Islamists' Ideas On Democracy And Faith Face Test In Tunisia

New York Times:

TUNIS -- The epiphany of Said Ferjani came after his poor childhood in a pious town in Tunisia, after a religious renaissance a generation ago awakened his intellect, after he plotted a coup and a torturer broke his back, and after he fled to Britain to join other Islamists seeking asylum on a passport he had borrowed from a friend.

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Comments

[Nighthawlk]

10:02 AM on 02/19/2012

Not much in the article to justify such a long head line. Islam and democracy is like a cat and a canary getting married.

[LMPE]

08:17 PM on 02/18/2012

In case anyone came here to act as if Islam is incompatible with democracy, let me remind you that we have to let the Tunisians elect whomever they want. After backing a corrupt autocrat for years, the only chance that we have to get on Tunisia's good side is to accept their election results, even if it's someone whom we don't like.

[William A]

09:26 AM on 02/19/2012

The fact that a leader or government is democratically elected doesn't mean we have to like them.

Hitler, Hamas and Hezbollah spring to mind...

[Theron Reese]

11:50 AM on 02/19/2012

bush,obama.....

[LMPE]

02:12 PM on 02/19/2012

And your solution is?