Tunisian Families Rediscover Ties During COVID-19
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Tunis - Mongi Saidani
A Tunisian father refused to receive his son who had a contact with an individual infected with the novel coronavirus. He prevented his son from entering their home and urged all other family members not to receive him. His family did not ask about him during the quarantine period which he was obliged to spend at one of the local hospitals. Today that he has recovered, no one knows how his relationship with his family will be, especially that they did not even provide emotional support for him during the isolation period. This case is one among others that were recorded in several Tunisian towns in fear of the fatal virus. Fear of death has perhaps pushed many people to reveal their real feelings toward one another, especially in light of quarantine and self-isolation after lock down and movement restrictions. Mohamed el-Goueili, Professor of Sociology at the Tunisian University, is one of other experts who stress that measures taken to fight the novel coronavirus has revealed a deep gap in family ties and resulted in a rise in domestic violence caused by the pressure of lock-down and being obliged to stay with family members for long hours. However, for others, this has helped many families to rediscover their relationships and boost their ties. For this group, lock-down was a chance for recreation. Radia al-Jarbi, head of the National Union of Tunisian Women rights group (a non-governmental organization) confirmed that reported cases of violence against women and children had increased seven folds in the past weeks compared to the same period last year, mainly due to financial issues that were affected by COVID-19, in addition that thousands of families have lost their source of income.
from Asharq AL-awsat https://aawsat.com/english/home/article/2258541/tunisian-families-rediscover-ties-during-covid-19
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