A year ago many western commentators were celebrating an Arab spring. The internet generation personified by Wael Ghonim, the Google marketing executive, would take over power from military dictators and absolute monarchs in democratic elections. Those of us who warned that political Islam would be the principal beneficiary of elections in north Africa and the Middle East were dismissed as scaremongers.
一年前，许多西方评论家都在欢庆阿拉伯之春，期许以谷歌(Google)营销主管瓦伊尔•高尼姆(Wael Ghonim)为代表的互联网一代，能够通过民主选举，从军事独裁者和专制君主手中取得政权。我们这些警告政治伊斯兰(political Islam)可能会成为北非和中东选举的主要受益者的人，则被当作是在危言耸听，无人理会。
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