Islamic Perspective on Democratisation between Theory and Practice: A Comparative Study of the Egyptian and the Tunisian Revolutions

Paper Presented to the First graduate conference: "Perspectives from Economics and Democratisation Studies" Collaborative project between the London School of Economics and the Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University “Egypt in the Arab Spring: Multidisciplinary Research Perspective” London School of Economics, London, 28 September 2012Uprising of Islamic dimension is the most important trait of political life post the Arab revolutions especially in Egypt and Tunisia. A great debate among political intellectuals focuses on its reasons and its impact on the long term inside the Egyptian and the Tunisian societies; is it an imposed or a selected alternative of the secular regime?. Parliamentary elections in Egypt (The Freedom and Justice Party "Ḥizb Al-Ḥurriya wa Al-'Adala" and The Light Party "Ḥizb Al-Nūr") and Tunisia (The Renaissance Movement Party "Hizb an-Nahḍah"), and presidential elections results in Egypt proved that is the people choice which arises the following research problem