World News---the Tunisian Traveller
I found this profoundly interesting news article that you should check out...This guy is an inspiration to all. He took what little money and resources he had and decided to take a 10 year walking tour from Tunisia all over the Muslim world. He has been detained by police, beaten, robbed, accused of being a terrorist, sent back to Tunisia to get a new passport/money, assumed dead by his family, and on he keeps trucking trying to document his travels and create a more peaceful atmosphere in the Arab world. I only wish there was a fund to help him out.
Here is the link and following will be bits from the article
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/FeaturesNF.asp?ArticleID=145360
<< He has been beaten four times since he left his homeland, he says.
“A Libyan insulted me during a discussion and suddenly he started beating me up. In Egypt, a group of people invited me over to their place and when we got there they said I had to give them all my money or they would kill me.”
After being robbed of all his money, he decided to go back home, but a Tunisian in Egypt gave him some cash so he could continue his journey.
Reda says in Syria he had a misunderstanding with a group of security officers who beat him up. He filed a case against them and the Syrian Government has made it up for him.
“In Pakistan, residents of a remote village beat me with sticks, believing I was a spy. Village elders approached me and offered their apologies. They invited me to stay with them for a few days. I received a hero’s welcome by the villagers,” he says.
He has been detained by police four times, he says.
“In Ethiopia, the security authorities held me as they suspected me of being a terrorist. I was in custody for 61 days until the Tunisian Embassy got involved,” he says.
He was detained for 10 hours in Libya, 36 hours in Egypt and in Djibouti he was detained for 6 days and was put through comprehensive security checks. Some of the Tunisian embassies in the countries he has visited have helped little, he says.
“In the first two years of my journey, I was not in contact with my family in Tunisia and I was declared dead,” he says.
Together for Peace was the slogan Reda chose for his journey. It highlights the importance of peace and love between people of different races, cultures and backgrounds.
“My adventure calls for peace, love and a true integration between the Arab and Muslim world and the international community. >>
-Gulf News online
Here is the link and following will be bits from the article
http://www.gulfnews.com/Articles/FeaturesNF.asp?ArticleID=145360
<< He has been beaten four times since he left his homeland, he says.
“A Libyan insulted me during a discussion and suddenly he started beating me up. In Egypt, a group of people invited me over to their place and when we got there they said I had to give them all my money or they would kill me.”
After being robbed of all his money, he decided to go back home, but a Tunisian in Egypt gave him some cash so he could continue his journey.
Reda says in Syria he had a misunderstanding with a group of security officers who beat him up. He filed a case against them and the Syrian Government has made it up for him.
“In Pakistan, residents of a remote village beat me with sticks, believing I was a spy. Village elders approached me and offered their apologies. They invited me to stay with them for a few days. I received a hero’s welcome by the villagers,” he says.
He has been detained by police four times, he says.
“In Ethiopia, the security authorities held me as they suspected me of being a terrorist. I was in custody for 61 days until the Tunisian Embassy got involved,” he says.
He was detained for 10 hours in Libya, 36 hours in Egypt and in Djibouti he was detained for 6 days and was put through comprehensive security checks. Some of the Tunisian embassies in the countries he has visited have helped little, he says.
“In the first two years of my journey, I was not in contact with my family in Tunisia and I was declared dead,” he says.
Together for Peace was the slogan Reda chose for his journey. It highlights the importance of peace and love between people of different races, cultures and backgrounds.
“My adventure calls for peace, love and a true integration between the Arab and Muslim world and the international community. >>
-Gulf News online
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