https://pjmedia.com/andrewmccarthy/2013/02/19/ah-moderate-tunisia-birthplace-of-the-arab-spring/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:24:24 -0400<![CDATA[At Frontpage, Ray Ibrahim alerts us to the murder of Chokri Belaid, a leading member of the secular opposition to what the BBC takes pains to call the &#8220;moderate Islamist-led government&#8221; of Tunisia. As you&#8217;d expect, Ennahda,the ruling Muslim Brotherhood party, flatly denies any involvement in the assassination, in which one of their most influential detractors was gunned down on his way to work. But neither the Brothers nor the BBC sees fit to mention that, in the days before Belaid was killed, prominent sharia jurists publicly proclaimed fatwas calling for his murder.]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:11:17 -0500<![CDATA[Andrew C. McCarthy]]>https://pjmedia.com/andrew-c-mccarthy-2/2013/02/19/ah-moderate-tunisia-birthplace-of-the-arab-spring-n123357