After a decade of being forced out of power and outlawed despite success at the polls, there’s a growing fear that Islamists might see violence as the only answer. Regardless of the ongoing debate over whether what happened in Tunisia was a “correction” to the course of 2011 uprising, as President Saied’s supporters think, or a “constitutional” coup as his opponents believe, an important and heated debate is underway within Islamist circles particularly among the young cadres over the heavy cost of political participation and whether democracy was the solution.
This Op-Ed was published by Middle East Eye on August 18, 2021. To read more click here
