Keep Islamic parties in check

The West must accept the possible election victory of Islamic parties in the Arab reform states of Tunisia and Egypt, but it also bears a large responsibility for the people in the region, writes the left-liberal daily El País: "Everything points to a victory for political Islam in the elections in Tunisia and Egypt. This time the Western powers are ready to accept this as an expression of the popular will. And so they should. Nevertheless the West bears a major responsibility: It must insist that the electoral victory does not mean that society will relapse into the Middle Ages. Political Islam must finally understand that in the age of globalisation you can't just seal yourself off from reality."

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