{"id":5449,"date":"2022-06-21T20:52:56","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/?p=5449"},"modified":"2022-06-21T21:53:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-21T21:53:01","slug":"tunisia-to-vote-on-constitution-without-islam-as-religion-of-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsphere.com\/tunisia-to-vote-on-constitution-without-islam-as-religion-of-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Tunisia to Vote on Constitution Without Islam as ‘Religion of State’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Tunisian President Kais Saied has confirmed that a draft constitution to be put to a referendum on July 25 will not enshrine Islam as the “religion of the state.” This comes after years of debate and deliberation on the role of Islam in Tunisia, which saw the Jasmine Revolution in 2011 and eventually led to the ousting of longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.<\/p>\n\n\n\n