The end of an era of change that began with Saddam Hussein’s ouster in 2003 and was followed by Bashar’s expulsion from Lebanon in 2005 was marked by Kuwait’s extraordinary expulsion of its constitution. In 2011, a series of uprisings broke out and decapitated the systems in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen. The Egyptian Flower was the name of those uprisings.
Islamists climbed the ladder of democratic elections to take over the government in all Muslim nations that changed between 2004 and 2011. They essentially succeeded in removing the rope to continue in power indefinitely and alter the state in their own image, primarily through social engineering. Tunisia and Egypt escaped the Islamist pit. On Friday, Kuwait, also, trounced its Islamists – and with them its political system.
After the US led Kuwait’s independence from Saddam Hussein’s troops, in 1991, the Sabah community transformed the nation from an kingdom to a position. A hybrid program emerged that allowed for the free press and the political vote of the National Assembly while maintaining the emir’s final term. Kuwait was a constitutional monarchy in comparison.
The emir forced to break the National Assembly and demand early votes at an exceptionally high speed, sometimes twice a month, for a myriad of causes, leading to endless bickering and a paralyzing standoff in Kuwait. The chaos resurfaced whenever Kuwait elected its associates and formed a case.
Kuwait has one of the world’s largest oil resources. With a population of about a million, it was anticipated to be more attractive and expansion than Dubai and Abu Dhabi. However, the economic chaos caused progress, and Kuwait City’s once-glorious city turned ugly and unbalanced in comparison to its oil-rich neighbors.
The Muslim Brotherhood’s major flaws were the government’s constant inaction, which was one of the biggest problems in Kuwaiti democracy.
Operating under the name Social Reform Organization, Kuwait’s Islamism have no government programme beyond social engineering. They raised heaven over Kuwait’s decades- ancient gender- combined triathlon race. Every time, they make a fuss about the Christmas trees at Kuwait City’s main store – the Avenues. The Islamists demanded the ambassador’s expulsion on social media when the US ambassador to Kuwait expressed a joyful Hannukah to Jews without realizing that the ambassador’s remarks were in conflict with Kuwaiti customs.
The Islamists in Kuwait have been so dominant in public life that they have given the nickname” Kandahar on the Gulf” to the Iranian city known for having a high concentration of radical Islamism.
On Friday the country’s sheikh, Sheikh Mishal Al- Sabah, no just dissolved the National Assembly, he even disbanded it by suspending some articles of the law. Within four decades, the sheikh promised to repair and rebuild the structure.
People are not holding their breaths anticipating the swift resumption of democracy now that it has become associated with Islamist dictatorship, despite all hoping Sheikh Mishal will flourish.
What went wrong? How could Islamist tyranny be established in seven Egyptian nations? In Iraq we blamed America. We assumed Iran in Lebanon. However, there has n’t been any foreign intervention in Tunisia or Kuwait.
In all seven Arab democracy experiments, the answer is that the development of liberty is one of the most important prerequisites for democracy that has n’t yet been fulfilled.
It’s similar to allowing an unregistered driver to take a vehicle for a spin in a world without a history of independence. There are a lot of fall chances.
The Arab land ‘ failure to have democracy is not a criticism of democracy itself, which is still the best method for generating the most creativity and, consequently, economic growth. However, the Muslim bulk has little to be unleashed and a lot to be learned.
Ask any typical Muslim today about their preferred form of government, and they will readily admit that they prefer kings to elected governments. Progressive economy may aid in the stabilization of liberty as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain work together to alter their economy into knowledge-based people.
Citizens with entrenched interests in upholding international laws and the rule of law are created as a result of economic growth. From there on, democratic politics stands a possibility. Despite the fact that each nation has its own unique constitution, such a process has been the way to politics in South Korea.
This is the training that Iraq taught us. We believed that removing the regime and allowing Iraqis to live in space, in addition to their huge oil costs, did lead to democracy. Instead, Islamism filled the pump, leading to the establishment of a non-liberal republic where elections are held frequently but without the rule of law.
Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies ( FDD), a nonpartisan research institute with a focus on foreign policy and national security. Observe Hussain on X , @hahussain