Democracy in Afghanistan?

In January, 2004, President Bush said, “A democratic Afghanistan will serve the interests of all the Afghan people,” and their “new constitution marks an historic step forward,” one that will help the nation “build a free and prosperous future.” Since then Americans have come to understand that democracy building in Muslim lands may give rise not to Western-style liberal democracies but to Islamic democracies.

First published in Sojourners Online, 3-29-06.

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