veiled4allah: developing the institutions of liberty in Muslim countries veiled4allah: developing the institutions of liberty in Muslim countriesthe set of institutions that meet the needs of economic life and regulate people's pursuit of their private affairsAhmad writes:
I contend that civil society is a third branch of society separate from both the government and the commercial sector. It includes the NGOs, the mosques and churches, the civic associations, charitable organizations, and the individual families that comprise the society. Their function is distinct both from the monopoly on force claimed by the government and from the profit-making function of the business sector.Ahmad looks at the existence of the civil society in the classical Islamic world as well as the lack of the same in the modern Muslim world. He then argues that a civil society must be built from the bottom-up:
Familiarity with democratic process and civic action are best inculcated at the neighborhood level. Once they become second nature to the participants, they can conceivably carry them into a national forum.This is an important concern to keep in mind as we talk about bringing democracy to Iraq. If democracy is not part of the historical and cultural experience of a people, the imposition of democratic governmental structures will not work very well. In other words, it is likely to produce a country that is superficially democratic but does not feature genuine liberty like we have here in the U.S. Do we want "democracy" for Iraq or do we want LIBERTY?
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