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Prisoner Releases, But Little Reconciliation, in North Africa

On February 27, just a week after the Tunisian authorities announced a presidential amnesty for over 1,200 political prisoners (including 70 members of the outlawed Islamist Nahda Party), Libya released

Is this kind of “democracy” worth fighting and dying for?

Our neoconservatives are, of course, anxious to "liberate" and "democratize" Syria, too. If they succeed, God help the Christians there. No one else will. If democracy means anything, it means

Democracy in the Muslim World – Priorities and Strategies

   The Center for the Study of Islam & Democracy (CSID) organized a timely and interesting discussion panel on “Democracy in the Muslim World - Priorities and Strategies” with two

Authors see Islamic compatibility as key to acceptance of democracy

New Civic Education Book Links Democracy to Islamic Principles: Authors see Islamic compatibility as key to acceptance of democracy  Democracy can take root in the Muslim world only if the

Proportional representation creates dysfunctional democracies.

Most democracies in the Third World have not brought about great prosperity. Many are corrupt, dysfunctional, and in disarray, unable to control crime or perform the most basic functions of

Speakout: MEMRI’s Systematic Distortions

As soon as the word came out regarding the upcoming visit to Denver of Dr. Ekrima Sabri, the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and Palestine, the American Jewish Committee and the