Al Jazeera reported today that the National Transitional Counsel in Libya is banning parties based on religion. This is a very surprising and interesting move. The Arab spring was set off by young college educated citizens who where extremely liberal compared with the rest of society. Now that elections are being held, it is clear that the rest of the population is still deeply conservative. The question on the table is weather Islam can be compatible with a liberal democratic state like the young protesters have demanded. In Tunisia the moderate Islamic party that won a plurality of seats in the government, Ennahda, is very promising in this respect.
The article on Al Jazeera can be found here.
The article on Al Jazeera can be found here.
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