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Owen Bennett Jones presents stories from Mukul Devichand in Tunisia and Saleyha Ahsan in Libya.

Democracy and religion in Tunisia

In Tunisia, the big winner of last year's elections was the Ennahda movement, an Islamist party which won over 40% of the vote. Its founder Rachid Gannouchi says that Islamists don't need to form religious states - they can work towards Islamic societies within a democratic framework. And he found some unlikely inspiration - in the suburbs of London. Mukul Devichand has been speaking to him.

Libyan bride's day – no men allowed

In Libya the recent fighting killed 30,000 men and injured perhaps 50,000 more, and there are some signs that the resulting gender imbalance is changing relations between men and women in the country. But courtship and marriage rituals are still very traditional. Saleyha Ahsan was recently invited to a traditional Libyan bride's day - where there were no men allowed.