Desecration of Quran, mosques shocks Tunisia

ARTDAILY

TUNISIA - Tunisia's government on Monday condemned the desecration of the Muslim holy book and attacks on mosques as attempts to sow discord in society. On Thursday in the town of Ben Guerdane near the Libyan border, two mosques were vandalized and Qurans inside damaged. On Friday a Star of David, a symbol of Judaism, was spray painted on the al-Fath mosque in the capital, Tunis. There has been no word on the identity of the perpetrators of the attacks, but they came at a time of heightened tensions between religious and secular elements in society. [link]