Posts filed under 'Tunisia'

1st Tunisian Meetup Was A Success!

25 April 2005

So we finally had the first Tunisian meetup, how was it? It was GREAT!I must admit I was a bit afraid it’d turn out to be a disappointment, since we don’t all know each other, and I was worried not to understand anything in case they spoke nothing but French, and was afraid there would […]

Mawlid Nabawi Mubarak

22 April 2005

So yesterday was the Mawlid Nabawi (or the Mouled as it’s said in some dialects) which marks the birth of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh). I wish all Muslims of the world had a blessed Mawlid… 1 day late, but I had no time to blog yesterday Like all Muslim occasions, the goal is to remember […]

1st Tunisian Blogger Meetup Set

15 April 2005

Yep, that’s true, the first Tunisian Blogger Meetup ever is finally set.

Time: Sunday, April 24th at 7PM.
Place: Biwa (Les Berges du Lac).

For more details and to confirm you’ll be attending, go to the Tunisian Blogger Meetup event page.
Hope all Bloggers in Tunisia will be able to make it, and for those who are not in […]

Tunisian Blogger Meetup

04 April 2005

Yep, a Tunisian Blogger Meetup will take place really soon. Well, I’m not a Tunisian Blogger, but I’m a blogger in Tunisia and married to a Tunisian Blogger, so sure I’ll be there and benefit from this chance to meet other Tunisian Bloggers. I met few already, and I’m looking forward to meet the rest. […]

Collecting Plastic Waste

30 March 2005

This is an ad I found on Tunisia’s Daily Newspaper: “La Presse”. For those who can’t read Arabic, it says: now I can collect plastic bottles and win with “Net of Environment Friends”. “Net of Environment Friends” was first created in 2005 by the Ministry of Environment & Development to help minimize and prevent pollution […]

Reviving The Tunisian Culture

17 March 2005

Yesterday Tunisia celebrated the Day for National Handcrafts and Traditional Costume. A day that Tunisians use to revive their beautiful culture and its different trends that have been preserved throughout the years.Other than the exhibitions, seminars and the discounts on many items of the traditional costumes and handcrafted products, many Tunisians wear their traditional costumes […]

International Women’s Day

08 March 2005

Today marks the International Women’s Day, and this year’s theme is: “Gender equality beyond 2005: Building a more secure future.”
Many Arab countries celebrate the International Women’s Day, and many have their own national woman day.In my personal opinion that is limited to personal experience and some readings and media news here and there, two countries […]

On Sharon’s Visit To Tunisia

28 February 2005

As many of you already know, the Tunisian President invited Sharon to attend the World Summit on the Information Society. Sharon accepted the invitation and he will be in Tunis in November 2005.
The invitation was announced last week, I didn’t post anything about it because I was waiting for the confirmation through media. Now […]

Lately In Tunisia

16 February 2005

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The weather has been really “unfriendly” this winter. It’s been so cold and the wind seems to be pretty strong to blow a whole ship into the beaches of Hergla (a place close to Sousse), as the picture of the stranded ship above shows. I got the picture from our friend […]

Endlich: MMS in Tunesien!

26 January 2005

“Der GPRS Zeitalter in Tunesien hat endlich eingebrochen! Jetzt können Kunden von Tunicell gegen eine Gebühr von 5 Dinars/Monat den MMS Service nutzen. Eine MMS bis 100 KB kostet 500 Millimes(jede MMS kostet 500 Millimes, die nicht in den 5 Dinars drin sind). Unklar ist, wie gut die GPRS Netzabdeckung ist, und wann die Kunden […]