Egypt is, however, better placed to embrace democracy than the other Arab countries, because the obstacles to democracy in the Arab world are less formidable in Egypt than elsewhere. Other Arab countries – Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon, for example – are sharply divided along tribal, ethnic, and religious lines.
然而相对于其他阿拉伯国家来说，埃及也更容易拥抱民主，因为存在于阿拉伯世界的民主障碍在该国较为弱小。其他阿拉伯国家——比如伊拉克，叙利亚和黎巴嫩——都处于部落，种族和宗教的尖锐分裂之中。