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Source: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/may/19/pipes-islamism-with-a-human-face/

Can Islamists Transit from Dictatorship to Democracy?

(Washington Times) Daniel Pipes - In Turkey, a few key Islamists - notably Fethullah Gulen, leader of the country's most influential Islamist organization, and President Abdullah Gul - seem to be evolving away from aggressive dictatorship. In Jordan, the Zamzam Initiative has broken away from the Muslim Brotherhood, arguing against its "monopoly on Islamic discourse" and calling for Islam to be "a cultural framework that encompasses the nation while emphasizing religious, sectarian, political and racial pluralism." The writer is president of the Middle East Forum.

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