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The next three articles provide western perspectives on power-sharing Islam.
" An Islamic movement that remains faithful to its own principles and to democracy could have its attempts at achieving political power thwarted by the unethical contrivances of its opponents.
Thereafter, the problem of treating discordant voices within its own body politic is also raised to emphasize a cardinal problem: if Muslims are prepared to share power with others, even if for the sake of expediency, to what extent could they be democratic within their own fold?
In this light, I am inclined to regard an Islamic order as a theocratic democracy (see Al-Alkim's article).
In his prognosis of democracy in the Arab world, the writer warns both against the ability of individual members of Islamic movements to honor pledges of tolerance issued by their leaders as well as the ability of their opponents to become democrats automatically.
The next three articles provide Muslim perspectives on the question of power-sharing.
El-Affendi contends that one should speak about a state for the Muslims or an Islamic political community.
He states that the multiparty system is gaining in popularity among Islamic political parties and movements.
The work could be expanded in the next edition with an article explaining the sociohistorical and religious contexts for the origin and development of the terms diir al Islam, ddr al ahd, and diir al barb in order to enable the reader to make a more diachronic study of the evolution of Islamic political theory.