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Kiran Alvi

Kiran Alvi is a multimedia journalist based in Tunisia. She has produced work for the BBC, NPR, Al Jazeera English, Quartz, and Nile TV International. She received her master's from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and has an undergraduate degree in broadcast journalism and Middle East studies.
Fatima Elahmer and her three children, Mohamed, Anoud, and Ali. They've been living in Tunis since last summer.
Conflict
Looking to escape turmoil back home, a Libyan family waits it out in Tunis
Yamina Jaouani in front of the cab that her daughter helped her buy. She's been driving a taxi in Tunis for nearly 30 years.
Culture
This Tunisian woman supports equal rights for women by driving a cab — something she’s done for 30 years