Tunisia's Salafis, adherents of a stricter interpretation of Islam than the majority of the country’s Muslims, are increasingly familiar protagonists in news stories. Two years after the revolution that overthrew…
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They say a lie can be half way around the world while the truth is still getting its boots on. As the murder of leftist politician Chokri Belaid and the…
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In the aftermath of the Tunisian revolution two years ago there was hope that the end of the Ben Ali regime might provide an opportunity for a makeover of the…
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Lebanon is presented with the most serious challenges it has faced in the past decade. The economy is struggling, the internal security situation is deteriorating and the country’s neighbors pose real threats. In…
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Tunisia’s coalition government, its first to emerge from free and fair elections, has been on a steep learning curve through its first year in office. In the October 2011 vote…
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It will be all hands on deck for Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party Nahda this week, as the three-party coalition it leads strives to hold a steady course towards parliamentary and…
