article_snippet: (CNN)During the three years that I was serving as a member of Tunisia's Constituent Assembly, I would frequently walk to work through the gate of Bardo Museum so  
article_snippet: The museum, in downtown Tunis, serves not only as a physical reminder of Tunisia's Roman, Jewish, Christian and Islamic heritage, but is also connected to the Tunisian parliament.
article_snippet: However, the reality is that a comprehensive strategy is still wanting, a point made in a recent report published by the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies
article_snippet: , Tunisia's foremost think tank on political, economic and environmental matters.
article_snippet: Instead, Tunisians should build on the stable institutions we have in place to implement some of the key ideas contained in the Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies's report.
article_snippet: Tunisians yearn for a sense that the state recognizes Tunisians humanity, dignity and value as individuals, not just as potential voters and taxpayers.
article_snippet: With this in mind, it is clear that the Tunisian state has done a poor job of "recruiting" the Tunisian state citizens into the fold, which has left space for terrorists to make a pitch for young Tunisians who feel alienated and who have lost hope.
article_snippet: That is why as law enforcement fans out across the country to investigate and protect, I hope also to see educators and trained social workers traveling to rural and impoverished areas of Tunisia to demonstrate that the Tunisian state has recovered the kind of humanity that was lost during decades of police-state, authoritarian stagnation.
highlights_snippet: Tunisia has failed to "recruit" Tunisia citizens into society .