Hamadi Jebeli told a rally in the city of Sousse: 'My brothers, you are at a historic moment in a new cycle of civilisation, God willing. We are in sixth caliphate, God willing'
Tunisia's Islamists Hail Arrival Of The 'Sixth Caliphate' -- The Telegraph
The Islamist politician likely to become Tunisia's first democratically elected prime minister has alarmed liberals and secularists by claiming the arrival of the "sixth caliphate", a controversial term for a Muslim empire.
Hamadi Jebeli, secretary-general of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party which romped to victory in last month's elections, told a rally in the city of Sousse: "My brothers, you are at a historic moment in a new cycle of civilisation, God willing. We are in sixth caliphate, God willing."
Party officials, who have spent months insisting they wanted to pursue secular democratic politics rather than an international Islamist agenda, were forced on the defensive after his comments were posted on the internet.
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More News On The Islamic Remarks From Tunisia's New Prime Minister
Tunisia's Islamists hail 'sixth caliphate' -- Sydney Morning Herald
Leader's Islamist view sparks secular outcry -- Sydney Morning Herald
Tunisian politician's gaffe raises fears of Islam -- CBS/AP
Tunisian Islamist causes outcry with talk of a caliphate -- Reuters
Top Islamist politician causes storm in Tunisia over reference to Caliphate -- Washington Post/AP
Tunisian politician's comments stir controversy -- AJC/AP
'Liberated' Tunisia, the New Caliphate, and the Jihad Conquest of Jerusalem -- Andrew G. Bostom, American Thinker
My Comment: At least Tunisia's new Prime Minister shares something with this fellow Muslim.
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