A tech engineer by training, Omezzine Khelifa left a life in France to work in the Tunisian transition from dictatorship to democracy. Today she is the executive director of the Apolitical Foundation Accelerator programme, helping equip a new type of…
A year marked by the return of warfare on European soil has cast doubt on the ability ofworld leaders to prevent global instability and growing inequalities.In the presence of blatant violations of international laws, it is all too easy to…
December 17, 2010, is when democracy in Tunisia and in North Africa began. Far from a celebration, I see this day as a commemoration for people who lost their lives to free us Tunisians here and abroad. Ten years later,…
2017 in Tunisia. Seven years after the Jasmine Revolution ignited the Arab Spring Uprisings, Tunisia holds a powerful role in world politics. People strive to build democracy where everyone has equal rights, and no one is forcing a regime political…
Poor employment prospects and frustration with omnipresent dictatorships among youth fueled protests throughout the Middle East in 2011. Tunisia was the first country to shed its dictator during the season of Arab uprisings, sending shock waves throughout the region. A…
Consultante en Politiques Publiques et Présidente de Mobdi’un – Creative Youth Omezzine est consultante en politiques publiques, secteur financier et gestion des finances publiques. Elle a effectué un nombre important de consultations en Tunisie et à l’international. Elle est également…
Omezzine Khelifa, fondatrice et directrice exécutive de l’organisation non gouvernementale Mobdiun – Creative Youth a été sélectionnée par la Fondation Obama et l’université de Columbia dans la ville de New York pour faire partie de son groupe inaugural d’ «…
The latest in our “Women and Jihad” series highlights women who have committed to combating the spread of extremist ideology, from saving Yazidi Kurds in Iraq to deradicalizing Boko Haram members in Nigeria. WRITTEN BYFlora Bagenal PUBLISHED ON March 1, 2017 READ…
Omezzine Khelifa est une jeune militante tunisienne de 36 ans qui fait de plus en plus parler d’elle dans le monde grâce à une participation active dans la vie associative en Tunisie et un engagement citoyen et politique qui, par…
Nearly two years after the start of uprisings across the Arab world, Arab women are confronting the reality that toppling dictators was only the beginning of their fight for freedom and equality. In Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen, women are…
