Lina Ben Mhenni

Lina Ben Mhenni is, a teacher assistant of linguistics at Tunis University. She is anactivist and the author of the popular blog A Tunisian Girl. Based in Tunis, she reported from all across her country during the 2010-2011 revolution.

She risked her safety as one of the only Tunisians to criticize the repressive government openly on international broadcasts before the dignity Revolution began.

Often described as one of the bravest bloggers in the world, much of Ben Mhenni’s writing focuses on freedom of expression and the rights of women and students.

Currently, she writes about the incomplete state of Tunisia’s revolution and campaigns for continued reform and democracy. She is the author of a book published in several languages.
In June 2011, she published a book: " Tunisian Girl" about her experience as a cyber activist.

You can follow her blog here.