Freedom House’s Reports “Free,” “Partly Free,” or
“Not Free” countries
• No Middle East Islamic or Arab country is in
the “free” category.
• (Why? Is this a problem of indicators… or of political
regimes?)
• “Democracy’s Century” Report
• There are only few democracies (Israel & Turkey)
and most regimes are autocratic »low level of
political participation
• Variety of regimes (democratic, authoritarian oneparty,
authoritarian monarchies).m
Druze
Alawites
Muslim Brotherhood (1928)