"Defeating Islamists at the Ballot
By Khairi Abaza and Soner Cagaptay
FAO Journal, February 2010
Whenever the United States pushes for elections in the Middle East and Muslim countries, Islamist parties often perform well -- better than liberal, nationalist, and secular parties -- a phenomenon that has occurred even in secular Turkey. Are U.S. efforts to promote democracy in Muslim countries as well as block the rise of Islamists doomed?"
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