Mohammed Bouazizi

Supporters of the secular Nida Tounes (Call of Tunisia) party movement wave flags and shout slogans during parliamentary elections.

Secular parties won Tunisia’s election, but they may have to govern with Islamists

October 28, 2014Global Politics

After Tunisians launched the first of the Arab Spring revolutions in 2011, it’s local Islamist party, Ennahda, took power. Now Tunisians have elected a new secular party in voting over the weekend, but the victory may force the two to work together in a coalition government.

Social Media and the Arab Spring

August 14, 2013Conflict & Justice

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