Pakistan goes from one extreme, letting Taliban supporters freely set themselves up in the Red Mosque, to another, having the authoritarian state appoint the mosque’s new Imam:
- Pakistan: PM to Choose New Imam for Lal Masjid (Adnkronos International)
Recent bullish trends in Pakistan’s stock market have more to with the military’s manipulation of prices to raise funds for the coming election rather than investment climate or market forces:
- Pakistan: Focus – A Win-Win Scenario for Elite as Polls Loom (Adnkronos International)
Daily Star op-ed sees Turkey’s democratic evolution an example Arab states should repeat, cites pragmatic party policies and economic incentives as major driving forces:
- The Obvious Power of Satisfied, Empowered, Democratic Citizens (Daily Star Lebanon)
Although Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudry has been reinstated to his job, citing history, some analysts see this latest event not as a restoration of democracy, but the political status quo:
- Is Democracy ‘Reborn’ in Pakistan? (Christian Science Monitor)
Washington Post hosts a series of Muslim voices discussing issues of just war, religious freedom, and women’s rights:
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