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          Born May 22, Died January 27th, The Tunisian blogger and activist Lina Ben Mhenni was a symbol of her country's revolution....

          Lina Ben Mhenni

          Tunisian political activist (–)

          Lina Ben Mhenni
          لينا بن مهني

          Lina Ben Mhenni in

          Born()22 May

          Tunisia

          Died27 January () (aged&#;36)

          Tunisia

          Occupations

          Lina Ben Mhenni (Arabic: لينا بن مهني; 22 May – 27 January )[1] was a TunisianInternet activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at Tunis University.[2] She was internationally recognised for her work during the Tunisian revolution and in the following years.[3][4][5][6]

          Activism

          Blogging

          Ben Mhenni's blog, A Tunisian Girl, is written in Arabic, English, and French.[7] During the rule of former Tunisian PresidentZine El Abidine Ben Ali until , Ben Mhenni was one of the few bloggers to blog using her real name rather than adopting a pseudonym to protect her identity.[7][8] Her blog, as well as her Facebook and Twitter accounts, were censored under the Ben Ali regime.[9