A conservative ruling party with deep religious roots is content to leave religion to private observance, with no direct influence on public policy. The issue remains less settled in Egypt, while in Pakistan a small but highly motivated part of the population has embraced extreme violence as a form of political expression.
土耳其似乎已经找到了答案，其加入欧盟的愿望就是某种程度的证明。有着深刻宗教根基的保守的执政党对于把宗教留给私人惯例、不对公共政策产生直接影响颇为满意。埃及的这一问题就没有那么简单，而在巴基斯坦，一小部分相当热情的国人将极端暴力作为政治压迫的一种形式。