Tunisia, the mother of all Countries

Abu Zakaria Al Hafsi, founder of the Hafsid dynasty in the thirteenth century
AD, is the starting point of the play Tunisia, Ye Mother of All Countries, which
calls for rejecting all forms of erasure of predecessors’ marks, believes in the
necessity of invention and renovation in order to build a fair and just state based,
according to this dramatic work, on the values of work, freedom and the rule of
law. In his play, the author calls for universal values for building a just state in
his opinion requires an awareness of the concepts of security, peace and solidarity
“among all men”, rejecting narrow-minded forms of affiliation. In the author’s
opinion, a just and fair polis cannot be achieved in the absence of a scientific
awareness and a creative sense, for only science and knowledge can turn the
darkness of night into shining light.