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.
On January 21, 2013, the largest bombing of its kind shook the centre of Salamiyeh, leaving more than 50 people dead and dozens wounded.
From now on, we will remain alert and aware.
The political players (the ones in government and the opposition) should accelerate their efforts today towards reaching consensus and putting Tunisia above everything else.
Just as Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood have been continuously accused of hijacking and jumping on the coattails of the revolution, now the finger is being pointed by activists towards other activists who disagree on what the next course of action should be.
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Perhaps someone forgot that Rothschild blvd used to be Rehov Ha'Am: The People's Street, before it was renamed after the tycoon, an irony that seemed to come full circle in that humid summer.
Jordan’s parliamentary elections were far from perfect, but a process has commenced that places an important first building block in the reform process.
The late Kurdish politician Serafettin Elci once said that this generation is the last Kurdish generation that has a chance to achieve peace.
Maybe the forces involved would rather continue an on-going battle against those whose beliefs cannot be supressed by violence.
Young men seem to take particular delight in lighting fireworks and throwing them from their car windows at unsuspecting passersby.
The notion that this episode heralds a real shift in Maghreb-western dynamics is increasingly hard to dismiss.
