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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/26/opinion/26MUAS.html
A Path to Arab Democracy
(New York Times) Marwan Muasher - The moment has come for the Arab world to engage in a homegrown, evolutionary, and orderly process of democratization - one that will respect Arab culture while at the same time giving citizens the power to be part of the political process. Arab leaders must finally take a public stand against suicide bombings. The truth needs to be clearly stated: suicide bombings have only hurt the Palestinian cause. The writer is foreign minister of Jordan.