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Homeland and Patriotism

Homeland and Patriotism

Tahar Ben Hassine

Militant Progressiste

In 1980, I paid my first visit to the Jordanian capital, Amman, a wonderful city distinguished by the beauty of its hills and the kindness of its people. A Jordanian friend invited me to a famous musical restaurant in Amman, a venue frequented by many Iraqi refugees during the rule of the late President Saddam Hussein.

14/06/2026 18:16  |  Read more →

Edgar Morin and the Question of Education: How Do We Teach Thinking in a Complex World?

Edgar Morin and the Question of Education: How Do We Teach Thinking in a Complex World?

Massoud Romdhani

Militant des droits de l'homme

The crisis of contemporary education reveals a striking paradox: while knowledge and information are expanding at an unprecedented pace, our capacity to understand, synthesise and make sense of them appears to be declining. This is largely because many educational systems—particularly in developing countries—continue to replicate a model inherited from the nineteenth-century school system. This model is based on dividing knowledge into separate disciplines, transferring information from teacher to student, and measuring success primarily through memorisation and recall rather than through critical thinking, analysis and the ability to make connections.

04/06/2026 15:59  |  Read more →

The Fourth Way Manifesto

The Fourth Way Manifesto

Mustapha Merizek

Liberating the Left from the Prison of Ideology

We, in The Fourth Way, declare that the time has come for a profound rethinking of political thought. This is not an intellectual luxury, but a historical necessity imposed by the deep transformations affecting society, the state, and political thinking itself.

31/05/2026 19:32  |  Read more →

Des présidents sans conseillers économiques: une Tunisie en pilotage erratique

Des présidents sans conseillers économiques: une Tunisie en pilotage erratique

Il y a une vieille blague qui circule dans les couloirs des ministères tunisiens : « À quoi sert un conseiller économique ? À conseiller le président… sauf que le président ne l’écoute jamais. » On rit. Puis on pleure. Parce que depuis 2011, ce n’est plus une blague — c’est la politique économique nationale. On fait comme si la théorie économique et les économistes ne servent à rien…

25/05/2026 17:17  |  Read more →

NON-MILITARY MOODS

NON-MILITARY MOODS

Kamel Jendoubi

Ancien ministre et militant des droits de l'homme

The statement issued on 21 May 2026 by the Tunisian Ministry of Defence triggered a wave of reactions that says much about the current era. Some saw it as a discreet warning addressed to Kaïs Saïed. Others interpreted it as a demonstration of loyalty towards the regime. Speculation spiralled, as though a few lines alone contained the secret of the balance of power at the top of the state.

23/05/2026 23:46  |  Read more →

De la pertinence de l'analyse de l'amiral Akrout

De la pertinence de l'analyse de l'amiral Akrout

Tahar Ben Hassine

Militant Progressiste

Le post est intéressant parce qu’il montre déjà comment, en Tunisie, un simple communiqué institutionnel peut immédiatement devenir un objet d’interprétation politique et stratégique.

L’analyse de l’amiral Kamel Akrout est construite autour d’une idée centrale :
le communiqué ne serait pas seulement un rappel doctrinal classique, mais aussi un signal politique indirect envoyé dans un contexte de forte tension.

22/05/2026 17:58  |  Read more →

Ten Years in Prison Because Chawki Tabib Refused to Submit

Ten Years in Prison Because Chawki Tabib Refused to Submit

Chawki Tabib

Ancien batonnier de l'ordre des avocats tunisiens

This is how Kaïs Saïed is building a reign of fear.

Kaïs Saïed’s power and his compliant judges want to make Chawki Tabib an example.

A body imprisoned. A name tarnished.

A voice they seek to silence in order to remind an entire nation of the price of freedom.

22/05/2026 17:38  |  Read more →

Welcoming Ryan Al-Hamzaoui: A Simple Reading of the Reconfiguration of Legitimacy

Welcoming Ryan Al-Hamzaoui: A Simple Reading of the Reconfiguration of Legitimacy

Massoud Romdhani

Militant des droits de l'homme

In my view, the scene surrounding the reception of Ryan Al-Hamzaoui should not be interpreted as a direct political stance or merely as a passing emotional reaction, but rather as an indicator of deeper transformations within the political sphere, most notably the erosion of the ruling power’s discourse and its declining ability to produce a convincing narrative around events and public issues.

20/05/2026 22:53  |  Read more →

The cup is full

The cup is full

Lotfi Arbi Senoussi

Now, after seven years in power, six successive governments, and “warning after warning,” President Kais Saied has finally realized that “the cup is full” and that it is no longer possible to continue the war of national liberation except with those who truly believe in the people’s right to fully free themselves from the remnants of the hateful past, according to his own words.

20/05/2026 22:40  |  Read more →