Non Muslim Countries

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Contrary to popular belief, Muslim societies are not more prone to political violence; nor are they less “secular” than non-Muslim societies; and interpersonal trust is not necessarily lower in Muslim societies. But there is a single element that enforces the idea of democratic deficit, and that is the subordination of women, and the patriarchal society in Islamic countries.

The author uses several historical variables that are amenable to coding in “yes” or “no” terms, and also a dummy variable for countries where Islamic religious tradition is predominant. However, this type of measurement cannot be quite as exact as it can be, as even predominantly Muslim countries do not have proper quotas for this research to be complete.

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But so too do Muslim countries appear to have some disadvantages in terms of possible determinants of democracy that are not due to Islam per se. For example, ethnic diversity is somewhat higher in Muslim countries and a smaller percentage of Muslim countries have a history of British colonization. Analysis of the data is necessary to assess the relationship between Islam and political regime. Higher economic development is associated with better FH scores; higher ethnic fractionalization, with worse FH scores; higher economic growth rates, with better FH scores; and OPEC membership, with worse FH …show more content…

In the category of “intracivilizational”conflicts, only eighteen of fifty-eight conflicts—or 31 percent— were in Muslim societies. Given that 30 percent of the world’s polities are predominantly Muslim, Huntington’s evidence is not truly groundbreaking.

According to Huntington, “Muslims have continued to assume that only a ‘religious leader’ can provide good government for the Muslim community.” There is a major (and fairly inaccurate assumption) made here, the belief that Muslims value religion more than democracy. Given the stigma mentioned above, many might believe this fact. But this is a fact that is largely not backed up by actual evidence, and therefore cannot be accepted as a valuable theory.

We can conclude that so far, it is noticeable the effect Western culture has on other countries, but it is not necessarily wanted. It is also worth noting that it isn’t quite easy to determine whether Islam and Authoritarism are a good mix, for we have lack of proper evidence. But from what I can personally conclude, democracy can take place in non-western countries, if it is on its own terms and not forced upon by another

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