destination tunisia, jaffar abdul karim meets young entrepreneur and visits the jewish community on the island of java. next, on d w. ah, what people have to say matters to us or me. that's why we listen to their stories. reporter, every weekend on d. w. ah, ah, the mediterranean was once a major crossroads at the heart of the ancient world. today, it has become a barrier separating europe from africa. is there anything left of

a past ones share and what do today's distinct cultures have in common? journalists, xena, l moss. rock and joe power abdul karim, travel the coast of the mediterranean, in search of answers. do you see yourself as a tunisian junior youth with all the rights and responsibilities? how can you afford to see these animals? god help with join us to get to know the people and their dreams. a mediterranean jeremy. today, my journey takes me to tunisia. it may be the smallest country in north africa, but it boasts diverse landscapes and with its rich cultural heritage. it's a microcosm of the med stringing world. tenicia has around 12000000,

resonates for 75 years. the country was a french protector. in the early 1950 s. a b pal gave us spearheaded the tradition independence moved. in 1959. he became tunisia 1st elected president and general manager on my left, one flash on your view, the words busha in you know, you're in tunisia in get out more precisely in the capital tunis lavish. it's incredibly beautiful climate. the sun is shining with and i'm looking forward to meeting rusty, who love to dance. let me know when i'm watching the rusty, biggest me as a choreographer. and one of the very few male belly dancers and tunis ever since belly dancing was popularized in the west. in the 19th century, female dancers have faced sexist. an oriental stereotypes brushed, he plays with these cliches. by slipping into the female rock,

i caught up with him in the medina tunis. the capital's old town is a labyrinth of alleyways or carpet dealers, perfumes and shoe salesman ply there. where's the streets are full of young people and these like some of the law. i see that you love the old town. why? i love it because it's like me. myself is rock muffled. i forgot about that again. was it? i wish my had many offers to live in countries like france and belgium. you know what? i always turn them down because my work has no meaning outside of chinese. you had a lot that i wanna continue the in dance, which belongs. he and america. if i did that somewhere else, it would be like taking a fish out of the ocean. yeah. how it was done, they say that the seller get ahead of time and i had to have the ocean is to nestle right here. rusty biggest me is rehearsing with a musician at the theater in the old town. hi, it is what's this instrument called?

it's a far ha, m was, or that they only exist in tunisia. job if you find a drum like this, you know, it's from here. you know, anything like this on about. i know that our book, the book is bigger. this, here's the tunisian tomlin i did a book. ah, with i was in the that know initially tell me what moves you to dance differently unethical. i had them how to get to that have been, have been why the reason the sound societies full view of? how should i put a lot of men's bodies let. this is

a national financial walker with a to be on the sort of customer. what is this image of men that are star so that as an affair that, that a man doesn't move or dance. he's one of the many stereotypes that existing arabic muslim country, most definitely still market that ought to be at least human element of them out of value ala. it'll see out, for instance, when i give a performance about eroticism or sexuality, there are negative reactions from the audio him or the press about and society and you get if you could selby, then why. anyway, there taboos that double blue tunisia, again, independence in 1956, but it took many decades and the arab spring for the country to start to transition to democracy when it comes to women's rights. tunisia is one of the most liberal muslim countries in the region, though reforms are still sorely needed. ah,

the state for faith that heck, i'm standing in front of vita hickman, the house of wisdom, esteem in that house here in tenicia. there are topics which many are reluctant to discuss out loud thema, the koran is one of them. that's how to have. so i'm meeting with dr. silly university and a researcher who has helped recontextualize the corolla is yet, ah, in this library like 5 thick volumes entitled the koran text and it's variance. dr . celine worked on them for years, analyzing jewish and christian sources, as well as aramaic and syriac literature and the process of look around in the yearly nasdaq window and full. the koran was revealed more than 1400 years ago. yes . as in window of feminine, how does it need to change? and the 20 twenty's when i've been with us, surely losing me that i yet if he had that let the koran doesn't change, let god lead the higher and the mentality about how we deal with the koran must

change. he lives, he has those reading the koran today, i need to all to the way they approach the tests. yeah. and the way of thinking what i bet them will goodness, if you think he should body on which either did you choose your car here, zayden. nothing for any who will the correct versus should speak for themselves will is not through saw me mom or missionary who sets out certain rules of faith that people should follow. why and that, that, that amend we are when debate began in tune this year about men and women's rights regarding inheritance law, the limit leaders of the old outside to name moscow started spreading untruth. nick, we spoke of a clear and the ambiguity in this matter in the koran law. that means prevent maria . it's written that way in the koran, yvonne, there's nothing we can do about it in a day. in this case, they say there's no gender equality between men and women. when it comes to equality, only god's justice matters. they believe it's god's will that women have a lower status than men. miller, as a mother, in your opinion,

a holler home or any of your live hover. i say that the koran doesn't say that. so i may have the only housing parts of the koran and making a whole science out of it and put an eye on the other hand to take from the qur'an that it is the will that essentially determines who is entitled to inherit. lamear are for hack on where if he and hook or something. oh no, you shouldn't claim to be idea, but only as at law can inherit men. who now, audrey cool, i think the qur'an, says something completely different than these people do. murphy, will that be a legit and not clear on the ambiguity that doesn't exist unhappy. he hardly the one mottled jenny louise, our man shouldn't inherit more than a woman that it actually ocelot right. okay, so i have a personal question for you. i ask away it to the on, do you see yourself as a muslim, was lima. ha, ha ha ha ha. and a committed one, but i think i'm closer to got than they are human than whom in men, minifie,

those people were there. so you levine, i use that easy moms and she she left poisoning of the younger generation bed. yeah . and normally they see young people as marion. it to be manipulative. so low adequate name. my 1st day in tunisia is coming to an end. so many thoughts are going through my head this evening. this isn't the 1st time i've been to tunisia, but rarely have i experienced it as intensively as i have to day. one of the countries prettiest places as the artists village city beside them. and this is where tenacious middle and upper classes are at home along tennis, mediterranean coast, in the affluent suburb of carthage, the sandy beaches of lamesa are a popular destination for day trippers from tunis,

looking to escape the hot and monkey inner city a nissan madame is a young fashioned designer from tunis with an ambitious goal. she wants to conquer the international market with annisa item. the fashion level she founded in 2016. i meet her and her parents house. a nisa belongs to tunisia, predominantly french influenced upper class. she grew up in tunis and paris had studied fashion designed in new york. i'm thinking which one would i where? yeah. you know yet, i think i would go for this. this one the i with eyes. yeah. very. this is very nice. i like it. it inside a lid, which is a region into nisa. ok. and the pattern is inspired by patterns on food that the behind the impulse. ok. okay. so this isn't hand woven by

items in the mid enough, jonas, this is and that i'm working with. i has been working with a his family has been working in stuck weaving for 7 generation. the de brand is called a nissan. yeah. it's your name on your site is mainly and i don't i, there is my sister and my sister's name. it says your view, my sister passed away in 2000 van louis to try to hear that. yeah. she was living in madrid than she had a car accident before going to universe. well, so now you show your law for her through your what you yet i and i want to try this one. now you that see but i feel like i'm doing karate or ninja. yeah. i yeah. in japanese of this kind of blowing as cold k cookie. okay. and is there some kind of chemo about, is there war, but is there warren, for martial ari? exactly. i feel like i'm a marshalls warrior or something. does this look good?

yeah. really. yeah, i do also have a version in new bring. it's really nice. i like the colors. why is it important for you to say? yeah, because there are also a lot of opportunities. you can find artisans though, i'm making incredible fangs. and so this is really a resource, so you want to support i do when i say i shows were all of the what to news. yeah. has been the has to say in 2010, tunisia underwent a period of great people. the self installation of st vendor, muhammad boys easy provided the catalyst for what is known as the arab spring. after dictator been a leaf lead the country to neesha held its 1st free elections much has changed since then, but many young tunisians still have no work and few prospects even with the buy them will be a lot of money. and so do you work?

is it easy to find work from home with? yes, but the problem is that the work is under pays even if it's hard work with lots of working hours. are monday. i'm a good move to the good you, buddy, could see it on the schools, money level move. i think that's how that. how much would you her with money for a day's work. when you dinner go, are you right on 20 denart? what's that in euro's 10 euros? no more like 7 euros. that's how it is. anyone who says differently is lying the initial l. i o, but it doesn't work out. will you find one or is it tough? austin, we have to wait a long time. i leave the capital tunis and head south.

hi. after traveling roughly 270 kilometers, i reached kanisha. second largest city is fox. ah, it's an important commercial and industrial center, which is why the mediterranean isn't so clean here. mm. it's fox, as city center, i meet some young people who are trying to change that. oh, in this co working space, young start up, entrepreneurs meet regularly to find innovative solutions to environmental, ecological, and sustainability issues. a whole lot of that, get it out of the coffee and send a message. you know, you're one of the founders of ico zone and hose. oh, that's right. and lay. why focus on the eco console? eco. okay. equal him. eco's comes from ecology. mac, in,

in facts we have environmental issues and pollution. it's not a healthy environment. so it was our goal to create a space in which ecology plays a role and in which it's possible to exchange ideas about this. hi, anya, plymouth. you can work here and they are also lectures, training sessions and gatherings finished. you may people work and at the same time get the chance to meet others fatima. they can collaborate on projects or even produce them hidden, y'all and the yes, we hope that these projects, which we're supposing will grow at some point to magic. i you whoa, whoa, whoa, why? harsh our crew and our colleagues are helping young entrepreneurs found startups. so number 2, they show them how to create a business plan explained product development tools and most of all of that help them market themselves. humor. yeah. enamel, the government uniform bubble, that easy macula did to get in until the model on the model on why did you decide

to go into business for yourself? now, one of the things i've noticed, antonia, is that many people aim to become civil servants. yes. and be under partnership, isn't that popular unless you wish to. so why do you want to do this on a head? as an entrepreneur, you give it your own hope for now you have the opportunity to be active in your field and change things for the better of the my field is maximizing. this is an entrepreneur. i can't, for example, develop an app to reach people. those that accept that obvious, i live on fees. one of the challenges in tunisia is the very high unemployment, casey. phoebe, paula. com. i many young people have trouble finding a job. oh, we don't have i resolved. what do you think can be done to solve that, elizabeth? you should huddle as to what i put a sample of of able he thought we may shipping globally in terms of retail to get to know the infrastructure is missing 1st. if you listen, yes it's missing entirely, spread out, the state must give us the chance to pass on. i'm only charged me internationally

as well, but the 2nd landing would help would want to know it to nicea is known more for its human capital and full results is like boy and all some things with it's nice to see how these young people are taking the initiative themselves rather than waiting for the government to change things from sparks, i had north again in a boot or something. typically tunisia awaits me with the here. yes. i'm in a hm. um. normally i wouldn't be sitting here fully dressed. comedy tunisians usually come here for some are and arch fun, but this time are decided to do something different. and she than i'm going to have a facial mask because i'm looking quite tired luggage fund. i'm curious how i'll look afterwards about since i'm acting as a guinea pig. oh,

that janet you're going to try that out on me. chima a t as training to be a beautician organ. now tell him what you're going to do today. what am i getting an r g, a mosque massage that he normally modules a type of clay, right? exactly. for a lot of in them out of the lung. it's in the diesel play that we mix with rose water and orange blossom extract, orange. we mix that with the odd jill to make it very smooth facial mask because it brightens and moisturizers the skin and cleanses it, which is why we sometimes rub it on the entire body in the steam bath. my work, it helps combat wrinkles and has an anti aging effect all gauging. oh yes, i'm the aging. i mean, i sure

what does the her mom mean to you? i'm going to the, her mom is a typically chin izzy. and constant bless of good old chinese eons. go to the her mom once a week. i left a model for the school and what came on, it came out with stainless from the facts it, in the old days, people didn't have running water at home. good sanitary facilities them would have would then on those men with men and women together, muscle you know, separately, or stare at times for men and others for women of but at the same. hm. um, just at different time look than this, then there are hm moms just for men or women, blah, blah, blah. this is my, this is my 1st mascot ever, ever, ever, ever? stephanie visit. i never thought i'd have a facial. but okay, whatever me, how quickly does it say we have to wait for 10 minutes and can't move more talking about that's tough for me. but our grid, my teeth and get on with it. oh, tenicia doesn't have

a dual education system like germany. does. apprentices learn on the job rather than attending vocational schools. i think the bull, even if someone says they had to ye is a training we often find on the job that he or she can do little. when you ask them, do you know how to do this so that you soon notice they don't match f and they haven't been shown how to do the simplest things. there's no professional training here that so good. it's really good. so is it good? oh yes. oh, perfect, really nice. and with 10 years younger,

santiago they say i look 10 years younger, i feel better at any rate. i'll see how it looks. um. yeah. yeah. but you're happy with the result and then it's perfect and refreshed and feeling a decade younger. i leave no booth and head for jad about north africa's largest island. settled since antiquity. it has its own distinct culture. while the coastal towns are full of tourists, life in the islands interior is still very traditional. it's friday. market day in the village of eddie yacht. everywhere you see the straw hats, which are typically for jennifer. the st. aren't project jed above what took place here in 2014. 150 artists from all over the world came to create colorful murals on 80 odds. white balls in this village. jews and muslims have lived side by side

relatively peacefully for centuries. he's been in a at all. i'm in eddie on. and if you listen closely in the background, you hear the friday prayer, i was david all but jews also. they appear tuscan, i'm standing in front of the law, the boss, synagogue, fists. why tells you used to be able to walk through here without rigorous security check size, but that changed in 2002 by in the synagogue was the target of terror attacks. lot of these is integral, but before world war to some 100000 jews lived in tunisia during the german occupation, thousands of jews were killed or turned in camps after the war. many felt unwelcome and left for dead. he sits by me f. what is what he is with me now? if he says he's responsible for this synagogue on chat about heist, literally it's hard ladiva and or the stranger lead the synagogues called loud. hey law. why is it named stranger? because it contains a stone from jerusalem. i shall hush us when they brought a stone from jerusalem incense this stone comes from

a foreign country they and that they brought a stone. but they don't say return from just that it came from abroad. so folks call the synagogue log reba or the stranger and how old is the synagogue synagogue on her round 2600 years old, 2600 years. it's africa's oldest synagogue. each year the synagogue becomes a place of pilgrimage for jews around the world. they come here to celebrate the religious holiday log omega. many of them have roots in tunisia. ah, on friday in the village of eddie od on jaguar, the preparing for the sabbath. there's a buzz of excitement going on the street vendors are selling homemade cakes. the children get sweets and i

just can't resist the video and i saw there was retreats here, and i just had to come and try that. typical jewish traits from jabber. we prepared them, push a bond with the table, a good and as fresh a little that this is still water from the oven, the hon. warm the name of the not take half a piece. all of us. ah, that jewish tradition is still thriving on jetta is a testament to mutual tolerance. the vast majority of gentlemen, residents are muslims, or more precisely the bodies. but sometimes there is no escaping will holiday. even on a small island in the mediterranean, north america, i mean, i believe there is war between arabs and a lot of confusion. some people think where is rain is but we have nothing to do

with israel by nowadays, right. which you need to have it them that oh because you're jewish, they calling you in israeli and get their facts mixed up with a little more. what do you say to them? i know my intentional, but they don't thought i did. i have nothing to do with all those years either. i thought they were sure with the with that, do you feel tunisian as well as julian yahoo! the beth was you coming home? of course on tune easy and little the rights and responsibilities that everyone else a conference call get medication. what all those right. hm. mm mm. my trip is coming to an end. i must leave tunisia. it's fledging democracy behind. ah ah. when he gets he has it looking back. what really impressed me with the motivation of the young people

about the energy of the dancers. dan, i believe this country has enormous potential. this isn't like is the country's greatest crank, that's people stack of us and, and hudson and the people here are incredibly motivated and want to change things once you've. yep. and that's what i'm going to take away with me. ah, bmw ah, with ah,

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