In northern Tunisia, seaside Tabarka has played a central role in coral fishing and cross-Mediterranean trade since at least the 15th century. Today, red coral continues to be traded across the sea, despite reef degradation and the informal workings of coral trade networks.

Not once since the first humans took their initial steps, discovering their environment, have the flows of migration ceased.

The JJEM-YJM competition invites video reporters to document experiences in community resistance carried out through artistic practices.

Le concours JJEM invite les jeunes vidéastes de moins de 30 ans à envoyer une vidéo documentant une expérience d’engagement citoyen et artistique.

There’s a street in downtown Tunis, lined with places where the light is dim and drinks are served from coloured bottles. It was once a place where music made people smile and cinemas had moviegoers line up outside. Today, much of that has changed. Rue de Marseille may still come alive at night, but not in the old, joyous way.

Tunis, rue de Marseille. Tu fermes les yeux et tu images la cité phocéenne, majestueuse, un bastion d’histoire, un mélange de culture.

Bachir and Krimau form the duo Toukadime, sharing some of yesterday’s greatest songs from the North African diaspora

Tilia Korpe explored artistic activism, or “artivism”, among the youth of Tunisia. We publish her interview with Tunisian rapper WMD

Tunis hosts an electronic music and arts festival known as the E-Fest – a way to encourage the development of a new art scene and mix cultural voices.

Je pense que l’art, même dans sa formation la plus effective, reste une promesse à venir, une promesse utopique. Mais à ce moment là, l’utopie était là, elle flirtait avec l’actuel, l’art et la politique étaient devancées par le présent.