Talk:Tunisia

Interim Government

Wouldn't the current government be an interim government since Ben Ali was ousted? I think it should be changed to say interim government Mrld (talk) 02:02, 14 February 2011 (UTC)

Berber name for Tunisia

Helmoony (talk · contribs) keeps deleting the Berber name for Tunisia after being reverted (WP:BRD). I'd like to know what other editors think about this, note that Tunisia have native Berber speakers and has an extensive Berber history. Tachfin (talk) 20:01, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

I think Berber legitimately deserves to be mentioned since, as you said, there are native speakers of Berbers in Tunisia. However I suggest you take a look at some other articles that had to deal with minority languages such as France, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, China, India. Notice how a lot of them mention the name in other languages as an endnote. Taking these articles as precedents, since Berber has no official status and is only spoken by a small minority (as opposed to Morocco or Algeria), this could be a good compromise. With this method, we could also add French in the endnote as it is used extensively across the country for various reasons. On a side note, is anyone sure that Tunisian Berbers actually use the Tifinagh alphabet? Perhaps the Berber Latin or Berber Arabic alphabets could be more appropriate. — abjiklam (t · c) 20:34, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Ok, seems like a good compromise. Note that precedents are colored (Egypt for example). Tifinagh is officially adopted in Morocco and by the Tuaregs. In Algeria it's not officially adopted but it's often used in an official manner (Check this image [1]). The NTC of Libya also uses the script (You can see it in the background of official NTC press meetings). I think Berber activist might be using it in Tunisia as well but I'm not sure. Tachfin (talk) 20:50, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Alright then! Let's just see what other editors think and then we can make the changes. We can write something like:

The long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is:

• Berber: ⵜⴰⴳⴷⵓⴷⴰ ⵏ ⵜⵓⵏⴻⵙ Tagduda n Tunes
• French: République tunisienne

Sounds good? — abjiklam (t · c) 21:23, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

Sounds good. Thanks! Tachfin (talk) 21:32, 3 October 2011 (UTC)

As you know berber is nor official neither recognized language in Tunisia. Comparing with Morocco or Algeria articles is wrong. Even as mentionned above, using footnotes may not apply because in other cases (Italia, China, United Kingdom) those footnotes mention 'other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous (regional) languages'. In the case of France which hasn't signed the UE Charter it is said 'The country's long name in its regional languages include: '. Probably footnote may apply but we have to use a right term such as 'non recognized minority language' --Helmoony (talk) 03:11, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

I'm well aware Berber is not official. Notice that, in my proposal, nowhere is it written "official" or "recognized". I'm only referring to other languages which are in use inside the country. — ABJIKLAM (t · c) 13:42, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

It's OK for me. You can make changes. --Helmoony (talk) 16:46, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Done. — ABJIKLAM (t · c) 23:12, 4 October 2011 (UTC)

Unitary state ?

Tunisia as a unitary state is that not wrong with the first elections with multiple party's ?? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.24.99.164 (talk) 00:57, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Unitary state only means that there is only a central government, as opposed to, say, a federation. — ABJIKLAM (t · c) 01:18, 29 October 2011 (UTC)

Politcal Parties of National Leaders

Doesn't everyone think that the President of Tunisia and Prime Minister of Tunisia (when he is sworn in) should have their party designation in parenthesis next to their name. Like, for example, in the United States infobox it says "President: Barack Obama (D)" and "Speaker of the House: John Boehner(R)". I think this is even more relevant now that Tunisia seems to be a real democracy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Fshoutofdawater (talk • contribs) 07:22, 14 December 2011 (UTC)

Article is biased

This writer(s) go out of their way to minimize any sort of Arab identity for Tunisia. Ask the overwhelming majority of Tunisians and they will simply say that they are Arab and an integral part of the Arab World.

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