Photo: Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi.

Tunisia: Gay Rights, Inheritance Reforms Put Country on Edge

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08/15/2018

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has backed equal inheritance rights for men and women and is also pushing for other reforms such as decriminalizing homosexuality. Religious conservatives are far from happy.

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