Zied Ben Romdhane Amara, a former freedom fighter who opposed the French occupation, explaining how to hold a rifle. Al-Mitlawi, Gafsa, Tunisia. November 15, 2015.
“In the late 19th century, specifically in 1889,
(...) the French occupation brought labor from different regions to Gafsa in order to extract phosphate from the land through mining. The new society that emerged in this desolate land was facing two struggles; exploitation and the harshness of the place.”
– Zied Ben Romdhane © Zied Ben Romdhane | Magnum Photos
