Issue Contents Home Editorial    CV    Biography Introduction English File Selected Translations Subscription Contact Us July 1st , 2009 Issue No. 35   Democracy Review is a specialized political quarterly published every January, April, July and October since 2001 by the Al-Ahram Foundation. The journal is devoted to exploring the evolution and transformation of democratic political systems worldwide, in both historical and contemporary contexts. Related issues of political culture, elections, public policy, human rights and public opinion are also emphasized. The focus of the discourse featured in this journal is the development of democratic institutions, procedures and values in the Arab and Muslim World. Discussion of political developments in other regions is also included in order to draw comparisons between diverse political experiences. Democracy Review features the work of academics and scholars from all over the world, providing a forum for open intellectual expression _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ________________ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Obama and the Hard Task in the Middle East By: Dr. Hala Mustafa The Middle East has and will always be a major hard rock to all American administrations... be it republicans or democrats. As the hub of strategic American interests, the region has also been witnessing complicated conflicts and issues that no US administration has been able to end decisively. On the contrary, the challenges have accumulated both in quantity and quality in Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Iran, in addition to the limping peace process and the failure of most democratization processes; called for by the former US administrations after September 11.   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Introduction _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ English File State Building and the Role of Egypt Social Capital 1900-1950 By: Dr. Shaker Al Naboulsy Social Capital and Egypt Civil Societies By: Dr. Hassan Salama _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Selected Translations The Harsh CensorshipÉby the Society By: Hamdy Battran Democracy World Wide? A Reflection on the Questions ''What is Democracy? '' and ''What is it Good for?'' By: Dr. Evert van der Zweerde _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Editor’s Choice Archive: Year 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 MonthJanuaryAprilJulyOctober Edition Cover:

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