[2][3] In 1956, at Ridván, a marked holy day of the religion and a day on which major elections are held, three new Regional Spiritual Assemblies were established including that of North-West Africa with the chairmanship of Enoch Olinga[4][5] In 1963, a survey of the community counted 1 assembly and 18 organized groups (between 1 and 9 adults) of Baháʼís in Tunisia.
Dreyfus-Barney was remembered by Shoghi Effendi, then head of the religion, for his "stimulating encouragement" to the Baháʼí community of Tunis.
When the pioneers to Tunisia were expelled in November 1968 the Attar-Hamedani family left behind a villa and office before eventually settling in Hong Kong.
[20] Near the same period Abdelfattah Amor served as dean of the faculty of legal, political and social science at Tunis University.
He would later work professionally as a human rights lawyer who, as a Muslim, would serve as a UN Special Rapporteur who took a keen interest in the treatment of the Baháʼís of Iran.
[23] Traditionally the government regarded the religion as a heretical sect of Islam and permitted its adherents to practice their faith only in private.
"[25] The modern Baháʼí community has been alittle in the news since the Arab Spring by commentators interested in events in Tunisia.
[2] Though the government has proscribed the religion publicly, it has permitted Baháʼís to hold meetings of their national council in private homes as well as three local spiritual assemblies that have been elected since 2004.