African news explained
Tunisia's Ennahda accused of dropping 'moderate' image
Issued on:
Play - 05:38
Tunisia's Islamist party Ennahda has come under fire after secretary general Hamadi Jbeli was featured in a video speaking of the revival of a caliphate or Islamic state. Jbeli is Ennahda's nominee to be the country's prime minister. In last month's election, Ennahda emerged as the biggest party in an assembly which will choose the new caretaker government. Since then it has tried to reassure secular Tunisians that it will not try and impose a Muslim moral code on society. Malika Zeghal, an Islam expert at Harvard University, speaks about Hamadi Jbeli's controversial statement.
