The fear is that the growing climate of violence, intimidation and polarization could rip the fabric of Tunisian society apart, just as this new democratic space and culture of pluralism are forming. But I left the country feeling optimistic that, despite all its challenges, Tunisia will navigate these waters and find its way forward.

TUNIS, Tunisia -- Thousands of supporters of the ruling Islamist party, waving banners and chanting, marched Saturday in the capital in response to ri...

The last time I was in Tunisia it was a few months after the fall of Ben Ali, and I wonder how much the country has changed now that a transition government led by the Islamist party Ennahda is in charge.

As 2012 winds down, it is time again to reflect on the year’s human rights developments. How did the world do following an eventful 2011?

We needed time to build our emotional and physical identity. So why is it that we are so critical of other nations, like Egypt and Tunisia, which have barely had a year to finalize their new constitutions, or a four-year term to test out their newly elected parties?

What is perhaps the most interesting advantage for Islamists is the inevitably split secular vote. Like elsewhere in the world, people who believe in secularism do not necessarily agree on social and economic policy.

"People thought: you get democracy, you get jobs," Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki explained to us, as he described the fragility and urgency of the situation facing his government.

TUNIS, Tunisia -- Exactly one year ago, in a hardscrabble town in Tunisia's arid interior, the death knell sounded for the decades-old system of dicta...

TUNIS, Tunisia -- A veteran human rights activist was selected as Tunisia's new interim president on Tuesday, a party official says. Moncef Marzouki,...

Muslims must decide if faith and freedom are to coexist. As they decide, a primary task is to make democracy more than a matter of electoral politics and instead embrace the notion of a democratic culture.

The feeling toward Ennahda among many Tunisians, as is the case elsewhere with Islamist parties in the Arab world is, in a nutshell, "They're clean. Let's give them a try."

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's moderate Islamist party Ennahda, banned for decades, emerged the official victor in the nation's first free elections...

TUNIS, Tunisia -- Authorities say the latest results from Tunisia's landmark elections indicate the moderate Islamist party is holding onto its lead, ...

TUNIS, Tunisia — No matter what the results, Tunisia's landmark election was a monumental achievement in democracy that will be a tough act to f...

TUNIS, Tunisia — A moderate Islamist party claimed victory Monday in Tunisia's landmark elections as preliminary results indicated it had won th...