Why the Arab Spring Didn’t Deliver Democracy
Gwynne Dyer surveys five years since 2011 Tunisia protests, noting Tunisia’s lone success for non-violent democracy while Egypt Bahrain Yemen Syria faltered amid autocracy and civil war. He cites Indonesia Turkey Pakistan Bangladesh as functioning democracies among Muslim nations and argues Islam is not incompatible with democracy.
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Saudi Arabia
Philippines
Asia
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Taiwan
Thailand
Bangladesh
Burma
China
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East Germany
Soviet Union
Egypt
Bahrain
Yemen
Syria
Libya
Indonesia
Turkey
Recep Tayyib Erdogan
Pakistan
Jordan
Morocco
United States
Muslim Brotherhood
Cairo
Tienanmen Square
Indemnity and salary boosts questioned over council progress
The speaker recalls urging council supporters to allow establishment and improve with higher indemnity and a $10K CAO salary increase plus more admin staff. They note some changes but say no clear improvement at meetings due to poor preparation and casual council acceptance, questioning if the extra pay is paying off.
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