A key element of the political landscape Arab and Muslim - which can not be if you want to understand the dynamics and the possible development of the democratic process in the Middle East - is represented by that galaxy of movements that make Islam the source of inspiration not only religious and spiritual but also political. That of political movements inspired by Islam is a reality usually poorly known, and easily misunderstood in the West, where they often show a tendency to match invariably this phenomenon, in itself complex and multifaceted, with fundamentalism and terrorism. On the Arab press, the debate around this diverse world of parties and political movements, social, and cultural, commonly identified with the term "political Islam", is extremely lively and

tight, containing within it views often in sharp contrast among them, touching and even harsh tones. Follow this discussion, however, is of great interest, if you want to understand the dynamics that bind the movement of Islam to issues of democracy and human rights, and if you want to know the mechanisms of controversy about the relationship between religion and politics, and the reasons the basis of misunderstanding between Islamic and lay people.