Boubaker El Akhzouri

Boubaker El Akhzouri (born 1 November 1948 in

Béni Khedache^[1]) is a Tunisian theologian and politician. He was appointed Minister of Religious Affairs in the Ghannouchi government on 10 November 2004. In an interview with Assabah, he stated that the hijab is not consistent with Tunisian traditions, which caused considerable controversy in the Arabic media.^[2] Following the unrest in the region of Sidi Bouzid, a cabinet reshuffle was decided on 29 December 2010, which saw him replaced with Kamel Omrane.^[3]

References

^ "M. Boubaker EL AKHZOURI" (PDF) (in French). Africanmanager.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ "Commandement divin ou simple tradition ?" (in French). Mafhoum.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
^ "En Tunisie, le ministre de la Communication débarqué après des troubles sociaux" (in French). Libération. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

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[1] "M. Boubaker EL AKHZOURI" (PDF) (in French). Africanmanager.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[2] "Commandement divin ou simple tradition ?" (in French). Mafhoum.com. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

[3] "En Tunisie, le ministre de la Communication débarqué après des troubles sociaux" (in French). Libération. 29 December 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2014.

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