Tunisian singer Emel Mathlouthi sings during a concert in Baghdad July 3, 2012.
TUNISIA---Attacks on art in Tunisia by Salafi Islamists are mainly driven by frustration over the injustices of daily life in the North African country rather than pure religious ideology, a Tunisian revolutionary singer said. Emel Mathlouthi, whose songs about liberty inspired Tunisian pro-democracy protesters, said economic inequality was one of the main causes of recent violence and that if anything she had experienced more artistic freedom since the revolution. "If everyone had a decent job, somewhere to live, then I do not think there would be this kind of problem." [link]
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