On the website of
the Guardian, in a news item dated 1st December 2011, we learn that,
after the Arab Spring, the Islamic parties have done very well in the
elections... The main Islamic party, the Muslim Brotherhood (founded
by Hassan al-Banna in the 1920s), has obtained its first electoral
victory in Tunisia (Ennahda). The Muslim Brotherhood has also won the
elections in Egypt. Its influence has increased in Libya and in
Morocco. The USA and Europe are worried by these results. The
dictators in those countries for a long time used the argument that “the autocrat
you know is better than the extremist you do not”. Today, the Islamic parties have formed transitional governments with liberal and
secular parties, like in Tunisia. But, are they really a threat for
their people ?
The Arab Spring
surprised everybody. The Muslim Brotherhood is now the main party in
North Africa. The countries where it is already in power like Saudi
Arabia or Iran are not democratic. To my mind, the North African
countries have to be very vigilant to prevent theocracies like in
Iran. It could really become a threat for their people and for us...
What do you think ?
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