It was a bit of a search for me to find an article I really enjoyed. After reading a few of the front page stories, keeping up with Occupy Wall St. and such, I went for my tried-and-true section of interest: international news. What caught my eye was a title telling of a cartoon being aired before elections in Tunisia. The cartoon is said to have "touched on heresy and censorship" which right before an election is quite controversial. The main character of the cartoon is a young girl who speaks Arabic and shows a cartoon of how the girl imagines god, which is blasphemous in the Muslim faith. Many followers of both parties, liberal and conservative (who are seen as the West and East parties) were quick to announce their disagreement with the film. Though they have different political views, none of them want to take a strike at religion.
The title for this piece was very effective, especially in a time when media plays such a huge role in politics. Given the recent Arab Spring in Tunisia, I can see how this cartoon would cause the politicians and officials to worry. Tunisia is making great strides as a country and don't need the mixing of politics and religion to harm them.
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