In his admirable ... speech last week, President Bush ... announced a new policy of encouraging democracy rather than dictatorship in the Muslim world. What Mr. Bush neglected to mention was that many Muslims, if freed to make their own democratic choices, will choose Islam over secularism. A case in point is the newly released draft of the Afghan constitution, which enshrines Islamic values even as it guarantees basic liberties. ... Can a nation be founded on both Islam and democracy without compromising on human rights and equality? |