It is not possible to reform the Iranian system as the only reforms that would actually make a difference would be synonymous with regime change and regimes are rarely fond of changing themselves.
"secularist politicians may use this attack to reiterate their argument that Islamist politics are incompatible with democracy"
Is there any evidence that this is not the case (defining 'democracy' roughly as secular civil society in which rights don't differ by religion)?
Mixing Islam and politics seems to be fairly disastrous all the way around, yet like students of alchemy its proponents and defenders keep on looking for the formula that will turn lead into gold and islamic politics into an attractive society.
Supposedly most muslims aren't interested in extreme hardliner theocratists ...... but they support them again and again and then again. My sympathy in Iraq is not for the Sunnis in mosul who welcomed this scum.
It would be a miscarriage of justice even if she once was a devout muslim.
The ability of individuals change religions at will with no legal repurcussions is a prerequisite of civilization and no society that does not allow that is worthy of the name.
Here's one reason. A number of Slavic nations like Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia have functioning democratic systems with relative free and transparent elections where power changes hands peacefully and Croatia and Bulgaria aren't too far behind.
How many Arabic speaking countries can say the same?
This is obviously meant as a distraction, to get people talking about something else, anything else than the protests themselves.
Kind of a good sign - it means they're worried
It is not possible to reform the Iranian system as the only reforms that would actually make a difference would be synonymous with regime change and regimes are rarely fond of changing themselves.
They seem to be headed in the wrong direction then as the Islamic State has a beachhead in Europe.
If they didn't want to fight the Islamic State in their own countries will they want to fight them in Europe?
Not fighting is no longer an option.
"secularist politicians may use this attack to reiterate their argument that Islamist politics are incompatible with democracy"
Is there any evidence that this is not the case (defining 'democracy' roughly as secular civil society in which rights don't differ by religion)?
Mixing Islam and politics seems to be fairly disastrous all the way around, yet like students of alchemy its proponents and defenders keep on looking for the formula that will turn lead into gold and islamic politics into an attractive society.
Give daesh up, daesh is not gonna happen in English.
Perhaps Israel could recognize Catalonia?
Simple.
Violent extremists are one problem.
Assad is another.
Syria is screwed.
Supposedly most muslims aren't interested in extreme hardliner theocratists ...... but they support them again and again and then again. My sympathy in Iraq is not for the Sunnis in mosul who welcomed this scum.
Perhaps the results of real elections are so unpleasant that phony elections seem the better by comparison?
It would be a miscarriage of justice even if she once was a devout muslim.
The ability of individuals change religions at will with no legal repurcussions is a prerequisite of civilization and no society that does not allow that is worthy of the name.
It must be comforting for the Pakistanis to know they are not at all responsible for any of the dysfunction in their country.
Russia gave up any territorial claims to any part of Ukraine as part of the deal whereby Ukraine surrendered/disabled it's nuclear ability.
Any backtracking on that for any reason will send the message to other countries to not get rid of their nuclear capability for any reason.
It's no longer primarily about the EU, but about trying to outs an unpopular and violent government controlled by a foreign power.
Here's one reason. A number of Slavic nations like Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Slovenia have functioning democratic systems with relative free and transparent elections where power changes hands peacefully and Croatia and Bulgaria aren't too far behind.
How many Arabic speaking countries can say the same?