• Maghreb: Tunisians vote for a new Parliament amid growing distrust of the political class
  • Maghreb: Unemployment, the black market, public services and "political tourism": Parliament's challenges being voted on in Tunisia

Her name is Ghofran Binus, she is 25 years old and is a candidate for the centrist party Tahya Tunes in Parliament. His goal if he gets a seat is to " sensitize Tunisians against racial discrimination ", from Parliament. "I am proud of myself, of being black. I present myself with two identities: being black Tunisian and being from a popular neighborhood, Sidi Bechir." It is number three in Tunisia on the list led by former Prime Minister Yusef Chahed .

Law student, he entered politics recently, after suffering a racist incident in 2018, when he was a Stewardess of Tunisair. She was insulted by a passenger and her case became viral, calling attention to the racism suffered by the black collective from Tunisia. As a result, in October 2018, Parliament passed a law against racial discrimination, the first in the Arab world, which includes sentences of up to three years for inciting hatred .

He denounces the invisibility of his group: " There are no official data that quantify the black population in Tunisia , but the unofficial estimate estimates that we are between 13 and 15%, a similar percentage as in the US; however, you do not find journalists or black politicians ... There is only one black deputy in the outgoing parliament. " She hopes to change that.

"I reject the image of victimhood , it is my red line, but there is much to do," he declares to THE WORLD. "One law is not enough, you have to sensitize people against racism." That is why he militates in an association against racial discrimination, Mnimty (My dream) and made the leap from social activism, in his DNA, to politics. "I will never leave activism, I will always work in civil society," he says. "I was apolitical, but I reflected. These elections are a challenge. Many people do not vote because they are disenchanted but if you do not vote, you have no right to criticize, " he concludes.

According to the criteria of The Trust Project

Know more