
For many Arabs, the term democracy has become synonymous with chaos and civil unrest.
Images of a glossy democratic lifestyle in the modern world have been replaced with the ongoing bloody unrest in Iraq.
Now, Arab intellectuals are ready to dump "democracy" after seeing the violent transition of an US-imposed democratic system in Iraq.
But, a great believer in democracy from the European Union (EU) is working hard to convince Arabs that reforms can be achieved through peaceful means and that democracy is synonymous with prosperity.
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