Arab Democracy

Islam and Democracy in Arab States – Are they Compatible?

February 4, 2021

By Amana Tashfeen

Taken from: churchandstate.org By Amana Tashfeen/Arab America Contributing Writer Islamic thinkers and the general Muslim public have many different perspectives on the Islam and democracy debate. This subject is widely discussed amongst Arab countries. The question of whether Islam and democracy are compatible relates to the history of democracy in Arab regions. Let’s take a … Continued

Arab Democracy Depends on Normalizing Islamist Parties

July 7, 2018

By Ani Karapetyan

SOURCE: BROOKINGS.EDU BY: SHADI HAMID Editor’s Note:Democracy would simply be inconceivable without Islamist participation, writes Shadi Hamid. That, by itself, should give us pause, particularly at a time when Western democracies appear uninterested or even hostile to either democracy promotion or integrating Islamists, or perhaps even both. This piece originally appeared in The Atlantic. The perennial question … Continued

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