[Chapter-delegates] From Free Tunisia

[ould SIDATT]

Dear Khaled,

Congratulations and thank you for this account.
Having lived and studied in Tunisia for several years, I was very much following 
what was happenning. 


God luck to Tunisia and good continuation to you all.

Hassene 
ISOC Mauritania



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From: Khaled KOUBAA <khaled.koubaa at gmail.com>
To: ISOC Chapter Delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>
Sent: Thu, January 20, 2011 2:41:34 PM
Subject: [Chapter-delegates] From Free Tunisia

All,
For those who don't know Tunisia : Tunisia is a Small country, great nation. 
First Arab country that abolished slavery in 1848. First Arab country to 
establish a constitution in 1861. First Arab country to abolish polygamy in 
1956. First Arab country to legalize abortion in 1973. Tunisia is the first Arab 
country to kick out its dictator and this without the help of any foreign 
nation!
Today Tunisia has reached a critical and important point in its history after 
succeeding in its revolution. President Ben Ali has left the country, and 
government has collapsed leaving the country in an unpredictable situation.
A new “Coalition Government” has been announced bringing old dissidents and 
Human Rights activists in team with a main focus of preparing a democratic 
transition.
Friday January 14th 2011, ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FeLT2PEmnDI ) I have 
been inside the huge protestants in front of the ministry of Interior and I 
witnessed brave people asking clearly their dictator to leave.
Since then Tunisian retrieved their freedom lost many years and began 
interesting politics.
Young people went on the street asking for more n and more social change without 
being politically coached.
I have witnessed, and have been part, of the strength of the "real" Tunisian 
Internet community to use Internet and Web 2.0 ( Blogs, Video, Facebook, 
Twitter, … ) to support the revolution and everyday’s riots showing to the world 
what’s happening  due to a lack of official local media coverage.
My life has been different during these days : my house is in a hot spot; near 
El Aouina Army Casern and just between the Airport and the US Embassy. So I took 
my wife to her father house, and I stayed alone during 5 days. Everything was 
different each day; night riots with fire shooting between protestants and 
police during the first 2 days , near helicopter surveillance between army and 
snipers belonging to Ben Ali Presidential militia  during the last 3days.
I have never felt the importance of the security before that. It was the same 
feeling that had the Tunisian people which led them to go out and organize 
“Population committees” in each city to protect each city from Ben Ali militia.
Tunisian Internet community is free today and will show to the world what we are 
capable to accomplish.

Vive Internet and thank you Vint and Internet pioneers to gave us this wonderful 
tool that helped our revolution.

From the free Tunisia

Khaled Koubaa
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