Nearly everyone here seems to agree that “Persepolis” was broadcast Oct. 7 on Nessma TV as a provocation of some sort.... [M]any in Tunisia, both pious and less so, were taken aback by the brief scene in which God was personified — speaking in Tunisian slang no less. A week later, a crowd of Salafis ... attacked the house of Nabil Karoui, the station’s director, and he was soon charged with libeling religion and broadcasting information that could "harm public order or good morals."
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Secular-Religious Tensions In Tunisia Explored
The New York Times in an article posted yesterday explores the struggle in post-revolutionary Tunisia between secular and religious forces. One symbol of the tensions is the trial, now postponed until April, of a television director for broadcasting the French animated movie "Persepolis", a film about a girl's childhood in revolutionary Iran. The Times reports:
