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Iowa Connections to Protests in Tunisia

Earlier this month the President of Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ali, fled the country amid popular protests. Tunisians are upset about repression, unemployment, and corruption. Host Ben Kieffer explores Iowa connections to the ongoing protests. We'll check in with people in Tunisia about what's going on and with a Tunisian Fulbright exchange student at the University of Iowa.

Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River