And anti-Semitic slogans could be heard outside Tunisia?s main synagogue: this in a country with no history of persecution of its Jewish minority.
One month before Mubarak?s downfall, a poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that a majority of Egyptians support stoning as a punishment for adultery, hand amputation for theft, and death for those who convert from Islam to another religion.
I do not hold high hopes for the middle east. These protest and overthrows while some people think they are great i fear will simply put Islamic governments into power.
Things moving the wrong way already.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of ... in_Tunisia