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Olfa Youssef is a Tunisian writer specializing in linguistics, psychology, and Islamic sciences. Olfa Youssef chose to have her PhD on a very critical subject, “the plurality of meanings of the Qur’an.” Olfa Youssef was not just a scholar, she was also a public figure with several religious programs on national TV and radio, where she [...]
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An international movie producer and distributor, Tarak Ben Ammar is the owner of the French production and distribution company Quinta Communications. He is particularly well-known for producing and distributing artistic films that focus on Mediterranean and North African cultures. According to his website, his main aim, however, is to, “put Tunisia on the world film [...]
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Nabila Ben Youssef left Tunisia in 1995 to settle in Quebec, where she became successful as a comedian. Born in 1963 in Sfax, southern Tunisia, in a modest family, the humorist decided to enroll at the dance academy. At the age of fifteen, she became interested in politics and joined the Marxist- Leninist-inspired Far Left Party. [...]
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Balti, real name Mohamed Saleh, was born on April 10th, 1980 in the Medina (Kasbah), where he was raised. Balti started off his artistic career as a member of the boy band Wled Bled (City Boys). Balti was a multi-talented artist as a rapper, lyricist, and music writer. His first solo effort was an unofficial album [...]
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Nejib Belkadhi was born on May 11th 1972. He pursued his studies in marketing and management at the High Institute for Business in Carthage before he starts a career in arts. Nejib received his first acting role in Salma Baccar’s film “Hbiba Msika” (Dancer of the Flame) in 1995. In the same year he starred [...]
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Emel Mathlouthi is a young Tunisian singer born on January 11th, 1982 to a humble family. From an early age, Emel was attracted to the arts. At the age of seven, she began singing, acting, and dancing in local shows. By the age of ten. Emel started her career as a theatrical actress, but she [...]
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Kenza Fourati is Tunisia’s newest supermodel sensation. The 23-year old was born in Lille, France, but Fourati’s family moved to Tunisia when she was only two months old. She attended a French lycee in Tunisia and began modeling after graduating from high school. Shortly thereafter, Fourati moved to Paris. She received a degree in French [...]
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Born Hamada Ben Amor, but more commonly known by his stage name, El Général, this Tunisian rapper from Sfax has been active on the Tunisian music scene only for the past two years, but he has already made a name for himself in both Tunisia and abroad. Ben Amor comes from humble, middle-class origins. [...]
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