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Tunisia: Islamist party leader accused of double standards

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The head of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party is accused of double-dealing after a video emerges of him offering backroom advice to Salafists at a secret meeting. Liberals say it is proof that Ennahda's sympathies are more radical than it lets on. Meanwhile, as former Algerian president Chadli Bendjedid is given a state funeral, critics argue that he did not deserve the title of father of democracy in the nation.

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Finally, Moroccan desert farmers take matters into their own hands and band together to tackle the threat to their oases.

King pardons Moroccan boxer
11/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

King pardons Moroccan boxer

First, we head to Morocco where a top kick boxer has been pardoned by the king and released from jail early. In France, commemorations were held this week for protesters crushed to death at a Paris metro station during the Algerian war of independence. Finally, we head to Tunisia where a bid to push religious tourism is seen as a risky move by some in the industry.
Algerian nationalist Abdelhamid Mehri dies aged 85
04/02/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Algerian nationalist Abdelhamid Mehri dies aged 85

In Algeria tributes were paid to Abdelhamid Mehri, one of the country's most famous political figures, after he passed away at the age of 85. Meanwhile, the Algerian government has said that it has nothing to hide as a French investigation into the kidnapping and deaths of 7 monks during the Algerian civil war back in 1996 continues. Finally, we meet an odd couple in Morocco, whose story has inspired a French comedy hit.
Libya: the NTC's hard road to stability
28/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Libya: the NTC's hard road to stability

We begin in Libya, where reprisals against former supporters of Muammar Gaddafi have knocked the credibility of the interim ruling council. We then head to Tunisia where the rise of political Islam has led hard-line Salafists to become bolder in their condemnation of the secular media. Finally, we meet an Algerian-born actress drawing on memories of home to blow Parisian audiences away.
Spanish PM looks for closer ties with Morocco
21/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Spanish PM looks for closer ties with Morocco

As custom dictates, Spain's new leader heads to Morocco on his first official trip abroad. There are some difficult topics to be tackled, but Mariano Rajoy wants to warm Madrid's relations with Rabat. Also, a year after the Jasmine revolution we take a look at some of the hurdles that Tunisia’s new government has to overcome. Finally, it's football fever as Tunisia and Libya hope to do themselves proud in the Africa Cup of Nations.
Tunisia one year on: mending fences with France
14/01/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia one year on: mending fences with France

The French Foreign Minister Alain Juppé pays a visit to Tunis, hailing the beginning of a new chapter in Franco-Tunisian relations. Next, we meet the Moroccan anti-monarchy rapper who has just been released from jail on charges he says were trumped up. Finally, a young filmmaker tracks down surviving members of an Algerian orchestra from the 1950s.

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