"One wonders that whether Western-style democracy was really a proper lens to view the Arab Spring? If it was yes, then to what extent? The next question then is: Are there forms of government that are compatible with both the Western interest in openness and the patriarchal traditions and cultures of the Middle East? One might find some answers to this question. However, regardless of how rational and pragmatic the solutions would be, the political and sociocultural obstacles in working towards such a model of governance will be:

a) how to ensure that Human Rights violations, especially Women’s Rights, are properly addressed within the cultural and traditional context of each Middle Eastern nation; and

b) how to gradually assist the Middle Eastern nations to install the concept of probity in the hearts and minds of each one of their citizens from an early age and throughout their public education." Middle East: To Challenge the Patriarch