ahem..
Turkey is a secular country btw.
As far as I know there are some 10 million moslem citizens in the US - it doesnt seem that they are slowing the US down.
Any religion that gets the upper hand in the running of a country will stifle other processes in that country - not just Islam.
Historically speaking the Moslem world - particularily the Ottoman Empire - has had a longer run as an advanced and innovative society than the modern western world. ( Yeah - I know that was before the advent of modern westernized democracy and industrial capitalism).
Anyhow - Libya has a relatively small population and substantial oil reserves. It is possible that they might try to institute a system of representative rule and fair distribution of the nations wealth. Given the vast arsenal in the hands of the people thereit would seem suicidal not to try and get everyone aboard..than again - there are always those hardliner faithful of both Allah and Muammar Gaddafi that will not tolerate a western style democray. ( Muammar Gaddafi was not an Islamist btw - he actually supressed radical Islam harshly in years before.)
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