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Offline TomSea

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Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
« on: August 21, 2019, 08:38:37 am »
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Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
Tarek Amara, Ulf Laessing

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia’s moderate Islamists are hoping the genial Beethoven fan they have nominated to run in next month’s presidential elections will break the mould in the Arab world by turning success at the ballot box into uncontested rule.

Abdelfattah Mourou is a lawyer who has distanced himself from the more socially conservative positions of his Ennahda party in the past, has friendly relations with opponents and is known for a jokey manner.

His aim, he says, is to unite Tunisians via the election to be held on Sept 15 in which he will face 25 other candidates, including prominent secularists such as Prime Minister Youssef Chahed, his Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi and a TV tycoon.

Read more at: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tunisia-election-islamists/moderate-islamists-make-new-power-quest-in-tunisia-idUSKCN1VB0GS

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Re: Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2019, 04:00:55 pm »
"Moderate Islamists"? 

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Re: Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2019, 04:48:15 pm »
"Moderate Islamists"?
Whatever that means!
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Re: Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2019, 10:35:11 pm »
It means they'll be "moderates" until they GET power...

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Re: Moderate Islamists make new power quest in Tunisia
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2019, 01:29:46 am »
"Moderate Islamists"?

There is such a thing.  A Moderate will hold an Extremist's coat while he cuts off your daughter's head.
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