Islam in the Arab Spring: do elections mean more religion?

Moderate Islamist parties rule the day in the Arab Spring’s first elections in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco. Now come the challenges of reining in more radical Salafists and sticking to the anti-corruption pledges that won them so many votes.

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Rafik ABDEL SALAM, Political Committee Member, Ennahda party
Zineb BELMKADDEM, Member of the February 20th Movement in Rabat
Jalila HEDHLI-PEUGNET, President, 'Think Ahead for the Med Tunisia' assosciation
Mahmoud ISMAIL, Director, Egyptian cultural Center in Paris
Barak BARFI, Research fellow, New America Foundation
Amel BOUBEKEUR, Researcher fellow, EHESS and ENS
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François Picard

22/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Catholic Church: Going soft on contraception? (part 1)

Millions of Catholics around the world were left trying to fathom the pope’s position after Benedict 16th said that in some cases, the use of condoms could be justified. Just last year his holiness said condoms could actually be exacerbating the HIV epidemic in Africa and the only way to curb infection was via abstinence and fidelity. Does this turnaround mean the Catholic Church is finally going soft on condoms?

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19/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Religion: are we becoming more intolerant? (Part 2)

When Washington wags its finger at France and Europe over growing religious intolerance on the continent, sparks fly on the set of The France 24 Debate. The spat begs some wider question: are we becoming more intolerant and who do you entrust to keep watch over freedom of religion?

19/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Religion: are we becoming more intolerant?

18/11/2010 - THE DEBATE

Gastronomy - Do the French still deliver? part 2

The traditional French sit-down meal gets top nods from Unesco, listed as one of humanity's "intemporal" cultural treasures. But sadly in France, the midday meal is less and less a sit-down affair. So what's so great these days about French food and French eating habits? Still quite a lot argues François Picard’s panel in the France 24 Debate.