Current Edition About Subscribe The Jerusalem Center

Daily Alert Archive

Every Daily Alert Since 2002

Search

Search more than 90,000 news items by topic, author, or source.
Use " " to search for multiple words and phrases.

Trending Topics

March 8, 2011       Share:    

Source: http://washingtoninstitute.org/templateC06.php?CID=1583

How to Deal with Islamist Movements in Post-Revolutionary Regimes

(Washington Institute for Near East Policy) Matthew Levitt - Significant ideological differences separate al-Qaeda from the Muslim Brotherhood. Yet the Brotherhood's Islamist, illiberal ideology includes tenets that raise significant questions about its qualifications as a partner in the democratic process. The threshold for partnership cannot simply be that a group is not quite as extreme or violent as al-Qaeda. Tolerance, respect for women's rights, establishment of a strong civil society that promotes liberal values, and honoring international agreements and borders are more likely to produce the kind of truly free and democratic societies that promote long-term stability.

View the full edition of Daily Alert

Back to Archive

Subscribe to Daily Alert: