The time in Tunisia is : click here Detailed Map of  Tunisia |  Flag of Tunisia Tunisia is located in North Africa, on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The northern part of the country is covered by mountainous agricultural land while the south is covered by the Sahara Desert. The economy is heavily dependent on oil and phosphate mining. Tunisia was the site of ancient Carthage, the notable civilization 200 years before Christ. In its modern history it was ruled by France until 1956. Tunisia has a republican form of government with multi party politics. Islam is Tunisia's state religion. Though tolerance is shown to oth...

What is religion? This question has puzzled theologians throughout human history. But how did religion start in the first place? Why did it start? In order to understand some of these issues, let us have a look at the etymology of the word “religion” itself, and see that when and where this word was used for the very first time in the human history.

The word religion was used for the very first time in the Latin language. The actual word used in Latin was “religio”, which changed into religion when came into English. The roots of the Arabic word “Mazhab” or “Deen” can also be traced back to “religio”. In the Latin language, the word “religio” had three basic meanings; which are Faith, Trust & Belief.

If you further analyse these three words, faith, trust and belief; then you realize that there are actually three different characteristics