Two years ago, hope was not only palpable in the streets of Tunis; it was infectious. Young Arabs had risen up and triumphed against a Western-supported dictator whose police state ran on fear. Similar uprisings across the region seemed to have confirmed that Tunisia had led the way towards a ne..
Fadil Aliriza
Fadil Aliriza is a freelance journalist and writer currently based in Tripoli, Libya. Recently based in Tunis, Tunisia, Fadil covered politics and transitional democracy from that country for the last two years. His reporting and analysis has appeared in Foreign Policy, The Independent, Guernica, and NPR among others. Follow him on Twitter @fadilaliriza.