On October 27, 2011, the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam published an article by a member writing under the handle Abu Mua'dh Al-Qairawani, titled "[Elections] in Tunisia, a Celebration for Democracy or for Western Crusade? When Will There Be a Celebration for the Free?" There is reason to believe, based on the use of the epithet Al-Qairawani and the writer's location, which is given as Khorasan – i.e., the region of Afghanistan-Pakistan – that the author is none other than Moez Garsallaoui, an Al-Qaeda operative situated in Afghanistan. A Swiss citizen born in Tunisia and the husband of internet jihadi Malika Al-Aroud, who is serving a prison sentence in Belgium, Garsallaoui is known to have used the epithet Al-Qairawani in the past when posting on jihadi forums.
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