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Originally Posted by shek
I fully agree with your thoughts on trying to liberalize within the confines of Sharia. Morocco can serve as a model with this regard.
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Shek,
The example of Morocco is actually difficult to replicate elsewhere, for this country possesses a unique blend of characterics in the Arab world, among which :
* The temporal and spiritual primacy of the Alawite monarchy, the King being the "Commander of the faithful and the Supreme representative of the Muslim community.
* The absence of interethnic conflicts (no Berber separatism in contrast with Algeria), except in Western Sahara.
* The existence of a civil society led by a long-established westernized intelligentsia.
That being said, Morocco is much more fragile that it appears and the recent progress (legislative elections of 1997 and 2002, reform of the Mudawana in 2004, Equity and Reconciliation Commission in 2004) shouldn't hide the rise of radical Islam in the country.