Commentary
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Rym Momtaz, ed.
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Islamists in the Arab World: The Dance Around Democracy
By Graham E. Fuller
Published on Aug 31, 2004
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Summary
Are Islam and democracy compatible? And are Islamists willing to accept a democratic order and work within it? Debate has swirled around these two grand questions for decades and has produced a broad variety of responses, often quite polarized. Whatever we may think about Islamists, the topic matters vitally because in the Middle East today they have few serious ideological rivals in leading opposition movements against a failing status quo. This paper argues that democracy and political Islam are potentially quite compatible in principle, and the record indicates as much.
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About the Author
Graham E. Fuller is a former vice-chair of the National Intelligence Council at the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, a former senior political scientist at RAND, and currently an independent writer and analyst. He is the author of many books and
articles on the Muslim world. His latest book is The Future of Political Islam (2003).
About the Author
Graham E. Fuller
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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