Islam and Liberal Democracy: Recognizing Pluralism

Issue Date April 1996
Volume 7
Issue 2
Page Numbers 86-89
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About the Author

Laith Kubba, a native of Baghdad, is senior director for the Middle East and North Africa at the National Endowment for Democracy. From May 2005 to March 2006, he was chief press spokesperson for Iraq’s Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaffari.

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