Magharebia (Washington DC)

Tunisia: Sufi Shrine Attacks Continue

Tunisian salafists attacked two more Islamic shrines, TAP reported on Monday (January 28th). The Gafsa mausoleum of Sidi Ben Naji and the mausoleum of Sidi Baghdadi in Monastir were ransacked and desecrated on Sunday night.

Last Saturday, the government announced an emergency strategy to protect the Sufi mausoleums.

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