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"The present situation in the Middle East has shown how little we know about ordinary Arabs: about what those demonstrating in Tunis and Cairo are thinking, and what they really feel and want. Television companies with global cover, like the CNN and Al-Jazeera, and the social networks point to the first steps of a global civil society capable of following events, such as those in Tunisia and Egypt, in real time.
For a long time, the West has preferred a policy of containment out of fear of Islamic extremism, instead of obtaining partners who share the same ideas and advocate societies that are politically structured under democracy, freedom and the rule of law. It has done so because, allegedly, such partners do not exist. It would appear that that is not strictly true. Their effective weight and their capacity to mobilise their respective countries in this direction still has to be ascertained. Therefore, caution, careful monitoring of events and European assistance for democrats that reject both secular militarism and religious fundamentalism are recommended."@en1
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