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These days, I am interviewing college graduates for research assistant jobs. I do not bother with those who seem to believe that proofreading their application is a waste of time and whose term papers are written as if English was their fourth language. After a brief chitchat (“What do you see yourself doing ten years from now?”), I suggest we talk about some contemporary issue. Say, “What you think our position should be if the Muslim Brotherhood wins the elections in Egypt and bans the sale of alcohol, insists everyone stop for prayer on Fridays, and declares homosexuality illegal?” Students at this point often ask: “Was the election fair and open?” I suggest that they assume the election was so declared by a delegation headed by President Carter. Students typically double check: “Did they have a majority?” and then add “Well, we should tell them that the Sharia is open to much more liberal interpretations, that Muslim feminists have shown that the Prophet was very respectful of women.” Okay, assume we do all this, and the new Egyptian (or some other Middle Eastern) government persists. Well, the students sigh and conclude: “This is democracy. We cannot expect their majority to favor what ours does.” Read More… More on Middle East

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