It seems to me that talk about democracy will keep featuring prominently in the media and intellectual and political circles in the foreseeable future, particularly in view of the fact that recurrent events in the region in the quest for change and democratic transformation of regimes in most Arab countries today require a lot of discussion and thought. In last month’s Talk I discussed the democracy issue and enquired whether the Western model of democracy as recognized worldwide is he sole model that suits all societies, especially our Arab ones, regardless of different social values and cultural traditions