.... My own concern lies in the fact that the Muslim Brotherhood's short-lived experiment with democratic politics was seen as a barometer for Muslim sensibilities in the Arab world today, which remains in a state of semi-permanent crisis.
The Brotherhood was criticised by some of the more radical and violent Islamist groups of Egypt for "selling out" and transforming themselves into a political party, and by doing so accepting the rules of the democratic game.
Now that they have been deposed, the more radical voices in the Arab world might find themselves in a stronger position to say that democracy cannot be reconciled with religion.
That would be the wrong and dangerous path to follow and one that may end up being self-defeating in the long run. But, for now, the Brotherhood's democratic experiment has come to a halt and the world waits to see if rational voices will be heard again. [Malaysia Chronicle] Read more
