This is the first election held in one of the countries that have undergone “Arab Spring” uprisings. And predictably, probably foreshadowing the outcome in upcoming elections in other “Arab Spring” countries, secularism took a beating and a backseat to the Islamists. Secular party concedes defeat in landmark Tunisian election Tunisia’s leading secularist party conceded defeat [...]
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