Hehehehehehe! That's wrong... Muslim women can vote everywhere in all 22 arab countries except Saudi Arabia... In Lebanon, egypt, syria, everywhere. Check ur information and stop stuffing people's brains with false ideas.

Aliaa,

I strongly disagree with you - Lebanon, Egypt, and Saudia Arabia are far from being democracies.

Could you please point our readers to pages that describe the democracies of:

- Lebanon
- Egypt
- Syria
- Everywhere (Do you mean Saudi Arabia for example? Doesn't Saudia Arabia have a king?)

I would like specific information such as:

- Description of separation of power (do you even know what that is?)
- Parties that ran in the last elections (33 parties in Israel).
- Parties that are represented in the country's parliament (over a dozen in Israel, including 3 Arab/Muslim parties).
- How often are elections held (every 4 years in Israel).

I think your brain is "stuffed" with wrong ideas.

David...
Thew topic we are talking about is not "democracy" it is whether or not women in the arab world are alllowed to vote and i assure u that WOMEN ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE IN ALL 22 ARAB COUNTRIES EXCEPT SAUDI ARABIA. can u deny this fact? no u can't because it is a fact... that's not a matter of opinions.

u are accusing me of things before even talking to me. Yes i do knwo what seperation of powers means. I nLebanon we have three powers. one that makes laws and one that applies them and one that makes sure that the laws are applied properly. I knwo what seperation of powers means.

We have a loooooooooot of political parties in Lebanon and that's very well known. We have communists, hizbullah, socialists, haraket amal ........... etc etc etc. u can't deny that as well.

Elections take place every 6 years in Lebanon and that's in our constitution....

Do not give false accusations and once again i repeat the topic is: arab women are/aren't allowed to vote in the arab world. the brainwashing article says they can't which is a huge lie and i think arab countries should sue that newspaper.

Aliaa,

Again, could you please point to a page similar to the FactsOfIsrael.com Democracy page that shows all of the parties that have participated in Lebanon's "free elections"?

Since there are over 1 million Muslim who vote in Israel and have parties of their own, could you please show me the Lebanese Jewish parties? (oh sorry there are very few Jews in Lebanon and all Arab countries - they were murdered or kicked out in the early 50's).

Also, your hipocrisy is astonishing: Lebanon has been under Syrian occupation for over 10 years! How can you say there are free elections in a country that is clearly under the control of a foreign government (Syria)?

See http://freelebanon.org/ for more details.

David... AGIAN: the topic is whether or not women can vote in the arab world. They can...u can't deny that. that's what the whole arguement is about...do not change the topic.

fabian... AGIAN: the topic is whether or not women can vote in the arab world. They can...u can't deny that. that's what the whole arguement is about...do not change the topic.

Uh how exactly can a woman or man for that matter vote for anything, in a country that is a military dictatorship, or a monarchy. If there are elections, they are obviously rigged.

Hi,

A military dictatorship or a monarchy is not a bad thing. Let the ppl in the country/state under a dictatorship decide whether they want change just like Iraqis, Afghans, Palestinians, Lebanese, Syrians. So, let us not force or believes on others.

Four point are to be clarified here:
1. Most of the Lebanese are non-Arabs.
2. Lebanon used to be the only democracy in the region beside Israel, until it became under the occupation of the Syrian Arab Republic.
3. There is some places where woman can vote in Arab countries, but this does not imply any democracy, such as in Syria where the so called elections always ends in 99.9% in favor of the dictator.
4. Alia, wrongfully, mentioned that all 22 countries members of Arab League allow women to vote. That is very wrong, for example women can Not vote in Kuwait or Saudi Arabia.
Thank you

Yes, Lebanon was the only democracy even before the establishement of the Israeli state. but after the Syrian occupation of lebanon, we lost the fight but we didnot lose the war. Our watr against theSyrians will continue even if we dont have the guns for it. We have other ways. We are a people of culture and civilization of 6000 years....and we're not about to let a bunch of Arab hooligans take over our peace of heaven....
God Bless Lebanon
God Bless Freedom and Democracy
Bashir 7ay feena

Voting is only voting when we have choices. In most Arab countries, voting is a charade, with only one choice. It's such an insult to the people, and they have to take it, just to keep a few men in power. Even in Iran, which is held up as an example of meaningful voting, the ruling mullahs decide that certain candidates can't run, because they're pro-democracy. They're as corrupt as the others. The goal is full and equal opportunity for women in these male-dominated societies. The only way to achieve this successfully is with patience, wisdom, strength, and grace. I know a few women with these qualities.

Once the snowball starts rolling, the avalanche is not far behind.

all i want is the correct information. Make up your mind