Kuwaiti expert talks about the crisis of democracy and its obstacles in the Arab world

Amman – The Forum of Arab Thought organized a conference entitled "A Vision of Democracy in the Arab World", during which he referred to examples of Arab democratic experiences, the impact of internal conflicts and regional changes, as well as their effects. The international climate in the Arab region, pointing out that extremism, militarization and coups, as well as attempts by some of the region's powers to weaken their Arab neighbors and their neighbors. to press the West, without which the status of democracy in the Arab world would be much better And now.

The meeting was chaired by the former minister and secretary-general of the Forum of Arab Thought. Mohammed Abuhmour who pointed out that

The revival of the Arab Renaissance project due to the colonization of the Arab region and the intellectual conflicts arising from internal and external politicization and polarization have contributed to undermining many democratic experiences and sinking into extremism and violence. He added that the democratic failure is a failure of the company's ability to produce and achieve progress and to paralyze the participation of segments and sectors of society in the development and investment of the national wealth, stressing that the study of the factors of failure should accompany the respect of the positive aspects of many Arab democratic experiences as in Kuwait. To name only a few, who have been able to express a democratically advanced status in order to protect his national achievements and the future of his generations.

"Democracy in the Arab world is not a new heresy," he said. Democracy was part of the shura system during the first phase of the Islamic State, but this approach has deteriorated historically with the emergence of Islamic empires: at the beginning of the Islamic state. In modern times, democratic experiences varied from one Arab country to another.

Al-Nuri stressed that it was important to follow the positive and constructive dialogue by discussing the crisis of Arab democracy in order to seek a solution. He pointed out that coups d'etat in several Arab countries during the 1950s had brought about democratic experiences and confiscated political, intellectual, economic and even technical freedoms. The consequences and repercussions of these blows.

He explained that the sectarian conflict and the resulting limited wars in the region had led to an intensification of extremism and political conflicts, which had led to the collapse of authority and political power. institutions from a number of countries in the region, as well as the weakening of neighboring countries and its disintegration. In the West, wealth and provocation have become exhausted and armed terrorist groups have emerged.

Al-Nouri said that modern Arab history had been marred by bad practices that prevented the Arab citizen from rehabilitating his liberal democracy and dragging political culture towards tribal and sectarian fanaticism. will have no democracy characterized by tolerance and the transfer of power between the parties. He called for focusing on three areas: reforming education, striving to raise its level, fighting corruption in all its forms, spreading a culture of tolerance and fighting sectarianism and tribalism. .