In Tunisia, government security forces have ended a two-month-old demonstration by ultraconservative Muslims that practically closed the University of Manouba, reports the Associated Press. The protesters, known as Salafists, wanted the university to change its policy that prevents women from wearing the Islamic face veil and have threatened secular professors. The university was widely seen as the epicenter of a showdown between religious and secular elements in the country, a cultural clash that some fear could be repeated in other Arab nations, like Egypt, where conservative Muslim groups are pushing for a broader role in society and government.