Marc Champion, Columnist

Prosecute the Cleric, Not the Topless Woman in Tunisia

Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old in Tunisia who posted topless photographs of herself on Facebook,Â has now been threatened with death by a prominent conservative cleric.

March 22, 2013 at 2:51 PM UTC

By Marc Champion

Marc Champion is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Europe, Russia and the Middle East. He was previously Istanbul bureau chief for the Wall Street Journal.

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I am staggered by the bravery of Amina Tyler, the 19-year-old in Tunisia who posted topless photographs of herself on Facebook, including one with the words "My body belongs to me, and is not the source of anyone's honor" written across her torso in Arabic.

She has now been threatened with death by a prominent conservative cleric in the country, according to Tunisian media that quoted him.