Almost ten years ago today, the small country of Tunisia singlehandedly ignited what has since come to be known as the Arab Spring by deposing its long-reigning dictator, the late Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, and sparking a chain reaction of democratic uprisings throughout North Africa and the Middle East.
A decade later, what progress has been made in that country and what are some of the latest developments on the political scene in Tunisia, where a new president and a new prime minister are striving to steer the country in this time of pandemic crisis and dire economic conditions for many Tunisians? Mohammed Dhia Hammami of Wesleyan University, joins us to discuss these issues and more
Guest:
Mohamed–Dhia Hammami, Tunisian political analyst and researcher