Nepal, Feb. 23 -- More than a decade after her voice became a symbol of protest during the Arab Spring, Tunisian singer-songwriter Emel Mathlouthi continues to carry the spirit of resistance across borders and stages. The Post's Aarya Chand sat with Mathlouthi to discuss how Tunisia's revolution shaped her music and worldview, why resistance remains central to her art, and her experience in Nepal. She was recently in Kathmandu for the Kantipur Conclave 2026.

Your participation in the 2011 anti-government protests in Tunisia, which is believed to have heralded the broader Arab Spring, was instrumental in bringing ab0ut a new democratic era in your country. How do you personally interpret what has happened in Tunisia and its current situat...