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Tunis, Tunisia

New era of hope: Tunisia, the country that sparked the Arab Spring, swore in its new president this week, a human-rights activist who had been repeatedly imprisoned by the ousted dictatorship. President Moncef Marzouki promised Tunisians the right to education, work, and health care, as well as equal rights for women. “Tunisians have proved to the world that they are a civilized people who have the ability and resources to overcome all challenges,” he said. Marzouki’s authority is more moral than legal. The assembly elected in October to rewrite the constitution and appoint the president has given most powers to the prime minister.

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