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Moncef Marzouk tells chief Tunisian rabbi that Jews are full citizens; Tunisia ousted longtime dictator Ben Ali in first of Arab Spring revolution. Delete the scoop?
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Rallies have marked the first anniversary of the event that triggered the Arab Spring uprisings. Delete the scoop?
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Despite Tunisia's successful election in October, there has emerged a remarkable ideological split in the ranks. In Bardo, protesters are pressuring members of the National Constituent Assembly to pass eleven measures to further the goals of the revolution. Delete the scoop?
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Washington's embrace of Ennahda, Tunisia's leading Islamist movement, should be predicated on the party's actions matching its promises to foster an open, democratic society. Delete the scoop?
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TUNIS, Tunisia — A veteran human rights activist was selected as Tunisia’s new interim president on Tuesday, a party official says. Delete the scoop?
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Minority Jews and Christians are putting their faith in Tunisia's nascent democracy to ensure its new Islamist-led leadership respects their rights in this traditionally secular state. Delete the scoop?
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Tunisian women demonstrate to preserve their rights following Islamist election victory... Delete the scoop?
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The interim government taking shape in Tunisia is an unlikely coalition of moderate Islamists and liberal secularists whose parties topped the poll in elections last month. Delete the scoop?
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By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's Islamist-led government will focus on democracy, human rights and a free-market economy in planned changes to the constitution, effectively... Delete the scoop?
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The female figurehead of Tunisia's victorious Islamist party has said that its brand of Islam would help rather than hinder the advancement of women across the Arab and Muslim world. Delete the scoop?
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What a glorious week for the world. Free and fair elections in Tunisia, Moammar Khadafy's demise. All the fomentation and death brought by the Arab Spring have produced two new states that stand as shining examples -... Delete the scoop?
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SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia (Reuters) - This provincial Tunisian town became the cradle of the Arab Spring revolts nearly a year ago because residents were fed up with being talked down to by elites in the distant... Delete the scoop?
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Iman Mathlothy says she voted for Tunisia’s Islamist party, Ennahdha, because it promised to create jobs and end corruption. Delete the scoop?
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Tunisians unveil a statue in honour of the man whose act of self-immolation a year ago unleashed the Arab Spring. Delete the scoop?
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While there is hope that Tunisia’s first democratically elected president marks a fresh start, only time will tell if he can satisfy the expectations of his people. Delete the scoop?
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Earlier in the week Israel Hayom reported that the new Tunisian constitution may include “a section condemning Zionism and ruling out any friendly ties with Israel.” Yesterday Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of al-Nahda (Revival), the main Islamist party that won more than 40 percent of the seats in Tunisia’s parliamentary elections two weeks ago, disputed the report. “I don’t think this clause will be included in the constitution,” said Ghannouchi. Delete the scoop?
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Tunisians are struggling to come to grips with the implications of their recent election. Despite widespread jubilation, they remain deeply cynical over the future of their politics as a whole. Delete the scoop?
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s final election results confirmed the victory of an Islamist party, giving it a major say in the country’s new government and future constitution, the election commission announced Monday. Delete the scoop?
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The Islamist party Ennahda has sounded so moderate since winning Tunisia's first free election last month that it can be hard to see what role religion plays in its political thinking. Delete the scoop?
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Post-dictatorship Tunisia’s recent election for assembly benefitted women and showed the power of technology. Delete the scoop?
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Just because you think you know one of the Arab World's new Islamists doesn't mean you know them all. Delete the scoop?
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Eclipsed: U.S. policymakers fear a “Shia crescent,” a regional alliance led by Iran. A dawning “Muslim Brotherhood crescent” is far more threatening. Delete the scoop?
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Tunisian women activists accused Ennahda party of giving false promises during its election campaign and reneging on them after winning a majority in the National Constituent Council in the first election the country witnessed after the ouster of President Zine Elabidine ben Ali’s regime. Delete the scoop?
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The hefty victory of an Islamist party in Tunisia's election kicks off a year of constitution writing. Urgently needed now is a bill of rights to guarantee freedom for all, regardless of creed or politics. Delete the scoop?
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Allan Little finds Tunisians flexing their new democratic muscle as the country votes to find a new leader. Delete the scoop?
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