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To The Contrary

TTC Extra: Wided Bouchamaoui

1m 32s

Wided Bouchamaoui became the first female president of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) following the 2011 Jasmine revolution. Her work as part of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet earned the group a Nobel Peace Prize in 2015 for developing peace strategies between Islamists and secularists in the wake of the uprising.

Aired: 03/09/16
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