… and that's just one part of the Carnegie Endowment's mini-anthology of commentary from its scholars and affiliates on the election. An excerpt from al-Ghitany's piece:
It took me many years to realize that human civilization from all corners of the world is essential for mankind and its existence. It also took me time to realize that the crucial factors influencing my judgment are my life experiences and the characteristics of the milieu to which I belong and that I should not prematurely reject or embrace preconceived positions. The recent U.S. election opened our eyes to the merits of American democracy in particular and Western democracy in general. What I have come to realize‚ thanks to modern information technology‚ is that the only perfect political form available for humanity is democracy as known by the West for centuries.
