BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press= TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian Islamist party banned for more than 20 years was legalized Tuesday, while the country’s most prominent opposition figure quit the unity government amid renewed uncertainty about where Tunisia is headed. The Ennahdha party — branded an Islamic terrorist group by Tunisia’s deposed leader but considered moderate by scholars — has rebounded onto the political scene since a popular uprising forced out autocratic President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January. Ennahdha members want a role for Islam in their country’s politics, but have not called explicitly for any specific laws enforcing Islamic practices. Still, their activism…
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