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   سامي بايونس 2011-4-23

   Let personal issues aside which are associated with personal or family independence. Let’s look for practical solutions to eradicate administrative corruption and practical stagnation. Are there realistic and practical formulas to get rid of the nightmare of unemployment? If job opportunities are offered, we will certainly overcome these fabricated problems.

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   MOIMEME 2011-4-17

   The voters will find no truth in 2011 by addressing the holy books, however holy they may be and whatever the sources of their verses and miracles since no political doctrine should deprive the voters of practicing their right to vote by taking recourse to religious references or culture. If each party respects this balance, we will proceed towards an intelligent harmonisation of Tunisian society. If one of the parties wants to break, we will return to the most perverse dictatorships.

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   Sara 2011-4-13

   To Tunisiya- I understand your desire to return to Islamic values because, as a good Muslim, you feel this will restore the country. However, I think that you misunderstand what secularism is and thus you do not see that it perfectly corresponds with your desires. I will explain my point of view. First of all, the secularism in France is not secularism. The French abuse the concept of secularism in order to discriminate against Muslims. The so-called French “secularists” abuse the idea of secularism in the same way that Islamist terrorists abuse the idea of Islam. True secularism is very different than what we see in France. True secularism requires three things: 1) that state not have power over religion, 2) that religion not have power over the state, and 3) that the state protect the individual’s religious freedom. These are all very important. If the state has power over religion or religion has power over the state, we face serious problems, the most grave of which is who determines the interpretation of the religion. Even if you believe that there is only one true interpretation of Islam, you must admit that we see hundreds of interpretations, which range from Islam as a religion of peace and freedom to Islam as a religion of oppression and violence. We know that Ben Ali obstructed religious freedoms by banning the hijab, but when religion has power over the state, the result is the same. For example, those places where women must cover their entire bodies except one eye. True secularism means that each individual is free to observe or not observe religious practices according to their own interpretation so long as they do not infringe on others’ rights.

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   محمد الشاذلي الغربي تونس 2011-4-13

   O sons of Tunisia, let aside dialogs which might destroy the building of revolution which was built by young people of this nation with both men and women joining hands. Our sole concern is to boost Tunisia from north to south, unity of its sons in hard and good times, provide food, housing and dignified life for all the sons of Tunisia. As for the limited scores and flimsy ideologies, they are just shovels used by the enemies of the people in order to sow strife and destroy the edifice of freedoms including the freedom of opinion, thought and faith. You’re not custodians of the Muslim or non-Muslim. I call upon you to join hands in order to create a favourable environment of social justice wherein the rich, poor, Muslim and non Muslim enjoy a satisfactory life, tranquility and good neighbourhood.

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   Abdullah 2011-4-13

   Funny article "tunisians fear" Obviously the only tunisians are the the secularist type according to the heading of this article. In truth "tunisians" could be Muslims or secularists, so headlines like this are a little misleading. All these years hosni, ben ali et al have been running these countries with unislamic vices, however we end up with headlines such as this to promote the secular agenda of the non-Muslim socialists, communists etc.

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   محمد 2011-4-12

   O Lord make Islam rule all the world!

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   نصر الجاني-تطاوين 2011-4-11

   Tunisians should understand pretty well that our country goes through a very sensitive period. This requires from us a detailed study of decisive issues which will put the country on the basis of economic, cultural and social progress for the coming period which will make our country a breakthrough in the Islamic east especially because it has spearheaded the uprising of people against the logic of injustice, exclusion, the policy of enhancing the stupidity of the people and burying the spirit of creativity in them. Everyone who tries to marginalize this role by stirring marginal issues which would harm or society and delay the dynamism of intellectual building and making social change towards democracy, disseminating the spirit of citizenship and reaching consensus on the logic of common cohabitation between its different sons, should know that the attempt to intimidate people from some idle issues and amplify them on the basis that they are gains which cannot be forsaken. So why should there be fear if what you talk about are gains? Are Tunisians underage so that we should remind them from time to time of their gains? Has the Tunisian sacrificed martyrs in order to get gains which make it easy for them to neglect what they have gained? Stop speaking in the name of Tunisians! You’re not their guardians! The people have reached maturity to understand your intentions. So don’t push them to classify you within the category of the active forces in the strategy of the counter-revolution. Hijab, Niqab, secularism, Salafi movement and intimidating people of political Islam are all idle topics. We certainly respect anyone who stirs them at this moment. However, we don’t appreciate their bad intentions.

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   Tunsiya 2011-4-11

   It is important to return to Islamic values to put an end to this escalation. I am proud of Islam and proud of the Tunisians. The fact that Muslims have been oppressed for so long makes it so that they want to demand as much as possible in order to at least obtain something. It is important for us that the women accompany the men and do not claim rights that would not be understood by society. No offence to the secularists and the West, but after the anti-religious excesses we have had in this country, it is time to give back to Islam – even political and civilisation Islam – its entire place. We were strong with Islam and weak when we were distanced from it. We are Muslims and we have nothing to do with the freedom “made in France”. We want our freedom without selling our Islam and without selling our beautiful Islamic culture and without selling our souls and our honour. We are asking for our rights within the limits of Islam – nothing more, nothing less.

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