Building Blocks of Democracy
In looking beyond a war with Iraq, President Bush calls for the spread of freedom and democracy throughout the Middle East and the rest of the world. But how do such principles take root in places that have no experience with democratic practices? Join host Neal Conan and guests for a discussion about what goes into making a democracy work.
Guests:
Heba El-Shazli
*Deputy Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) - an NGO in Washington
Srdja Popovic
*Member of the Serbian Parliament
*Was leader of Otpor, the Serbian resistance movement, that helped overthrow Milosevic in 2000
Samer Shaheta
*Acting Director of the Arab Studies Program at Georgetown University
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