I have recently returned from Tunisia, the small North African country that unconsciously planted the seed for the so called Arab Spring via its January revolution.

In Tunis the Spring fever seems to mean falling in love with the country and one’s identity as Tunisian again. While all of the countries that followed the example of Tunisia’s political shake-up are still in the midsts of their volatile aftershocks or still trying for their shot at better governance, Tunisians are venturing out into a new understanding of public life and freedom.

Please take a look at more images at The National’s photo blog (curated by photographer and editor Clint McLean.)

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