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Inside this edition 12 – 18 June 2012

New role for Tunisian journalists in free press
by Sana Sbouai
“Free speech seems to be on every street corner”, says Tunisian journalist Sana Sbouai of post-revolutionary Tunisia. But what role do Tunisian journalists need to play to ensure that freedom of the press remains a reality?
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 12 June 2012)

What role for religious parties in Libyan elections?
by Samah Elmeri
What does “diversity” mean in post-revolutionary Libya? Libyan civil society activist Samah Elmeri reflects on what has the potential to unite and divide Libyans ahead of the upcoming elections.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 12 June 2012)

Muslim and Jewish students debate Islamophobia and anti-Semitism
by Habeeb Alli
Do Jews and Muslims face the same challenges? Writer Habeeb Alli looks at how a group of young Muslims and Jews realised they might have more to learn from each other than they thought.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 12 June 2012)

Healing the Arab-Jewish fracture in Israel
by Natalia Simanovsky
Palestinian Israelis are one of the most marginalised sectors in Israeli society, but they need not be, argues writer Natalia Simanovsky, who calls for a national programme to break such down divisions.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 12 June 2012)

The feminisation of politics in Algeria
by N. Hafid
Algeria now has a higher percentage of female members of parliament than the average European country. N. Hafid, an Algerian human rights activist, looks at what women’s groups did to achieve these new gains and what steps women need to take to hold onto them.
(Source: Common Ground News Service (CGNews), 12 June 2012)

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