Tourism in Tunisia: Preservation or erosion? | Qantara.de
For Amazigh communities in southern Tunisia, tourism is a mixed blessing. Though it has become a vital lifeline for the struggling local economy, many villages remain on the verge of abandonment. Some locals fear their culture is being reduced to a commodity.
Jalloul Ghaki makes his way through the shattered houses of Tamezret, a village in southeastern Tunisia. Sunlight reflects off the rubble. The silence is broken only by a braying donkey. "In Tamezret, we have nothing. The clinic opens only...
Jalloul Ghaki makes his way through the shattered houses of Tamezret, a village in southeastern Tunisia. Sunlight reflects off the rubble. The silence is broken only by a braying donkey. "In Tamezret, we have nothing. The clinic opens only...