Orignal Title: Democracy’s faint pulse in the Middle East
This article which was orginally found in the Financial Times, depicts the middle east as falling into complete totalitarian chaos. The author, a Mr. Gideon Rachman, mentions first the elections in Egypt, which he claims to be ” more repressive than that of the Mubarak regime that was overthrown by the Egyptian revolution.” He mentions Syria’s destruction, and then he mentions Tunisia. Rachman believes that the only hope for a stable and bright democracy in the Middle East now lies with Tunisia. The country, he says, has been luckier than most of their neighbors because Tunisia does not have to deal with historically aggressive tribal parties, each fighting for control. Rachman also mentions that the leader of the countries main political muslim majority the “Nahda”, a Mr.Rachid Ghannouchi has called himself a Muslim Democrat, a advocate for Women’s rights in issues to inheritance and marriage to non-Muslims. Rachman believes that with the upcoming municipal elections, Tunisian democracy will be closer to actualization.
