Tunisian minister ousted for criticizing Saudi Arabia
A Tunisian religious affairs minister has been fired from the government after linking Saudi Arabia's religious ideology with extremism. Is the criticism fair and does Saudi Arabia bear any responsibility for terrorism?The minister, Abdeljalil Ben Salem, had been relieved of his post by Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed last Friday after claiming Saudi Arabia's religious doctrine, Wahhabism, inspires terrorism. The government claimed Ben Salem's remarks were an attack on the country's diplomatic values.
Tunsien Youssef Chahed bei Amtseinführung (picture-alliance/ZUMA Press/C. Mahjoub)
New head of government in Tunisia, Youssef Chahed
In an interview with Tunisian radio station Mosaique FM, Ben Salem told Saudis to "reform your school because terrorism has traditionally come from it. I say this to you with love and modesty"
On social media, Arab Twitter users expressed their dismay at the decision to sack the minister
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