Islam is Against Democracy
All Arab states are Muslim, except of Israel, and the first article in their constitution declares that the religion of the state is Islam. Lebanon is an exception, although Lebanon does not have the ingredients and components of a state, and will soon become Shiite under Iranian rule.
Islam is against democracy. Islam stresses authoritarianism, submission, patrimonial rule and lack of freedoms. Muslim scholars and Western Islamists claim that Islam and democracy are compatible; that Islamic values are the real source of democratic perceptions; and that the values and practice of Islam is the origin of human freedoms and the best proof of Allah's greatness. But this is a pure propagation, a Da`wah delivered for the Western public opinion's consumption. In fact, Islam and democracy are totally incompatible, and Islam clearly leads to the ruin of all values that we so dearly respect and cherish.
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None of those who like to talk about Islam's alleged opposition to freedom, democracy and so on have never taken the trouble to explain to us what elements of Islam they see as an obstacle to freedom and democracy.
Where does Islam "stress patrimonial rule"? I haven't found any such prescriptions in Islamic sources. The notion of rights isn't at all alien to Islam: to the contrary, this notion plays an important role in Sharia. As for submission, in any state on earth citizens are required to submit to the authorities.
Is Christianity against democracy? Gee, I don't know. Some Christians are. Some are not. Both sides can claim to have Biblical support for their views.
It's the same with Islam. There is no single Islamic opinion on democracy. Some Muslims are against democracy. Some are not. Both sides claim that Islamic teachings support their respective views. As I am not Muslim, I do not presume to be so arrogant as to judge which Muslims have the "right" interpretation of Islam.
Have you read the Bible and how it depicts government? It depicts God as the ultimate lawgiver, and even kings are subordinate to God. The people have no rights at all. When the people tried to rule themselves, they are depicted as incompetent or corrupt. So why did Christian dominated nations embrace democracy? Because they rejected religion as having absolute power over their lives. The same could happen to Islamic nations, but the problem is that Muslims in the Middle East are in the same state of absolutist politics and religious fanaticism as Christians were in during the Middle Ages. It may take several centuries for Muslims to work their way to secularism. Until then, we will have to accept that the Middle Eastern states will remain undemocratic.
Will you provide examples from Islamic teachings and beliefs that support your claim that "Islam stresses authoritarianism, submission, patrimonial rule and lack of freedoms?"