Gul: We Will Be Model of Islam and Democracy

Pointing out the importance of designating the power of public opinion on the matter, Gul stated: "Unfortunately, in Islamic countries the structure is authoritarian, and a one-man mentality blocks the way of the public. The choices of the people are ignored. I consider the biggest problem in the Islamic world to be its leaders. The public’s horizon has exceeded the way of the leaders, and the leadership is blocking the way of the public." Gul said governing countries behind closed doors should come to an end, declaring that transparency in governance was necessary.

Gul said they didn’t want clashes of civilizations or of faiths. He stated that people who are disturbed by the harmony of faith-democracy consider events at different points and chip away at the base of the country when chaos is present. Gul pointed out that improprieties were a great blow to the Islamic world and said: "The prevention of improprieties will make the way easier in an economic sense for the public. Masses with a higher level of prosperity will express their democratic demands aloud."

Harun Celik / Islamabad / PAKISTAN