n we examine the more fragile experiments and imperfections of foreign experiments. For example, while we may not think of Islam as having a tradition of democracy, Islamic proponents of democracy, like Egyptian human rights advocate Saad Eddin Ibrahim, mention the Prophet Muhammad's signing of the Charter of Medina in 622 CE as being equally important as the Magna Carta (Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy 1). This treaty gave Muslims, Jews, Christians and proponents of other religions the right to espouse their faith without hindrance by the state, as well as equal rights under the law.
The position of women in Islam is currently a subject of much dispute, since, like Christianity, Islam has fractured into several mutually disagreeing sects. While the relatively liberal Islam of Indonesia (a democracy) has allowed a free
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