It started in a kitchen in Tunis — olive oil on the table, clay cups that didn’t match. My Chakchouka grew from that simplicity into a fair system connecting Tunisia’s craft, care, and rhythm with the world.

A letter about belonging, difference, and what it means to build something that connects people, across countries, languages, and ways of seeing.

Most stories about Tunisia online come from visitors or are written in French. We decided to change that. Writing in English, in our own words, is a joy — a way to share Tunisia as it lives, not as it’s translated.

A new kind of return is reshaping Tunisia. Diaspora Tunisians are coming back — not alone, but within systems built to last.