Instead of Families Having to Drive 2 Hours, This Mosque Inside a Church Brings People Together
These families no longer have to worry about making the 2-hour car ride to their nearest mosque because their local church welcomed them in instead.
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Tunisia Pilot Hailed Hero for Refusing to Fly President Ben Ali's Family
Hours before the ousted president of Tunisia fled, a pilot about to fly to Lyons from Tunisia refused to obey an order to hold the aircraft and take members of the president's family on board.
Tunisians Forget Their Own Problems to Help Libyan Refugees (Video)
Having endured the tumult of their own revolution, Tunisians have traveled from far and wide to serve food and bring supplies to refugee camps along the Libyan border. Generosity and compassion, they say, are part of the spirit of their revolution.
Tunisians Forget Their Own Problems to Help Libyan Refugees (Video)
Having endured the tumult of their own revolution, Tunisians have traveled from far and wide to serve food and bring supplies to refugee camps along the Libyan border. Generosity and compassion, they say, are part of the spirit of their revolution.
Army General Credited as the Hero of Tunisian Revolution Gets Promotion
A man credited as a hero of Tunisia's revolution, Gen. Rachid Ammar, has been promoted to chief of the nation's armed forces. Ammar is treated as a hero in this North African nation, credited by the press with refusing to obey orders of then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to shoot on crowds of demonstrators.
Tunisia's Hero Inspires Movie; Filmmaker Donates Proceeds to Help Other Young Men
The Tunisian fruit and vegetable seller who inspired uprisings across the Arab world when he set himself on fire -- is now the subject of a movie. The filmmakers are donating all profits from the film to the man's family setting up a fund to help other young people like Bouazizi.
Tunisia's Hero Inspires Movie; Filmmaker Donates Proceeds to Help Other Young Men
The Tunisian fruit and vegetable seller who inspired uprisings across the Arab world when he set himself on fire -- is now the subject of a movie. The filmmakers are donating all profits from the film to the man's family setting up a fund to help other young people like Bouazizi.
Tunisia Kicks off First Election Campaign Since Uprisingâ
Today marks the start of a landmark election campaign, the first in Tunisia since the revolt in January that toppled a dictator and inspired similar movements in Egypt and Libya.
First Election After Arab Spring is Heartening for Tunisians and World
In Tunisia, following the first free election after the overthrow of the former dictatorship, the Islamist Ennahda Party that won 40 percent of the seats announced it would form a coalition government with one of the secular progressive parties and promised to recognize the rights of all citizens, women, men, religious and non-religious.
Tunisia Basks in Praise Over its New Constitution
As recently as December, the outlook for Tunisia remained grim. However, on Friday, French President Francois Hollande and other world leaders attended a ceremony for the formal adoption of a document being praised as one of the most progressive constitutions in an Arab nation. What a turnaround, says an AP article.
Western Saharan Refugees Reach out to World via Video
In the Dakhla refugee camp in the middle of the Algerian desert, refugees from Western Sahara have found a way to feel less isolated, thanks to multimedia classes and equipment from Spanish filmmakers. New technology allows them to communicate via Internet video with family who've fled Europe.
In Rural Iowa Town, a Lifeline of Friendship for Islam
Amid an expanse of undulating Iowa farmland and Catholic and Lutheran churches, the town of Elkader bears the name of a Muslim hero. Abd el-Kader was renowned in the 19th century for leading Algeria's fight for independence and protecting non-Muslims from persecution. Even Abraham Lincoln extolled him. This weekend, for the fifth year in a row, Elkader will welcome a delegation of Arab dignitaries to celebrate this rare lifeline of tolerance.