Tunisia Empire

In the 600s the Arabs conquer the present day Tunisia Territory. In 909 the Berbers take over the region Tunisia from the Arabs. Modern day Tunisia was once the home of the Fatimids named after Ali's wife and Muhammads daughter Fatima. The Fatimids conquered the Abbasid and in 969 build up their new capital in Cairo in 973. Soon after the Fatimids would rule all of Tunisia to Syria. "Syria, Algeria and Tunisia were lost to a series of viziers in 1043-1048."

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Architectural Wonders

Great Mosque of Kairouan

Medenine which is abandon in Carthage, Tunisia.

Dougga which is abandoned in Carthage, Tunisia.

Architectural wonders in Tunisia are the Great Mosque of Kairouan which is in Kairouan, Tunisia. It was founded in 670 and is a religous building.

Dougga is made up of Roman historical ruins. This place had local people living there until the 1950's but were then asked to leave because it was rapidly decaying.

The Great Mosque of Al-Zaytuna is located in the center of the old city Medina in Tunis. It covers an area of 5,000 square meters and has 9 entrances.

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"Places to go, Dougga, Tunisia." Welcome to the travel and tourism guide to Tunisia. 03 June 2009 .

Traditions of Eid al-Fitr

A holiday of the Muslims in Tunisia is Eid al-Fitr. It is celebrated for the three days at the end of Ramadan which is the fasting month. During this time of Ramadan during the day they are not allowed to eat, drink or have sexual relations. The government is against the tradition of fasting. This holiday is a time to celebrate with friends and family to be thankful for what you have. People give to charities and people in need.

"Tunisians - Introduction, Location, Language, Folklore, Religion, Major holidays, Rites of passage, Relationships, Living conditions." Countries and Their Cultures. 25 May 2009 .

Islam In Tunisia

Tunisia describes themselves as a Muslim state, but they do not consider themselves an Islamic state. They have their own vision of what Islam should be.

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In Tunisia Sunni is 98% of the population.

"Red Lines and Deadlines ~ Map: Sunni and Shia ~ The Worlds of Islam Wide Angle." PBS. 25 May 2009 http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/episodes/red-lines-and-deadlines/map-sunni-and-shia-the-worlds-of-islam/2539/.

Religion

99% of the population in Tunisia practices the religion of Islam. There is a very small group of Christians and Jews.

In the public education systems they begin to teach the generations Islamic values and teachings.

"Tunisia Religion Tunisia.com." Tunisia - Tunisian holidays, hotels, flights and culture. 22 May 2009 http://www.tunisia.com/tunisia/culture/tunisia-religion.

Ancient Tunisia

From my research I found that Tunisia was not part of one of the Middle Eastern Ancient Civilizations. Here are the maps I found.






















TimeMaps Atlas of World History. 20 May 2009 http://www.worldhistory.timemaps.com/images/NewMiddleEast_500BC.jpg.

• In 2000BC Tunisia was composed of Berbers. They spoke "Hamito-Semitic language".

Bircz, R.A. "Berbers: the free men of north africa." Essortment Articles: Free Online Articles on Health, Science, Education & More.. 20 May 2009 http://www.essortment.com/all/berbersnorthaf_rori.htm.

There are several museums in Tunisia today. There are remains of prehistoric tombs and rock paintings.

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Stereotypes

• Society thinks that Tunisia is not a good country to be involved in the "Muslim protest movement" which is also known as the Islamic Fundamentalism because its population is only seven million people and it is a North African country.

Lawrence, Bruce B. "Shattering the myth: Islam beyond ... -." Google Book Search. 19 May 2009 .

• The Tunisians practice Islamic Law and Western media stereotypes Islam as violent and alien people of the world.

Lawrence, Bruce B. "Shattering the myth: Islam beyond ... -." Google Book Search. 19 May 2009 .

• In the Muslim culture they are encouraged to make the journey to their "holy place of Mecca". Tunisians on the other hand are Muslim but their holy place is known as a "center out there."

"Culture of Tunisia - History and ethnic relations, Urbanism, architecture, and the use of space." Countries and Their Cultures. 19 May 2009 .

Tunisia Map

Tunisia lies between Algeria and Libya.

Tunisia is surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea.

Tunisia is in the Northwestern region of Africa.

"Tunisia Maps - Perry-Casta�eda Map Collection - UT Library Online." University of Texas Libraries. 19 May 2009 .