ting both religious beliefs and the rights of the secular under the rule of law. Those hopes have been severely shaken by the murder on Wednesday of Chokri Belaid. Mr. Belaid, a human- rights activist and one of Ennahda’s most outspoken critics, had publicly challenged the party’s failure to investigate or pros

ating both religious beliefs and the rights of the secular under the rule of law. Those hopes have been severely shaken by the murder on Wednesday of Chokri Belaid. Mr. Belaid, a human- rights activist and one of Ennahda's most outspoken critics, had publicly challenged the party's failure to investigate or pros

isia: Tunisia's transition suffered a terrible blow on February 6* when leftist opposition alliance founder and head of the Democratic Patriots party Chokri Belaid was shot dead outside his home in Tunis. The event drew thousands of protestors to the streets, clamoring against the leading Islamist Ennahda party.

mentarian and NCA member Mohamed Brahmi was shot dead by unidentified gunmen outside his home in the exact way in which political opposition member Chokri Belaid lost his life 6 February. On 27 August, the Tunisian government declared the ultra- Salafist group Ansar Al-Sharia responsible for the two killings,

f the state. Ennanda's stance on the issue was criticized by hardline Islamists, who wanted full-blown sharia, and was welcomed by secular parties. Chokri Belaid, the leader of the leftist opposition and prominent critic of Ennanda, was assassinated in February 2015. Since then Tunisia has been hit by two maj

People don't agree on sharia, so we should leave it out. Why was nothing done to arrest the people who assassinated secular opposition politicians Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi this year? A number of the people who took part in the assassinations have been arrested by security forces. These assassination

ng both religious beliefs and the rights of the secular under the rule of law. Those hopes have been severely shaken by the murder on Wednesday of Chokri Belaid. Mr. Belaid, a human- rights activist and one of Ennanda's most outspoken critics, had publicly challenged the party's failure to investigate or pr