The main avenues of Tunis were bridge with signage proclaiming the twenty first anniversary of Ben Ali’s tenure as the country’s president. I don’t read Arabic, but I would expect these signs to speak well of the political and economic benefits of his reign. When we study this image in its detail, we note at least 17 images of Ben Ali himself, fluttering from the overhead wires along with Tunisia’s national flag. I positioned the setting sun behind the banners to stress the messages. Some might read the golden coloration as a symbolic tribute to Ben Ali’s regime, which has taken a pro-western stance and spurred a growing economy since the 1990s. (In early 2011, Ben Ali would be driven from office and into exile by a revolt.)