its roots to French colonized countries of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco and other parts of North Africa. Malik was coined the nickname “The Arab” and “haloof” (which means pig in Arabic) by other inmates which causes high probability that Malik is in fact to be of North African descent. Therefore, the symbolism

Prior to colonization by the French, Mauritania was a land that was inhabited by two populations. The Moors and the Mauritanians. The Moors descended from the Berbers who came from North Africa and they speak Hassaniyya Arabic, which is a dialect of Arabic. They are of the Muslim religion and make up about 70 percent of the population. The other 30 percent of the population comes from the black Mauritanians.1 The Mauritanians contain sub-groups of people known as the Soninke, Wolof, Fulani, and Bambara

region commonly referred to as the Maghreb (Szekely 11/3/16). Countries in the Maghreb have experienced varying degrees of colonial influence. While Algeria experienced a large influx of colonists from France and experienced direct rule by the French, Tunisia was considered a French Protectorate. The impact of colonial rule has significantly shaped the post-independence politics of these countries and continue to play a role in the current political systems present in the Maghreb. Algerian national identity