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| "No God" film angers Tunisian Islamists |
| 2011-07-06 |
| Six months after Tunisia's uprising, religious tension is rising over the limits of freedom of expression, as Islamists challenge the dominance of liberals in what was once a citadel of Arab secularism. Last week several dozen men attacked a cinema in Tunis that had advertised a film publicly titled in French 'Ni Dieu, Ni Maitre' (No God, No Master) by Tunisian-French director Nadia El-Fani, an outspoken critic of political Islam. Secular media and intellectuals have reacted with alarm, warning that freedoms in Tunisia -- a bastion of secularism under 23 years of tough police rule by Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali -- are in danger of being lost if Islamists across the spectrum of Islamist politics are not stopped. |
| Posted by:Eohippus Phater7165 |