Each university has a right to set their own guidelines for the wearing of the niqab and religious activity in general on campus. But the issue has become too divisive.
After long heated debates, a final draft of Tunisia’s new constitution was released last week by the National Constituent Assembly.
Tunisia expects to sign a $1.7 billion loan deal with the International Monetary Fund by May, needed to shield Tunisia’s economy from global economic woes, including the debt crisis in Europe.
In November, two graffiti artists were arrested for writing on the wall of a university: “the people want rights for the poor” and “the poor are the living-dead in Tunisia.”
Hundreds joined the young man’s funeral procession in Jendouba and protested against the region’s poverty and economic marginalization.
The ministry's website was also temporarily hacked and a call went out on social media for the staging of a "mega Harlem Shake" in front of the ministry on Friday.
Following the assassination, Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali announced that Tunisia is to form a non-partisan government of technocrats to run the country until elections can be held.
Tunisia is well known for its moderate interpretation of Islam. However during the last couple of years, a more conservative interpretation of Islam, or Salafism, has spread widely throughout Tunisian society.
For many opposition parties the government is not doing enough to protect the country from extremism.
Berriche and Bouagila were arrested November 3 for writing on the wall of a university: “the people want rights for the poor” and “the poor are the living-dead in Tunisia.”
For the fourth day in a row, thousands of people are still protesting in Siliana demanding that the local governor quits.
