Tunisia-where the Arab Spring began-has weathered the storms of Islamic dictatorship to draw up a constitution that might well be a model for other emerging governments in the area. Jay Holmes (with whom I disagree on the spelling of "bellwether") has an interesting, well-balanced article on the subject: http://piperbayard.wordpress.com/20...f-democracy-and-equality-in-the-muslim-world/
http://www.tunisia-live.net/2014/01/21/tunisias-draft-constitution-an-english-translation/ Except for the establishment of Islam as the official religion, and required religion of the President, a lot of similarities to the US Constitution.
The religious requirement is not surprising (Isn't there something similar in Sweden ? Christian, of course !)
Tunisia, birthplace of Arab Spring, rejects radical Islamist political rule... Secularists win Tunisian election Fri, Oct 31, 2014 - FREE AND FAIR: A political party that gains the largest number of votes, but falls short of a majority, can form a coalition, and many were predicting a Nidaa Tounes-Ennahda alliance
