TRENDING FASHION IN TUNISIA

Tunisia is a country in the Northern part of Africa, with over 11 million populations. It is a part of Maghreb region and has boundary with Algeria and Libya. The official language is Arabic, although foreign languages like English, French, and Turkish are spoken. There are two main ethnic groups in Tunisia; the mixed Berber and Arab descent.

Tunisians are modest in their dressing, some places or religious attraction sites will require women to cover their hair/ head and shoulder.

TRENDING FASHION IN TUNISIA

ACCESSORIES IN TUNISIA

TRIBES IN TUNISIA AND THEIR FASHION

 Arab descent

The men put on kaftan or a blouse or a top and a jacket, a skirt or baggy trousers with a cap or a scarf. The women put on designed gown, adorned with accessories and a beige or scarf called sefseri. On special occasions like wedding, the bride is adorned on jewelries and a veil.

Berbers

They dress similar to the Berbers in Egypt. They wear a long loose-fitting unisex outer rope with full sleeves, all adorned in expensive jewelries, with a shiny veil to cover their head. Their attire are most times adorned with coins.

TOURIST AND HISTORICAL PLACES IN TUNISIA

Tunisia is the centre for Arab culture, there are lot of historical places attributed to the Romans, it is bounded to the Mediterrarean sea.

Sidi Bou Said – clifftop village of petite dimension

Chott el Djerid – sprawling salt pan on the desert side

Sousse Medina – art work of the arab early century, designated by UNESCO

El Djem Amphitheater – well- preserved Roman relic

Dougga – Roman ruins, well-preserved state of its main monuments

Anthoine Bath at Carthage – a city memorized in the punic war that was once Roman rival                

Bulla Regia – an inhabitant for Romans during harsh weather.

Kairouan – an important site for muslim faith, with mosques, madrassas and tombs

Hammamet –  white buildings set beside a bright blue sea                                                                                                                  

Grand Erg Oriental – a beautiful corner of the sahara desert with sand dunes

Djerba – a beach escape in the island of Djerba

Sbeitla – a key Roman settlement during the Roman era

Carthage Roman Theatre and Odeon – a theatre that holds thousands of spectators

Carthage National Museum – accumulates various artefacts over different eras   

Byrsa Hill – a millitary center of carthage

MEALS IN TUNISIA

There are many dishes in Tunisia, you cannot leave the country without having a taste of it; meals like:

Tunisian Ojja – an appetizer made with eggs, tomatoes, onions, peppers and spices, cooked in olive oil

Couscous – a food derived from semolina, popular across North Africa

Bambalouni – it serves as breakfast or late night snack

Tunisia Conscous – Maghrebi dish made with chicken and sauce

Chorba – Tunisian Ramadan meals made with shrimps

Kofta – a meal often served with harissa sauce, tomato sauce, carrot salad

Tunisian Ojja

Conscous

Bambalouni

Tunisian Conscous

Chorba

Kofta

Shakshouka – a healthy breakfast made of delicious tomato and egg dish                                                                              

Mechouia – a meal served almost all Tunisia occasion, made with tomatoes sauce

Harissa – a thick spicy paste made from hot chili pepper and garlic

Asida – yummy and filling dish prepared for breakfast

Lablabi – Tunisian flavoured chick peas meal

Tajine – Spiced quiche stew, served cold like moroccan dish

Shakshouka

Mechouia

Harissa

Asida

Lablabi

Tajine

Kamounia – Quite popular in Tunisia and Egypt, Tunisia take it with harissa

Tabouna bread – a rare bread made with ingredients like cheese, meat, milk

Merguez – spicy sausage made from mutton or meat

Fricasse – small fried brioche filled with harissa, tuna, black olives, boiled egg and slata mechouia

Kamounia

Tabouna bread

Merguez

Fricasse

ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION AND HABITAT PROTECTION IN TUNISIA

Wild lives are protected in Tunisia where there is also existence of environmental protection laws. Although the country is surrounded by desert, there is need to conserve the trees and wild lives in the environment. These provide means to sustainable development.

Some of the environmental habitats in North Africa countries like Tunisia are camel and donkey, they are used as means of transportation, others include the sea and aquatic lives, the forest which include the mangrove and rain forest

CLIMATE CHANGE IN TUNISIA

Everyday humans are faced with challenges of survival because of climate change and global warming. Climate change in Tunisia has resulted in intense drought in desert areas, storms, heat waves, flooding as a result of melting glaciers and sea rising especially places close to the Mediterranean. These wreak havoc on people’s livelihoods and communities. Some of the harmful effect of climate change I Tunisia can be seen in the following images

GENDER EQUALITY IN TUNISIA

In Tunisia, women are allowed the opportunity to take part in the economic decisions. Tunisian women take part in sensitive positions and acquire higher education. Although an Islamic country, the country shows considerable support for gender equality.

Women in leading role in Tunisia include:   

Karima Souid – Tunisian politician and assembly member

Halima Kanni – Tunisian politician and party representative

Jawhara Tiss – Tunisian politician and member of constituent assembly

Bochra Belhaj Hmida – Tunisian lawyer and politician

Karima Souid

Halima Kanni

Jawhara Tiss

Bochra Belhaj Hmida

Leila Ben Ali – Wife of the president and president of Arab women organization

Souad Abderrahim – Tunisian politician and elected mayor of Tunisia’s capital

Abir Moussi – Human right activist and politician

Mabrouka Mbarek – Tunisian academic and politician

Leila Ben Ali

Souad Abderrahim

Abir Moussi

Mabrouka Mbarek