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| Religious extremism worries Tunisians | |
| 2013-04-15 | |
[Maghrebia] Tunisians are voicing concerns over the rise in religious extremism and associated violence.
A day earlier, radical Islamists in Nabeul attempted to kill the headmaster of the Lycee Menzel Bouzelfa for refusing entry to a student wearing a niqab. This was not the first time for religious extremists to attack an educational institution. In March, salafists prevented secondary school pupils from performing the "Harlem Shake" dance in El Kef. According to a poll published this week, more than 70 per cent of Tunisians are concerned about the rise in religious extremism. Young adults (65.1 per cent) are the most worried over religious extremism, and women were more worried than men, the Al Maghreb/Sigma survey found. "Radicalism gets worse every day in Tunisian society," secondary school student Wajdi Hamraoui said. "These people don't believe in freedom and the right to differ. They're a real threat." | |
| Posted by:Fred |