As the work of the constituent assembly progresses, the debate appears strained when it comes to the different forms of political system on offer. At stake are, most importantly, the role and mode of election of the Head of State. There has been talk of a modified parliamentary system, a mixed system and a semi-presidential system.
Régime 4
IFJ Protests over Tunisian Police Violence at Journalists’ Headquarters
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) today protested to the Tunisian government over the action of police who laid siege […]
From Islam as an Identity to Secular Politics
A religious intellectual is more concerned with religious truths than with religion as an identity. The Islam of religious intellectuals is the Islam of truths and the question of an identity is peripheral to this. A religious intellectual must, first and foremost, concern himself with faith, religious experience, differing religious readings and creating […].
Tunisian government puts financial squeeze on press to curb freedoms
Tunisia serves as a prime example of how Arab governments, by exercising subtle control over the media, are able to prevent a genuinely free press from emerging in the Middle East. […].