Day: October 25, 2017

Ringing tribute to Scholar Dr. Mohamed Habib El Hila after donating his own library to National Library of Tunisia

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The  National Library of Tunisia hosted on Thursday, October 19, 2017, a ceremony during which scholar and Doctor Mohamed Habib El Hila was honoured after his recent donation of his personal library including some rare manuscripts of the previous centuries. Director of the National Library Raja Ben Slama said that the noble gesture of Doctor Habib El Hila by donating his wealthy library is an act of self-denial for the future generations so that they make the most of these old works and manuscripts of old scholars during the Islamic…

Tunisia expects to localize traditional Chinese medicine

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In Tunisia, where many people still lack access to medical facilities, there is growing hope that the country could strengthen cooperation with China to localize traditional Chinese medicine, an expert said Sunday. Speaking at the first Sino-Tunisian traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) meeting in the eastern coastal city of Sousse, ReBali, chairman of Tunisian Acupuncture TCM Association, said that a lot of Tunisian people still have limited understanding of TCM and regard TCM just as acupuncture. “Tunisia expects to further strengthen cooperation with traditional Chinese medicine experts, to realize the localization…

Tunisian marriage ban rescinded; freedoms for women grow

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Since 1973, Tunisian women have been prohibited from marrying men who were not of the state religion. But this recently changed, according to Women for Middle East Hope, a project of SAT-7, a Christian satellite television ministry to the Middle East and North Africa. Free to Marry The goal of Women for Middle East Hope is to bring awareness to the United States about the issues that women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) deal with. One of these issues in Tunisia was the marriage stipulations. And while marriage in…

TUNCATIC show held on October 24 to 26 in Montreal

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Mr. Philippe Armengau, new commercial adviser at the Embassy of Canada to Tunisia, received a Tunisian delegation on October 20 at the Canadian Embassy to Tunisia to participate in the TUNCATIC trade show held from October 24 to 26 in Montreal. TUNCATIC is a trade show dedicated to information and communication technology organised by OPTIMUM Group in collaboration with the Tunisian Junior Chamber of Quebec (JCTQ). The TUNCATIC show is an excellent initiative that strives to bring the two countries (Tunisia and Canada) together so as to generate economic benefits.…

How to immediately stop scourge of illegal immigration?

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Many Tunisian families experienced pain and sorrow due to illegal crossing from Tunisia to Europe via the Mediterranean, after they lost their loved ones tragically. The bitter and ugly truth repeated again and again,  especially in the recent period. The last death is arousing fears, along with the figures published by Tunisian authority and by some polls which  spread in us concern and confusion, as we were again besieged by  a big question: how do you solve a rising hard problem like illegal immigration? Why some young people are still…