The tragic terrorist attack that claimed the lives of at least twenty foreign tourists and four Tunisians has sparked outrage and tough political reactions from the Tunisian authorities, promising a war or terrorism, but it also produced a softer act of defiance from Tunisian citizens and people around the world.
This Storify acknowledges the heartfelt outpouring of global support for Tunisia in the wake of its worst security incident in recent memory and the resilience of Tunisians to maintain their democratic trajectory.

Image: Police officers and a journalist run outside the parliament in Tunis March 18, 2015. Gunmen in military uniforms stormed Tunisia's national museum, killing 20 foreign tourists and four Tunisians on Wednesday in one of the worst militant attacks in a country that has largely escaped the region's "Arab Spring" turmoil. (REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi)