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Subject
Prospects for Tunisian religious education.
Significance
Religious radicalisation constitutes a key challenge to Tunisia’s fragile democracy. Contributing factors include socioeconomic alienation and a history of political marginalisation and repression. However, larger deficiencies within the religious sector have made some people particularly vulnerable to radicalisation: state-led opportunities for Islamic learning are rare and, in some locations, entirely absent.
Impacts
Deficiencies in religious education will provide a fertile ground for foreign Islamic actors to gain influence.
Religious associations and schools will continue to depend on financial support from Saudi Arabia.
Rapid urbanisation will further boost mosque growth and demand for teachers.
Keywords:
Tunisia,
ME/NAF,
Saudi Arabia,
Morocco,
social,
education,
terrorism,
politics,
government,
religion
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2018
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