lundi 21 mai 2012

As a young Arab woman, I learnt that we need to remediate to certain things in our society, especially after the revolution. Some topics are very important to deal with among them transparency and human rights guarantees. Tunisia witnessed major changes in its political regime and is still going through the process of establishing a nation where good governance and transparency are a guarantee of a successful democratic transition. The idea behind transparency is to make citizens aware about the deeds of the governing bodies and to allow them to double check what’s happening on the higher political spheres. The creation of an institution guaranteeing the work and procedural move under a specific law that would allow them to access certain information, like government expenditures, financial plans, projects’ law. Citizens have long been excluded from the political and decision making system and transparency is a key tool for good governance as it allows any citizen to be part of the governing system. Thus, making citizens enjoy their full rights. Transparency alone is not enough for a successful transition. What we can learn from other countries that faced the same kind of revolutions, that they based their progress upon bettering education, mainly human rights education, awareness campaigns that target their fellow citizens, encourage freedom of speech through giving the chance for youngsters to debate and discuss their rights and duties, along with urgent points that should be dealt with in their societies, and the changes they want to witness in them. A change can come when we believe in it and what happened across the Arab nations lately shows that something is happening, a burgeoning popular conscious is rising to make its thoughts and voices heard. There was a vast majority of people who thought that change can never come and that it was better to have profile to deal with oppression and dictatorship. Ignorance and fear were the main arms; but now we need to think about what kind of future we want for our children and the upcoming generations. If freedom is just a concept then human life should be worshipped as the most valuable thing on earth. Rising the awareness of people by educated them will not only reduce fear but also ignorance and prejudice. Providing Knowledge is the beginning of a new adventure, and being aware of the world around us is the first step leading towards freedom.

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