Rethinking Arab Democratization: Elections Without Democracy

[Issa Sarras]

Dear Friends,

The following pdf file includes a review of the book Rethinking Arab Democratization: Elections Without Democracy
by Dr. Larbi Sadiki (two pieces, one in English and another in Arabic.) It's an important read, for obvious reasons.

http://www.palvision.net/pdf/LarbiSadiki.pdf

Another relevant article by Robert Fisk is also worth reading

Why does life in the Middle East remain rooted in the Middle Ages
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-why-does-life-in-the-middle-east-remain-rooted-in-the-middle-ages-1763252.html