Democracy is one of the most well know buzzwords in politics, but it is perhaps the most difficult to define and often misunderstood by the great majority of the people. In this essay, I will attempt to explain the different ways to look at democracy and examine why it is so hard to sum up it up in a meaningful short sentence. On the other hand I would like to compare it to the Islamic Sharia, another controversial topic. In the west, Sharia is often viewed as a threat to the very existence of the western civilization. Ironically many researchers have consistently proven that the overwhelming majority of Muslims would welcome democracy. The problem is, western powers want to pack their values and democracy in one box and impose them on Muslims and the rest of the world. What they fail to understand is force is against the very nature of democracy. Despite these discrepancies, Sharia is completely compatible with democracy.
There are at least two important ways to litmus test a democracy. The first one is fixed and easy to measure, but the second one is variable from one society to another hence challenging to produce a universal method to evaluate it. more.http://www.somalipressreview.com/view.php?articleid=779
No comments:
Post a Comment