Topic > Arab Spring, Religion and Political Systems - 1092

The social events that started the Arab Spring would later be remembered as a historical event; this would eventually lead them to observe or embrace a form of constitutional theocracy. Now, depending on the country and the political system they embrace, it can be a good thing if they offer all their citizens the freedom to choose something other than the religion represented by the government they live under. According to Hirschl religion and belief in God have made a great comeback and I for one have to agree with him on this; we can see this not only during the Arab Spring but also in other areas of the world. This can be good or bad for countries that experienced the Arab Spring because in most places where this revolution took place they were known to oppress people with very extreme views of religious beliefs; particularly Islamic extremist groups such as Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. These types of religious groups have a one-sided belief and do not respect any faith or belief outside of their own; they staunchly oppose them to the point that the ideology of being superior to everyone else as if God loves them more than others, which led them to kill Coptic Christians in Egypt during the start of the Arab Spring and terrorize Muslims who live there who will not agree that the Muslim Brotherhood controls their Egyptian government through sharia law. Hirschl points out that Egypt has recently given a lot of support to the Muslim Brotherhood. I believe this is the case because most Muslims in Egypt think they will do the right thing for them or want them in power due to the fact that they agree with all their ultra-religious views. The point... in the middle of the document... of constitutional theocracy that would best suit the Arab Spring is that of the pure essence of a constitutional theocracy in which they operate within the narrow limits of a written constitution by the newly established government.Works quote "Arab Spring: Thin Line Between Freedom and TheocracyBy JENERALI ULIMWENGU | Monday 19 August 2013 at 11:08." Arab Spring: Thin Line Between Freedom and Theocracy: Opinon-africareview.com. Np, nd Web. December 12, 2013. “Arab Spring.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 12 November 2013. Web. 10 December 2013. Blight, Garry, Sheila Pulham, and Paul Torpey. “Arab Spring: An Interactive Timeline of Protests in the Middle East.” Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 5 January 2012. Web. 09 December 2013. "Constitutional Theocracy". Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, April 19, 2013. Web. December 12, 2013."Mashable." Mashable. Np, nd Web. 11 December. 2013.