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Tunesien, die Kunst der Berbertattoos | 360° GEO Reportage | ARTE

Jan 2, 2024 | Eine uralte Tradition ist in die so schönen wie faltigen Gesichter der Großmütter gezeichnet; die letzte Generation von Frauen in Tunesien, die Berber-Tätowierungen auf Gesicht und Körper trägt. "GEO Reportage" trifft eine junge Tätowiererin.

In Tunis gibt es nur eine Handvoll Tätowierer, die 28-jährige Manel Mahdouani ist die einzige Frau unter ihnen. Sie hat kein eigenes Studio, ihr Beruf wird nicht anerkannt. Aber sie hat viele junge Kunden, die statt der westlichen „In“-Motive alte Berbermotive tätowiert bekommen wollen. Manel macht sich auf die Suche nach alten Frauen, die die Tätowierungen nicht nur auf ihren Gesichtern und Körpern tragen, sondern auch die Geschichten dazu kennen. „GEO Reportage“ ist mit der jungen Tätowiererin Manel auf den Spuren der Vergangenheit unterwegs. Manel Mahdouani tritt von Tunis aus ihre Reise in den Süden des Landes an. Sie möchte jene Frauen treffen, die sich in ihrer Jugend tätowieren ließen. Ihre Motivation: berufliche und persönliche Neugier, denn auch in ihrer Familie war die Großmutter tätowiert, und sie möchte mehr über die Vergangenheit ihrer eigenen Familie erfahren. Sie gehört zu der Generation, die nichts mehr über die Beweggründe der Großeltern weiß und daher den „Schleier“ dieser Tradition heben möchte. Warum ließen sich Männer wie Frauen diese rätselhaften Motive auf Gesicht und Körper tätowieren? Auf dem Land erfährt sie erstmals etwas über die Bedeutung der Tätowierungen, und manchmal sind es sogar recht intime Bekenntnisse, die die über 80-jährigen Großmütter ihr preisgeben. Je mehr Manel in den Süden des Landes vordringt, desto komplizierter wird die Recherche, denn einer jungen Fremden gegenüber ist man hier nicht automatisch aufgeschlossen. Doch am Ende ihrer Reise hat die Tätowiererin einen reich bestückten Skizzenblock im Gepäck und kehrt voller Hoffnung und Zuversicht in die Hauptstadt zurück. Wird sich ihr Engagement auszahlen und sich die Ächtung ihres Berufes irgendwann legen?

Reportage von Myriam Bou-Saha (D 2016)
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German Army Rules on Beards and Tattoos

BBC: The German defence ministry has issued new rules on how soldiers should look. "Pornographic" tattoos, ostentatious piercings and bushy beards have all been outlawed, it seems.

"Ordinance A.26301.1l, on the Appearance of Federal Troops" caught the eye of military blogger Thomas Wiegold - "something of a weathervane of army opinion" according to Der Spiegel magazine. The 200-plus comments from soldiers on his blog post outnumber those on more serious issues.

As well as the ban on mohawks and bushy beards, new rules on tattoos proved particularly controversial. They are permitted, but "discriminatory, pornographic and unconstitutional" images must always be covered up when soldiers are in uniform. The rule applies even if they appear on the hands, neck or face - which, as the comments note, could prove difficult. » | Wednesday, January 22, 2014

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Russian Opera Singer Withdraws from Bayreuth Festival over Swastika Tattoo
THE SUNDAY TELEGRAPH: A Russian opera singer has been forced to pull out of a celebrated music festival in German because he has a swastika and other Nazi symbols tattooed on his chest.

[Y]evgeny Nikitin, 38, who was once in a heavy metal band and got the body art done as a youth, withdrew from the Bayreuth festival, which celebrates Richard Wagner's work, after discussions with its organisers.

He was due to sing the lead role in The Flying Dutchman, the opening production, on Wednesday. The festival is particularly sensitive to Nazi associations because Wagner was an anti-Semite and his English daughter-in-law, Winifred Wagner, became friends with Adolf Hitler, who supported its performances under the Third Reich.

Mr Nikitin got the tattoos as a young man. He has a large swastika on the right side of his chest and on the left a "life rune", a symbol used by the SS Lebensborn project, which supported "racially pure" Aryan women.

In a statement released by the festival, the bass baritone said: "I was not aware of the extent of the irritation and offence these signs and symbols would cause, particularly in Bayreuth given the context of the festival's history. I had them done in my youth. It was a big mistake and I wish I'd never done it.

"It was not clear to me that the symbols that I have tattooed on my chest could have any connotations or even by used by Nazis and neo-Nazis," the singer added in an email to the Sunday German newspaper Bild am Sonntag. » | Tom Parfitt, Moscow | Sunday, Juy 22, 2012

White Supremacist Who Changed His Life – and Face
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: One of America's most violent and well known white supremacists, Bryon Widner, has undergone months of surgery to remove the hate tattoos that once covered his face.

Bryon Widner rejected the racist beliefs that had made him a notorious figure amongst the American extreme Right, but was struggling to readapt to society because of the web of tattoos that covered his face and neck.

Widner, known as an "enforcer" for US racist groups, was unable to find a job after leaving his past behind.

The former racist, a founder of the Vinlanders gang of skinheads in Ohio, embarked on a painful series of 25 surgeries that took 16 months and cost $32,400 (£20,233). » | Monday, October 31, 2011

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US Air Force Recruiters End Ban on Tattoos on Saluting Arm
THE GUARDIAN: Military chiefs overturn rule on arm tattoos after 26 US air force recruits are barred from basic training

Military chiefs have scrapped a ban on tattoos decorating the saluting arm of recruits joining the US air force, following a backlash among heavily inked young Americans signing up for duty.

The air force recruiting service instituted a policy on 25 November prohibiting tattoos below the elbow on the right arm of recruits, citing "military image". The service did not want tattoos to be visible when its airmen salute.

Within a week, the rule meant that 26 recruits were turned away from basic training, causing confusion among 17,000 people due to join the service under a delayed entry program, which allows for a hiatus of up to 12 months between signing up and reporting for duty.

By the end of last week, military bosses had relented. In a statement to the in-house Air Force Times, the recruiting service's commander, Brigadier General Alfred Stewart, said that "regrettably", recruits had been caught in the middle of the change. He said: "At this time, recruiting service is revising guidance recently sent to the field." >>> Andrew Clark in New York | Sunday, December 06, 2009

Doesn’t This Image Show Exactly What Is Wrong with the Decadent West?
Photo of Peaches Geldof courtsey of MAIL Online
MAIL Online: 19, Peaches Geldof has already packed a lot into her brief life.

But if she goes on recording every twist and turn on her body she may soon run out of space.

Bob Geldof's wild child daughter has already notched up a 20-odd collection of tattoos on her fresh frame - many of them references to friends and lovers.

Last week, they were on full display as she enjoyed the sun and sea on a holiday in South America.

Among the pieces of 'art' is a daisy chain which stretches from her knee to her chest. But other works are dedicated to ex-boyfriends and the teenager's estranged husband Max Drummey.

The words 'Ex Valentine' around the top of her left arm are understood to be a reference to old flame Faris Badwan, frontman with The Horrors. Body Image: Peaches Cavorts Topless on Beach to Reveal More Than 20 Bizarre Tattoos >>> By Jo Clements | Sunday, February 15, 2009

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