Mariem Masmoudi

Bio

Tunisian & American political activist and writer struggling for democratic consolidation and social cohesion in Tunisia -- pursuing M.A. in Modern Middle East Studies -- Senior PO with Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID), Steering Committee Member of Yunus Social Business - Tunisia, Co-Founder of "SAWTY": Voice of Tunisian Youth Org.

Tunisia's Constitution is a Win For Democracy in the Arab World

By Mariem Masmoudi

On the evening of Jan. 26, in the balcony seating of the historic Tunisian Parliament building – one among hundreds of bodies piled in for the chance of catching a glimpse from beyond the railing – I watched as my Founding Mothers and Fathers voted…