Ansar al-Sharia rally to call against congress ban

Tunisian group urges supporters to defy congress ban

AFP, TUNIS

Tunisian Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress, setting the scene for a possible showdown yesterday on the eve of the planned meeting.

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Concerns of Tunisian rally under threat

Former ‘head’ of al Qaeda in Italy an ‘organizer’ of Ansar al Sharia rally

By Thomas JoscelynMay 17, 2013 12:44 PM

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Cœur emballé pour la Tunisie

The global and local re-packaging and marketing of a “moderate” Islamist leader

Mohamed-Salah Omri 17 May 2013

In Tunisia, the resigning former Prime Minister and Ennahda leader, Hamadi Jebali, is being groomed for a presidential role by his party as well as international players, in a bid to market an “acceptable” Islamism. 

http://www.opendemocracy.net/mohamed-salah-omri/global-and-local-re-packaging-and-marketing-of-%E2%80%9Cmoderate%E2%80%9D-islamist-leader?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+opendemocracy+%28openDemocracy%29