But then how do
we account for the overwhelming shares of Arab publics—well over 80
percent in Algeria, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority,
and even Iraq—who agree that “despite drawbacks, democracy is the
best system of government,” and that “having a democratic system would
be good for our country”?8 Not only is support for democracy very broad
in the Arab world, but it does not vary by degree of religiosity.