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
