Post-Revolution Extremism in Tunisia

The newfound freedoms experienced by Tunisians in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2010 have led to considerable instability in Tunisia and throughout the region.  While the debate over secularism and conservatism has raged both within and outside of political circles - leading to social divisions given such creative titles as "Bikinis and Burqas"by media sources - a rising Islamic militant extremism is nonetheless readily apparent in the North African nation.  Alongside social freedoms following the Revolution, a lack of state security has allowed for the propagation of militant groups' recruitment in Tunisia.  As a lack of instability in domestic matters is largely occupying the current government, what is to be done about the rising extremism has yet to be seriously addressed.

Showing concern about what truly amounts to a regional security threat, commander of the U.S. Army's Africa Command, General Carter Ham, visited Tunisia recently to discuss means by which the extremists' activities in Tunisia can be thwarted.

Sources:
http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2013/0328/Islamist-militancy-quietly-makes-inroads-in-post-revolution-Tunisia
http://bikyanews.com/86686/tunisia-denies-us-base-in-country/