With the independence of the country (1956) the tribal structures was solid and strong during the last decade with regard to the importance of the economy in our region is completely disappeared.

While the identity remains Arabic and Islamic, the education is detached slowly by the continues reform of the teaching.

Initially with the European co-operators and even Americans who come to teach in Tunisia the sixties (one remembers all English Mrs. Hermann - English teacher, Mr. Claveria - French Teacher in the College of Kairouan) a little later with the students left to impregnate with the Western society.

Tunisia, which put much effort on teaching, currently has a true “Industry of competences”.

These changes only operated in teaching with often of good results.

However, the ancestral and traditional traditions which strongly form and act on the individual still remained today, forwarded from father to son without taking the trouble to carefully auscultate all the elements in order to see which harmful to our development. We know how to reconcile the tradition with the requirements of the modern world?.

Initially, the lack of freedom of discussion with the parents. The fathers prejudge women and children. The emancipation of the children (girls in particular) and especially of the women obstruct the men who feel touched in their identity.

Indeed, at the dawn of independence (13.08.1956) a code of the personal statute (CPS) is made by Bourguiba (President from 1956 to 1987) , which gives to the women new rights in the Arabic and -Moslem world by abolishing polygamy and repudiation, by instituting the divorce by consent and by authorizing the adoption.

They also can, according to the new law, to work, to move abroad, have and direct a firm, without having to request the authorization of the father or the husband. In a society where the illegitimate output would forward risks of perversion.

Formerly the woman leave only twice in her life, to the hammam or to the cemetery. It was illegal to reveal herself, of speaking with a foreigner and to even go to the movies, it was necessary to be accompanied by a small brother. It was really the low court.

In addition, It is still prohibited today to smoke and drink in front of the parents and even in front of the brothers and older sisters.

Another characteristic, the man will never tell you the first name of his wife. It will say “Eddar” (the house) “el ila” (the family) or at best “lemraâ” (the woman) the house is not there, the woman is sick etc.

Formerly, the father who works all the day takes his dinner in priority, the great piece of meat it is for him, woman and children await their turn after. Actuellement, they take care to surround themselves by their offspring.

At the time to dine “achâa” it is the rush of the beggars who only ask you to eat. They announce their presence with ease and courtesy by telling you "Ya krim mtâa allah-lillah" (generous Oh, have pity and give me what belongs to God) then the mom sends her small kid to announce the good news “Ibcher” (you would be rewarded).

Then they gives him to eat in the “skifa” Today they are more mercantile and ask you with insistence and insolence even for “flouss” (currency) which they count well before leaving without thanking

Formerly, rare the girls who go to the school, now they are more graduate numbers than the boys. Mixed is the rule on all the levels of teaching. However the “chitane” (devil) is not always present.

The role of the mothers is limited to the protection of the children who hold them far from the “zoufria” (hooligans).

She is the one that prepares and buys the food provisions and stores them in “Bit el oula”.

The oldest women especially intervene with persuasion “Dibbira” to solve the family conflicts by amicable agreement.

The men ensure the sources of income to the family with honest trades and a reputation without spot. Sometimes the women help him by the construction of carpet which is an old tradition art and a legacy of the past accompanied by a true life style.

Nowadays, with the social progress they are everywhere in the administration and the liberal professions.

Men also works in the education of the children and follow them closely in their studies and pay for their special studies. Which some are more specific than the private individuals.

The " ghoul " (ogre, anthropophagous monster devouring the children in Arab mythology) the “ghoula, the “abbitha” which wants to say the same thing to frighten the children.

Attention, do not do this, do not do that, initially it is “hram” (prohibited by Quraan) or the “ghoul” will eat you. Result it was really effective except that the night have our batch of nightmares to the least noise.

The brothers and sisters are often buddies, the ones with respect to the others particularly to hide something from their parents.

To educate us, just like the “meddeb” my father also frequently used the “falka” (large stick connected to two cords used for the corporal punishment on the plant of the feet). It was kept at the house if I made silly things. It was the worst punishment that you could receive. To only see it permanently within reach, I had the jitter all the time.

Sometimes to change the tools, my father used the “sebta” (belt) very broad to adjust its “kandlissa” pants identical to that used by the professional to hold the muscles of their backs.

I was constantly afraid of Allah, meddeb and my father even at the adulthood. It have to seen it when he held up his famous “sebta” (belt). My mother when she defending me “tehizz”, she also get her share and in the evening she would bring to “obey” (my dad) to eat as if nothing had happened.

My late mother that I called her often “ya” often incited us to call on and respect the elder brother and call him "sidi” and the elder sister " lella”. The term “sidi” (literally mister) is not the privilege of the elder brother, one also use it to call teachers (meddeb, teacher, Prof.). “Sidna” (our mister) is usually said for the saints of our prophet Mohammed (PBUH). Currently a shortened term is known, “Si” to nominate a respected person.

Interior comfort is limited to the bare minimum.

Formerly, families lived in community in a large Arab house. you find three and even four couples and more than one family living each in a separate room. They distribute the daily tasks and live in perfect harmony.

Currently with the urban development the young couples want to live a specific house, thus they are more free in their actions. They want to live as they like …

As the ideas advances, mentalities evolve too.