Al Nahda
Al Nahda (
Renaissance) is an illegal opposition party in
Tunisia. It an
islamist party which publishes the newspaper
Al-Fajr. The editor of Al Fajr, Hamadi Jebali, was sentenced to 16 years imprisonment in 1992 for membership of the illegal organisation and with "aggression with the intention of changing the nature of the state". Al Nahda members were allowed to stand in the
1989 elections but the movement was banned in
1991.
Arabic language television station El Zeitouna is believed to be connected with Al Nahda.
See also: List of political parties in Tunisia, Politics of Tunisia