Associer la notion de morale à celle du pouvoir, semble à première vu une régression vers l’archaïque idée du « despote juste » chère à une tradition politique propre à notre héritage arabo-islamique. Cette rhétorique de persuasion faisant appel aux sentiments psychologique est propre au discours des régimes totalitaires qui cherche à personnifie […].
Opposition 453
الطريق نحو التغيير الديمقراطي
وحتى لا يبقى هذا النداء صرخة أخرى في وادي النضال المثخن بنبال المغرضين وهمزات المنافقين وخمول الحيارى التائهين فإنني أتوجه إلى كل الوطنيين الصادقين (من الذين أيقنوا بعبثية أي محاولة للإصلاح الداخلي وبضرورة التحرك الشعبي للقضاء على الدكتاتورية وإحلال النظام الديمقراطي) إلى تكثيف اتصالاتهم الثنائية والجماعية للتفكير في أشكال عملية جديدة للمقاومة الديمقر […].
محاصرة الحرية ومصادرة الإبداع
تتوالى الأيام تباعا في تونس ويتواصل التصعيد في اعتقال الحرية ومواطن الإبداع. حوصرت دار المحامي وحوصر الإطار الحقوقي واهتزت استقلاليته وأصبح القاضي والمحامي رهائن مشهد سياسي محتقن. كما شهدت الساحة الثقافية التونسية حدثا لم يأخذ نصيبه الأوفى من الأضواء الكاشفة تمثل في مصادرة كتاب إشراقات تونسية الديمقراطية ورحلة الشتاء والصيف، ولعل كثرة ما تعانيه الحر […].
Patriotisme utilitaire !
Il existe un sentiment très cher aux acteurs de la scène politique tunisienne : le sentiment patriotique. Véritable fonds de […]
Politics in Tunisia
The case of Tunisia brings to mind the long-standing question of what people value more : stability or freedom. For now, most Tunisians appear to back the political bargain here, and for that reason, some thinkers see little movement toward reform on the horizon. […].
L’humanitarisme islamique
Cet article explique comment la recherche de l’auteur sur l’humanitaire islamique dérive d’une analyse de la sémiotique du croissant rouge dans le Mouvement International de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-Rouge. Cela le mène à explorer des tensions plus larges dans le domaine des associations caritatives islamiques par rapport au champ général de l’humanit […].
Le pouvoir et l’action
La politique, dans sa définition la plus noble est synonyme d’action et de proposition. Toute prétention politique doit forcement s’accompagner, […]
المعارضة ومعضلة البحث عن الزعيم
ليست هذه المرة الأولى التي كتبت فيها عن إشكالية فقدان الزعيم في المعارضة التونسية ولقد حبّرت في ذلك وبكل تواضع بعض المقالات منذ سنوات حيث اعتبرتها ولا أزال إحدى مكامن الضعف والهزيمة في معارضتنا… ومن بين ما قترحته لتجاوز هذه الأزمة المستعصية والتي تعبرها على السواء العواطف والطموحات والنرجسية والوطنية كتبت مقالا حول فقدان الزعيم في الإطار التونسي وأح […].
Pétition
À l’occasion du 20 Mars, en ce cinquantième anniversaire de l’indépendance, posons ensemble un geste indépendant et courageux pour rappeler à ceux qui se veulent les responsables de cette amorphe opposition qu’ils sont là pour nous servir et non pour se servir. Notre soutien raisonnable au docteur Moncef Marzouki ne les laissera pas indifférents. Il est su […].
Letter to President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali on Ali Ramzi Bettibi
We are concerned also because the case against Mr. Bettibi stems from his having copied and re-posted online material in a discussion forum. As such, his prosecution sends the message to Tunisians that they risk prison if they view and exchange information from the Internet that the government deems to be extremist, even in the absence of compelling eviden […].
Tunisia : independent but not free
Tunisia celebrates the 50th anniversary of independence this month, but hopes raised by the end of French rule and early reforms have long evaporated. The country is governed and owned by General Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. But opposition groups have begun to suppress their divisions and make an attempt at collective resistance. […].
(2) Islamist Movements And The Democratic Process In The Arab World :
Regional and international developments after September 11, 2001, have helped consolidate liberal trends in the Islamist spectrum, both because the movements themselves are not immune to the new discourse about democracy permeating the Arab world and because most authoritarian governments in the region have felt pressure to introduce a modicum of reforms, […].
(3) Islamist Movements And The Democratic Process In The Arab World :
In discussions with skeptical liberals probing their commitment to democracy and human rights, mainstream Islamist movements often assert that the differences between their ideas and those of their interlocutors are minor, hinging at most on a few points. But these few points, the gray zones where the thinking of Islamists is ambiguous, are crucial ; depen […].
(4) Islamist Movements And The Democratic Process In The Arab World :
Uncertainty is a fact of life in politics. It is a defining feature of democratic politics. Evidence from the research leading to this analysis suggests that the reformist currents in the Islamist movement are real, that they are becoming much more sophisticated and flexible in their thinking, and that recent political success in some countries is increasi […].
(1) Islamist Movements And The Democratic Process In The Arab World :
During the last decade, Islamist movements have established themselves as major political players in the Middle East. Together with the governments, Islamist movements, moderate as well as radical, will determine how the politics of the region unfold in the foreseeable future. They have shown the ability not only to craft messages with widespread popular a […].
La longue descente aux enfers de la Tunisie
L’élargissement, ces dernières années, du cercle des Tunisiens décidés à exercer malgré tout leur droit à la liberté d’expression et d’association est un signe qui ne trompe pas. C’est pourquoi l’historien Raouf Hamza recommande la construction de « petits espaces de réflexion » pour analyser les problèmes de société et les mécanismes de résistan […].
Political Islam
The contrasts between different varieties of Islam, and Islamism, are not trivial—either in their teachings or the behaviour they inspire. The western world needs to know about them, if only to know which outcomes and shifts of policy are conceivable, and which are not. But woe betide any western strategist who thinks the problems of the Muslim world can b […].
Islam and Power
There is a tension in the Islamic world between the desire for democracy and a respect for liberty. (It is a tension that once raged in the West and still exists in pockets today.) This is most apparent in the ongoing fury over the publication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad in a small Danish newspaper. The cartoons were offensive and needlessly provoc […].
