From Creeping Sharia:
Middle East and North Africa lead the world in lack of freedom
Posted on January 14, 2011 by creeping
No coincidence this is where Islam and sharia law thrives, and where it is violently being spread. via Freedom in decline worldwide: US report.
The Middle East and North Africa continued to lead the world in lack of freedom following a “multi-year decline from an already-low democratic baseline,” the group said.
“This should be a wake-up call for all of the world’s democracies,” said Freedom House director David Kramer, who served as assistant secretary of state for democracy and human rights under former president George W. Bush.
“Our adversaries are not just engaging in widespread repression, they are doing so with unprecedented aggressiveness and self-confidence, and the democratic community is not rising to the challenge.”
The number of countries designated as free in 2010 stands at 87, two fewer than the previous year, and represents 45 percent of the world?s 194 countries and 43 percent of its population, according to the index.
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