Hope and Fear
Tunisians celebrate the success of Ennahdha at the polls Tunisia has voted. As anticipated, it seems that the Islamist Ennahdha (Renaissance)—which has struggled for decades as an officially...
View ArticleFinal poll results confirm Ennahda victory
An enthusiastic Tunisian casts his vote As predicted, the moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, has won more votes than any other political party competing for seats in the Tunisian constituent assembly...
View ArticleA Significant November 7
A portrait of the former President Ben Ali is removed following the Tunisian revolution This November 7th holds a special value to Tunisia. It is the first November 7th in 24 years that the country is...
View ArticleDemocracy in Action
Demonstrators shout slogans on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in Tunis as they take part in a protest for a secular state On Monday, 21 November, after nearly a month of deliberations, leaders from the first,...
View ArticleThe Many Voices of Political Islam
A Tunisian woman holds a banner reading "preserve our rights" at a demonstration following the electoral success of Ennadha A big divide has emerged between liberal-minded groups and religious-based...
View ArticleTunisia’s Close Call
Ennahdha Party supporters protest against Tunisia’s former Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi’s launch of his ‘call of Tunisia’ in Tunis on June 16, 2012.For those who lived in Tunisia during its...
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