Radical Islamists Quotes
The party to which he was referring was the Ennahda Party of which he was a founder. Note that party's acknowledgement that Islamic extremists had hijacked the terms "Islamic" and "Islamism", thus requiring them to change vocabulary to distinguish themselves and their more democratic values.
In September of 2005 a Danish Newspaper published some political cartoons showing the hypocrisy of some Muslims who use Islam to justify murder of innocents and terrorism. Months later, in January of 2006 many in the Middle East protested vehemently and Muslim riots broke out because the Prophet Muhammad's visage was depicted against Islamic tradition. Many Muslim nations started a boycott against Denmark. Many Muslim leaders claimed that insulting religion was an “abuse” of freedom of speech including those from nations which regularly publish material that is virulent against Christians and Jews. In the United States a debate raged over whether or not news organizations should show the cartoons. Some did; most did not.