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An Islamic democracy in Libya?...

Eastern Libya poll indicates political Islam will closely follow democracy
December 26, 2011 - If Libya manages to forge a political system where majority views are taken into account it's clear that political Islam is set to play a major political role.
A new poll of eastern Libyan public opinion released last week indicates that political Islam is set to play a major role in the country's future if institutions emerge that take into accout the will of the general public. The poll sponsored by the International Republican Institute (a US-government funded non-profit) found a high degree of optimism about the future, concerns about the security situation in the country, and conservative (and somewhat contradictory) attitudes when it comes to faith and politics.

In Eastern Libya, 83 percent said freedom of the press was "important," and 71 percent said it was important to have laws giving equal rights to "religious and tribal groups," which would seem to indicate concern for protecting minority rights. But 94 percent agreed with the proposition that "people should be prohibited from offending" religions and 85 percent agreed that "religion should be part of government" (68 percent of those "strongly agreed.") Asked about whether a "secular" state was a good idea, 69 percent of Libyans dissaproved against 14 percent that approved.

None of this means that a Saudi Arabian style regime is in the offing. Many Arab's take the word "secular" to mean something like "Godless," so the notion of secularism is offensive. But there's a long continuum from there to religious rule. But over time, it would be natural for groups like the Libyan version of the Muslim Brotherhood, which has emerged as the dominant power in Egypt's ongoing parliamentary elections, to develop a major voice in politics (Qaddafi suppressed Islamist political activism as ruthlessly as he did all other challenges to his rule).

The poll was carried out in mid-October, as Muammar Qaddafi's hometown and last bastion, Sirte, was falling to the rebellion, which probably pushed results in a positive direction. Not only did optimism surge at the time of Qaddafi's death, which effectively ended the civil war, but eastern Libya was less touched by the ravages of war than Western towns like Tripoli, Sirte, and Misrata. But the numbers are still striking. In Eastern Libya, 84 percent of respondents said they were positive about the future and that the National Transitional Council (NTC), the unelected group that's promised to guide Libya to democracy, were doing a good job. Meeting these high expectations may be a challenge though.

Asked what government priorities should be, 97 percent said it was "very important" for the government to provide food and housing for the poor and 72 percent said it was "very important" for the government to "play a central role in the economy and business sector." The context for that second answer is that Libya's oil wealth has made the government the country's largest employer, by far. Though they may have hated Qaddafi, Libyans agreed with him that it's the state's responsibilty to deliver jobs and economic growth,. You can expect whatever government emerges to play a dominate role in the economy, at least in the medium term.

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December 26, 2011 Washington - Part 3 of the surprisingly upbeat state of the world: Mideast change boosts striking global democratic progress.
People's revolts in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, Syria, and other nations of the Middle East and North Africa were among the most inspiring events of 2011. They've toppled, or threatened, tyrants that seemed untouchable for decades. At a stroke, they've remade the history of a politically oppressed region. "The positive development is that there is a significant political change in the Middle East, which we haven't seen in decades," says Freedom House vice president Daniel Calingaert. But will the Arab awakening revolts lead to a spread of democracy throughout an arc of former autocracies? That's far from clear. In most of the nations involved, basic institutions – courts, law enforcement, and regulatory agencies – have been corrupted by years of strongman rule. Rebuilding governments and civil society will take years. "In this sense the removal of a dictator represents only the beginning of the end of authoritarian governance," conclude analysts Christopher Walker and Vanessa Tucker in the Freedom House report "Countries at the Crossroads 2011."

Already some nations are making more progress than others. Tunisia, for example, is doing relatively well. A popular uprising that began after the self-immolation of a despairing street vendor ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali last Jan. 14. In October the interim government proceeded with a vote for a constituent assembly that international observers pronounced generally free and fair. "Tunisia had a very strong election," says Mr. Calingaert. In contrast, Egypt's transition is incomplete. Since street protests toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak, the country's atmosphere has become more open. But Egypt's interim military leaders have yet to rescind the decades-old emergency law that legalizes censorship and suspends constitutional rights. The military has seemed reluctant to surrender power, and Egypt's streets erupted again in mid-November in what almost seemed a second national revolution.

But parliamentary elections at the end of the month went smoothly, with larger-than-expected turnout. A three-way struggle for influence seems to be taking shape: Military leaders have indicated they want to choose the new prime minister. The Muslim Brotherhood and the secular democratic movement are resisting this – each maneuvering for its own interests in the newly constituted Egyptian government. For millenniums Egypt has been dominated by a strong central state. With citizens used to big government, expectations are high that the new parliament will make progress on issues important to ordinary Egyptians, such as unemployment and high housing costs.

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Bukhari Hadeeth: "Mohammed said, “The marriage vow most rightly expected to be obeyed is the husband’s right to enjoy the wife’s vagina.” :clap2:

'New' Libya to be ruled by Islamic law, polygamy permitted: NTC | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online :clap2:

Hint: marriage to more than one wife has always been permitted in Arab lands.

And we have Christian and Mormon and Jewish and Islamic and atheist polygamy in the US.

What Christian, Mormon and Jewish countries permit polygamy, bright eyes?
 
Bukhari Hadeeth: "Mohammed said, “The marriage vow most rightly expected to be obeyed is the husband’s right to enjoy the wife’s vagina.” :clap2:

'New' Libya to be ruled by Islamic law, polygamy permitted: NTC | Pakistan | News | Newspaper | Daily | English | Online :clap2:

Hint: marriage to more than one wife has always been permitted in Arab lands.

And we have Christian and Mormon and Jewish and Islamic and atheist polygamy in the US.

What Christian, Mormon and Jewish countries permit polygamy, bright eyes?

We are talking about practice not law, bright eyes. Pay attention, please.
 
Hint: marriage to more than one wife has always been permitted in Arab lands.

And we have Christian and Mormon and Jewish and Islamic and atheist polygamy in the US.

What Christian, Mormon and Jewish countries permit polygamy, bright eyes?

We are talking about practice not law, bright eyes. Pay attention, please.

So, no countries other than muslime countries permit polygamy. That's what I thought.
 
JStone, you have no proved any point in this thread, and it is only a matter of time before plural marriage is legalized in the United States.
 
JStone, you have no proved any point in this thread, and it is only a matter of time before plural marriage is legalized in the United States.


Didn't a convicted polygamist in America recently go to jail for like a really long time?
 

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