The US and the European Union needs to help in the translation of the demand for democracy into a political will.
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Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization.Recep Tayyip Erdogan
However, democracy cannot be defined as the existence of parliaments and elections alone.
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But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.
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Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for democracy; in other words, how to achieve democratization in the Middle East.
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Paramount is the need to secure human rights. The form of rule should be such that the citizen does not have to fear the State, but gives it direction and confidently participates in its administration.
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As a politician who cherishes religious conviction in his personal sphere, but regards politics as a domain belonging outside religion, I believe that this view is seriously flawed.
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