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auteur dramatique et metteur en scène tunisiens
Nous apprenons qu’en Tunisie la commission consultative dite d’orientation théâtrale a recommandé la censure de la pièce Khamsoun(”Corps otages”).
Cette recommandation est effective depuis qu’elle a été entérinée par le ministre de la Culture. Faut-il rappeler que les auteurs de cette pièce, [...]

Blogging Tunisia: ban, censorship and more censorship…

The major issue that has attracted the attention of the Tunisian bloggers in the last two weeks was the campaign against the Islamic veil launched by the Tunisian regime to wipe out what senior officials describe as “sectarian dress”. This last depiction finds its roots in the decree “108″, pioneering legal bans on the veil, issued in the early 80’s at the height of the confrontation between the authorities and Islamists.

This time, before persecuting women of flesh and blood, and before forbidding them to wear veils in schools and government offices, the Tunisian regime has inaugurated the new academic year by cracking down toy shops across the country in search for, Fulla, the dark-eyed doll. The doll with “Muslim values” which has been introduced in November 2003 has quickly swept Middle East markets, replacing American Barbie and becoming a best-seller all over the region, The New York Times said.