The conclusions from Tunisia's election are that emergent Arab democracy seems more plausible than ever, even with robust Islamist participation....

The conclusions from Tunisia's election are that emergent Arab democracy seems more plausible than ever, even with robust Islamist participation. Islamists are better disciplined and organized than secularists but do not command automatic majorities, and secularists need to focus on articulating their own vision, organizing themselves as an alternative, and appealing to people's social and economic needs. Western societies that wish to see secularists and modernists do well should also move more robustly to help them overcome these deficiencies.
These are tentative baby steps toward the emergence of a real Arab democracy, but they are indispensable ones." Hussein Ibish Two cheers for the Tunisian election