Lina is also a short form of any female name ending in lina, such as angelina, evangelina, carolina, melina. She was internationally recognised for her work during the 2011 tunisian revolution and in the following years. Remembering lina ben mhenni, a tunisian girl who bravely. She is a writer of some of the bestselling novels, which have been an inspiration to many of her readers. A small selection of some of the books that have been gathered for the project photo courtesy of lina ben mhenni ben mhenni has high hopes for the success of this project.
Her death, in a hospital, was caused by a stroke resulting from complications of an autoimmune disease, her family said. Tunisia goes from arab spring to daesh springboard the star. Tunis lina ben mhenni, an activist blogger who bore witness to the. The success of the revolution helped unleash a series of uprisings in the. Join facebook to connect with lina kounine and others you may know. Lina ben mhenni died at the age of 36 after a long battle with lupus, a chronic systemic autoimmune disease she was diagnosed with at 11 years old. The international peace bureau is delighted to announce its decision to award the 2012 sean macbride peace prize to two arab women. Molecular evolution and the origin of life by dose, klaus,fox, sidney w. Often a young man ends up in jail for smoking cannabis, then after his release he returns for terrorism charges, she says.
Lina ben mhenni tunisian internet activist and blogger lina has found success in every field she has touched. Lina is the female form of linas, a common given name among people of lithuanian descent. Global resistance, global public participation, and global democracy. Democracy is not about just drafting a new constitution and having elections, said lina ben mhenni. Blog writing in a tunisian girl by lina ben mhenni and in nadia from tunis nadia 119. For weeks ben mhenni was on the front lines during the tunisian uprising, drawing international attention through her blog, a. Lina ben mhenni 36 activist blogger who wrote about the 201011 popular uprising in tunisia and the violent reaction of the countrys autocratic regime, a clash that began the revolts known as the arab spring. They have both shown great courage and made substantial contributions to what is known as the arab spring. In memory of tunisian human rights defender lina ben mhenni january 29, 2020 on 28 january 2020 the human rights foundation in new york expressed its sadness at the passing of tunisian activist, journalist, and educator lina ben mhenni, after a long battle with a chronic illness 19832020. A campaign launched by blogger and activist lina ben mhenni has helped collect more than 45,000 books for inmates across african politics.
The author of the story, conor mccormickcavanagh, writes about the books for prisoners project and what motivated ms. The lina ben mhenni i will remember is perched over a laptop in a hip, smoky tunis cafe, or under an umbrella along treelined avenue habib bourguiba, sending out her latest dispatches after. The voice of the ummah engaging in the global jihad of ideas. Through her blog and social media, she documents the ongoing protests as well as posting photos and video of activists injured throughout tunisia. After her speech, some students wanted to know her opinion on the smocks. See more ideas about iran, quds force and qasem soleimani. The tunisian blogger lina ben mhenni posted photographs and videos on facebook and twitter of events exposing the violence committed by the government. Lina ben mhenni 22 may 1983 27 january 2020 was a tunisian internet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at tunis university. Tunisian blogger and activist lina ben mhenni, born may 22, 1983, was nominated by the 2011 nobel prize committee for her sustained activism by showing scenes of repression and violence that took place during clashes between the former regime and protestors, particularly in regueb and sidi bouzid. Muy interesante, sin exageraciones, justo, en una palabra.
It is republished here under creative commons license ccby 3. Tunis lina ben mhenni, an activist blogger who bore witness to the 201011 popular uprising in tunisia and the violent reaction of the countrys autocratic regime, a clash that heralded the chain of revolts known as the arab spring, died on monday in tunis. This arab youth survey highlights the dangers of desperation this article is more than 4 years old. Lina ben mhenni shakes her head at imens ideas and ambitions. Lina ben mhenni, a tunisbased activist as critical of the new islamistdominated regime as she was of ben alis secular order, knows too that the new constitution is likely to prove stronger in. Aoc explains bezos amazon employees have actually grumbled concerning salaries for a long period of time, so she. Two tunisian women, emancipated but divided over religion. Entre ellos hay, por ahora, una sola mujer, lina ben mehnni, nacida en 1. Last fall, ben mhenni was invited to speak about violence against women at pilot high school in sfax, a city in the eastern part of tunisia. The role of media during the arab spring with particular.
In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. The books are technically police procedurals, though they tend to flirt with aspects of the international spy thriller genre. Lina ben mhenni has 2 books on goodreads with 177 ratings. Lina launched a book collection page on facebook and received donations from across europe, bringing in around 10,000 books including novels, essays, and anthologies. These terrorists in tunisia were targeting democracy. Remembering feminist role model and revolutionary, lina ben mhenni on monday, january 27th, tunisia lost one of its most prominent feminist activists. Ben mhenni is working as a university lecturer at the university of tunis.
Womens media center wmc is a 501c3 nonprofit womens organization in the united states founded in 2005 by writers and activists jane fonda, robin morgan, and gloria steinem. I had the honor of meeting lina ben mhenni at the deutsche welle bobs best of blogs 7th annual awards ceremony on june 20, 2011 in bonn, germany where a tunisian girl was awardedby an international jurythe overall best blog for 2011. May 22, 1983 january 27, 2020 was a tunisian internet activist, blogger and assistant lecturer. The contribution to a subaltern counterpublic in tunisia ben mhenni nadia 151. Despite the risks, ben mhenni for years spoke out against the ben ali regime through her blog. She explained that she considered them to be a form of discrimination. In midnovember 2010, prominent bloggers lina ben mhenni and arabasta began a campaign to attract new voices to the tunisian blogosphere under the rubric 7ell blog 2 or start blogging through an eponymous webpage and facebook group. Tandis quexministres arabes et exministres occidentaux palabrent sans vergogne sur le printemps arabe. International peace bureau to award 2012 sean macbride. Lina ben mhenni was profiled in the online magazine, middle east eye, in march. It can also be construed as a rarefeminine form of linus. The worlds citizens get involved in global policymaking. Tunisias writer and blogger lina ben mhenni poses on june 12. Lina ben mhenni simple english wikipedia, the free.
Leila meacham is an experienced, gifted, and talented woman who is working hard to bring out the best in the writing industry. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Lina ben mhenni, 36, a tunisian girl who confronted. Ben mhenni used her blog to expose violence against protesters in the revolt that led to the governments overthrow. Led by president julie burton, wmcs work includes advocacy campaigns, media and leadership training, and the creation of original content. In egypt the journalist asmaa mahfouz used facebook to gather large numbers of people in tahrir square in the capital city of cairo. Lina ben mhenni is an assistant lecturer at tunis university and the awardwinning blogger behind a tunisian girl, which has followed the progress of the revolution since 2010 updated. Books to prisoners project offers alternative to religious literature that feeds militancy inspired by the story of her own fathers imprisonment, tunisian blogger and activist lina ben mhenni is bringing thousands of books to prisoners across tunisia to in an effort to stem the radicalization of petty criminals from religious literature and. In order that we may claim victory for islam, we must shift the paradigm that is our thinking about ourselves as a people, the politicseconomic climate in which we live, begin to. Lina ben mhenni, blogger and activist, 19832020 financial times. Posts included instructions for beginners, links to hosting sites, explanations on how to add videos or how to participate in an. Rep ocasiocortez states its a great motion, however actually the individuals business, amazon, leaves a significant carbon impact which he requires to resolve primarily prior to ending up being a champ of the reason.
Dont be fooled by tunisias constitution the jewish. But i guess it is a fundamental part of human nature to elevate some people higher than others in order to set a standard, or to create a common reference point or symbol of respect, sometimes worship. In january 2011, she covered the early weeks of the tunisian revolution from sidi bouzid governorate in the interior of the country. Lina ben mhenni, activist who chronicled tunisia uprising. Blogging the arab spring when mohammed bouazizi set himself on fire in sidi bouzid, setting off the youth demonstrations that sparked tunisias revolution, blogger lina ben mhenni rushed. Lina ben mhenni is a tunisian human rights defender and blogger who played an active role during the revolution of 2011. Lina ben mhenni from tunisia and nawal elsadaawi from egypt. Lets remember the cause that pushed people to take to the streets in 2010 and 2011. Discover book depositorys huge selection of lina ben mhenni books online. Join facebook to connect with lina frihmat and others you may know. She describes herself as an internet activist and political blogger, fighting for human rights and against censorship.
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