ocr: The population: is almost entirely of. Arab and Berber descent, although there are. Jewish and Christian minorities. Many Tunisians still live in extended family groups,in which three or four generations are represented. Tunisia has traditionally been one of the most liberal Arab states. The 1956 Personal Statutes Code of President Bourguiba gave women better rights than in any other Arab country. Further legislation has since given women the right to custody of children in divorce cases, made family violence against women punishable by law, and helped divorced women to get alimony. Family pla ...
