In every nation, democracy is one of the fundamental concepts that determine the operation and development of a country. As a matter of fact, democracy in the Middle East has been one of the contentious issues. The unfortunate facts in the Arab Spring states are that the region is characterized with virtually no experience with liberal democracy. The Middle East is associated with many negative governmental and organizational issues, that has seen them has been one of the most unstable countries in the world. The region is totally mired with sectarianism, tribalism, Islamic law, brutally imposed, secularism, monarchies, as well as dictatorship. None of the characteristics are the stepping-stone to any form of democratic governance. Today, there is an improvement or introduction of democracy in most of the nation in the Middle East. With globalization in place, it is evident that the public have gone to the streets to protest on bad form of leadership and dictatorship.
The protests in the Middle East and Egypt are a clear indication of hope in challenging the fledgling democracies in the region. Undeniably, the amplification of these extreme voices is a consequence of budding democracy in the Middle East. The citizens of this nation, for example Egypt believe that these voices are still on the tassel. The uprisings in the Middle East show that there is no democracy in the nations. The leaders and presidents in the Middle East were caught unaware with the protests (Samir & Ibrahim 3). In Egypt, protests began as a struggle for rule-of-law and economic opportunity but is morphed and became something different. Thos who were interviewed in Cairo during the protests asserted that the main aim of the protests was the demand for democracy in Egypt and other countries in the Middle East.
The president of United States Barrack Obama has sought for a transition to civilian rule in Egypt. These have been achieved but are neither close to democracy nor liberal. The president Mohammed Morsi, top military officials, and Muslim Brotherhood made a tremendous constitutional declaration. The declaration granted the president complete legislative and executive power, and the authority to choose those who will write the new constitution of Egypt. This is a clear indication that democracy has not been achieved in Egypt. After President Mubarak Hosni, Egypt is under the rule of another dictator (Samir & Ibrahim 23). In a democratic nation, every sort of elections, decisions, and nominations are carried out in a democratic and fair system. Egypt and other Middle East nations are far from this. The technical dismissal of parliamentary democratic election in Egypt is a sigh of dictatorship in Egypt.
Egypt is dominated by Islamist and liberals instead of democratic movements. These groups and organizations do not have visions that will lead Egypt to democracy. The organizations should be reconciled in Egypt to avoid the contemporary menace of secular authoritarianism and religious majoritarianism. Recently, there are improvements in Egypt that goes towards democratic achievement. Egyptians have recently participated in protests, and increasingly democratic elections aimed at producing a political system that is less autocratic and more democratic. In some occasions, the leaders of Egypt have taken various strategies that eliminate democracy and make it unrealistic situation. For example, Mursi alienated the constituencies that were a full representation of women, Christians, revolutionary youth, as well as non-Islamists (Samir & Ibrahim 34).
In conclusion, it is evident that Egypt and other Middle East nations have not achieved democracy in various systems. But, with the continued protests it is an indication that these countries are struggling to achieve democracy and be part of global democratic systems. The struggle for democracy should not be seen as a battle between Islamism and liberalism. Recently, people of Egypt vowed to embrace voting systems and reject violence. In order to achieve democracy in Middle East and Egypt, people should continue to rise up against dictatorship and those who oppress democracy.
Work cited
Samir, Makdisi & Ibrahim, Elbadawi. Democracy in the Arab World. Explaining the Deficit. New York: Routledge, 2011
