Artist is warned, "You are a whore" and "we must killl you"

THE NATIONAL
By Alice Fordham

Sana Tamzini voices her opinion. Photo courtesy of Tunsialive

TUNISIA---After an uprising in Tunisia swept Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power last year, Sana Tamzini, an abstract artist, was delighted to go from being an opponent of the old government to a senior employee of the culture ministry in the new one. But 18 months later, as competing factions struggle for power in the fragile country, Sana fears for her artistic freedom, the future of the country and even, she explained furiously, her own life. A week ago, shortly after a confrontation between artists and religious protesters at a gallery in Tunis sparked the nationwide protests, Sana was at a beach with her children when she received a call on her mobile. "You are a whore," said a man's voice. "You are not a Muslim, we must kill you." [link]