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"Women have a new interest in political issues. Of course, women are a little concerned about their new powers. We don’t want to seem aggressive or in competition with men. We want acceptance from men."
"My personal challenge has been to push women in this congress. The president of Tunisia affirmed his commitment to double the number of women in the congress of the Constitutional Democratic Rally. In the recent elections, if there was a list of five to seven candidates, we were obliged to vote for at least one woman."
"We are not a bomb to be defused. We are a dynamic force for progress that no one can stop."
"when a man is elected ,he wants to be in charge ,he doesn't feel the need to move his chair .when a woman enters the political field ,if she is asked to go to the rural villages ,she does it ."
"It is from the history of science that I was led to deepen my knowledge of religions, particularly Islam. I was not a priori versed in theological questions. What interests me is our relationship to modernity and the question of secularization. I immersed myself in the writings of modern thinkers from Islamic countries, who look at Islam from a scientific perspective without any essentialism."
"Today, I would love that everyone could freely use their conscience, benefit from knowledge that is universal, and not “Western” as it is sometimes called. I hope to encourage readers to revisit the history of science in the lands of Islam and to discover critical thinking."
"They drew lessons from the decline of science in the Arab world and sought a middle way to reconcile attachment to religion with modernity."
"I work for the autonomy of science, to free it from ideological discourses that are a source of blockage. If science has progressed in the West, it is by detaching itself from the religious sphere. The Muslim nations that have fallen so far behind need to take a leap forward."
"Inheritance legislation is therefore contrary to the principle of equality and represents a fundamental issue for the defence of women's rights. This is obviously not the only source of inequality."
"A researcher recently told me that young women interested in politics in Tunisia consider me to be a role model. It’s a heavy responsibility! I want young women to believe that they have capacities. I always tell them, when you have an opinion, give it; don’t be shy. I also tell them never to settle for second or third place when they can be first."
"I want the African Women’s Leaders Network to give visibility to women leaders across Africa. I want us to share and empower each other. Women have to be at the heart of the Africa of tomorrow."
"Women in politics are still women. We can laugh and be joyful and still be in politics. We do not want to be like men, we want to be ourselves and still engage effectively in politics"
"It's like giving birth: painful, but in the end everyone is happy when the child arrives."
"To answer your question, I would say that despite the crisis and recent events, some hotels are still filled to capacity."
"Safety is the priority of the new government. It is essential to give back confidence to sources markets, entrepreneurs, and investors."
"In four years Tunisia went through six transitional governments. We have indeed seen a drop of the State authority in the regions. Municipalities were destabilized. They were not managing their missions well anymore. This is no longer the case."
"We’ll take care of this security in a clear and visible way like you do in France with police forces wearing their uniforms on duty at touristic and cultural sites."
"You know, when I arrived at the Ministry, I was aware of the weaknesses of the tourism sector, the poor respect of the environment, the need to raise the quality of our resort services but also negotiating prices depending on the quality, the financial difficulties of hotels, the need to diversify the offer, and the restructuration of the ministry and its tourism management…"
"There is a clear change in the mentality of Tunisians, who now trust women, and now accept that the country could be led for the first time by a female president."
"Give back hope to young people who no longer have confidence in the political class and to improve the condition of women, especially rural women, who are sidelined by society."
"Our parents taught us rigor."
"And to never think something is due for us, to always deserve what we wanted."
"I always finish my battles."
"I was marked by feminism even before I discovered its principles."
"I had a very strong mother and I learned from both my parents’ intellectual rigour, to have the courage of my convictions and to speak the truth."
"I will leave politics when I leave life."
"In the morning, I start with the gardening. And I've discovered I still know how to crochet"
"It's not very feminist of me but I've realised it's a pleasure and not an obligation. Today men are sewing and cooking, we can't have complexes about these things. If it's done for pleasure, it's a luxury"
"The question is whether this will continue and become normal or whether it is just temporary"
"Men already had an issue with women accessing the public space, but now they are forced to remain in a space typically reserved for women, many men are struggling to accept it"
"I am shocked that in Tunisia or elsewhere, violence against women would be an issue to be relegated to the minister of women"
"We lack the collective will to redefine the family and review our priorities"
"Citizens must take charge"
"I have experienced harassment, smear campaigns, defamation, death threats and calls for my assassination"
"We didn't see a drastic shift in public opinion on women's rights, prior to this appointment"
"allowed people to say: 'Guess what, women can be just as effective as political leaders as their male counterparts"
"There has been absolutely no addition in terms of rights secured for women"