The 2001 Freedom House Survey: Muslim Countries and the Democracy Gap

Issue Date January 2002
Volume 13
Issue 1
Page Numbers 99-112
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The year 2001 saw modest gains in the strengthening and consolidation of democracy worldwide, but in predominantly Muslim countries—especially the Arab states—the status of freedom and democracy lags far behind the rest of the world.

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