Many of the bolder and bigger paintings emerged after 2011. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Graffiti on a wall in Tunis. Street art has flourished in Tunisia since 2011, when the country's long-standing dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was toppled. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Political slogans on walls have become more daring since then, with the graffiti become a permanent fixture of Tunisia's urban landscape. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Despite graffiti being illegal, authorities have not taken down much of the colourful sketches and slogans that adorn the walls of several buildings across the country. AFP
Authorities have allowed a youth project to turn a part of an old district on Djerba island into a walk-through gallery of of graffiti by local artists. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
The Djerba Hood project, in the district of Houmt Souk, has become a popular tourist attraction. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Tunisians have always used building walls as a canvas for their thoughts, one sociologist and street art specialist said. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Many of the bolder and bigger paintings emerged after 2011. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Graffiti on a wall in Tunis. Street art has flourished in Tunisia since 2011, when the country's long-standing dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was toppled. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Political slogans on walls have become more daring since then, with the graffiti become a permanent fixture of Tunisia's urban landscape. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Despite graffiti being illegal, authorities have not taken down much of the colourful sketches and slogans that adorn the walls of several buildings across the country. AFP
Authorities have allowed a youth project to turn a part of an old district on Djerba island into a walk-through gallery of of graffiti by local artists. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
The Djerba Hood project, in the district of Houmt Souk, has become a popular tourist attraction. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Tunisians have always used building walls as a canvas for their thoughts, one sociologist and street art specialist said. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Many of the bolder and bigger paintings emerged after 2011. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National
Graffiti in Tunisia: From an act of defiance to a life-changing artform
Walls covered in writing and images tell story of Tunisian people's daily lives, hopes and dreams
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