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    Shehani Fernando writes: Abdelleoui Mahmoud, 21, sells soft leather shoes in the souk. He voted Ettakatol because they are a bit freer than other parties. “They don’t want women to wear the niqab. I want Tunisia to be like Turkey.”  He doesn’t think An-Nahda will follow a Turkish model.

    Shehani Fernando writes: Abdelleoui Mahmoud, 21, sells soft leather shoes in the souk. He voted Ettakatol because they are a bit freer than other parties. “They don’t want women to wear the niqab. I want Tunisia to be like Turkey.”  He doesn’t think An-Nahda will follow a Turkish model.

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