TUNIS, Tunisia – A woman in Tunisia is hoping to become the first ever female mayor of the capital Tunis in Sunday's local elections. Souad Abderrahim, 54, was fielded as a candidate by Islamist party ...

A woman in Tunisian folk costumes attends celebrations of the annual National Women's Day in downtown Tunis, Tunisia, Aug. 13, 2020. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua) A woman in Tunisian folk costumes ...

Souad Abderrahim won over 26 municipal councillors against 22 for her rival. She had come in first in May’s municipal election with 33.8 per cent of the vote. The mayor of the capital also gets the ...

BREAST CASE: Amina Tyler fights oppression of women in the Arab world. “My body belongs to me,” the words say. Although she lives in a democracy, you’d hardly know it by the backlash Amina Tyler got ...

A Tunisian woman in traditional costumes is pictured during the celebration of the annual National Women's Day in Tunis, Tunisia, on Aug. 13, 2025. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua) A Tunisian woman in ...