Monday, November 10, 2003

Arabs and Democracy

The media tends to be lazy in reporting Arab public opinion and reaction to things, giving rise to the impression on the street that a lot of Arabs simply want to live in theocratic or dictatorial societies. Is "Is Islam compatible with democracy?" meme also springs from this. Oxblog's Patrick Belton points this out in how different media outlets responded to President Bush's speech about democracy in the Middle East.

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