Good News From The Arab World; Egypt could be rousing from its slumber. The stock market is up 100 percent this year.(Column)

Publication: Newsweek

Publication Date: 27-DEC-04

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Byline: Fareed Zakaria (Write the author at comments@fareedzakaria.com.)

Since September 11, 2001, I've written a column once a year pointing out the good news, which is that Islamic extremism is losing. The movement, in all of its variations, has been unable to garner mass support in any Muslim country. While people still despise many of their governments--and that of the United States--this has not translated into support for Osama bin Laden's ideas. It doesn't mean the end of terrorism by a long shot. Small groups of people can do great harm in today's world. But it does mean that the political engine producing this religious radicalism is not gaining steam.

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