You will find in the following section the Doha declaration for Democracy and Reform that was declared during a press conference, whose participants included Dr Hasan Al Ansari, Manager of the Gulf Studies Center in the University of Qatar, and Dr Saad Eddine Ibrahim as well as Dr Saad Arremihi.

The Doha Conference for Democracy and Reform gathered one hundred Arab intellectuals and politics from different Arab countries and other countries. The participants discussed the obstacles facing the political progress in the Arab countries, and hence addressed the following statement for the Arab Nations including people and leaders:

Democratic change has become an essential requirement and a non postponable option. It is not acceptable anymore to meekly witness any rights' violations on the political and civil levels, especially that Arab people have so long suffered from this situation under different arguments. Meanwhile, many other countries, including Islamic countries, have achieved a spectacular democratic change. However, the last decades have proved that a pluralist system that protects political freedom is not restricted to a particular culture. Thus, the arguments presented by some parties to resist or postpone the democratic change in our Arab countries are invalid excuses.

Furthermore, the recent history of some Arab countries in the last quarter of the 19^th century and the first half of the 20^th century demonstrates that it is possible to apply democracy despite the economic and cultural differences between the countries.

The participants confirm the responsibilities towards the Palestinian cause, but stress on the idea that these responsibilities shall not hinder the required political reform. In fact, the experience of the liberation movements proved to the world that democratic reform and giving the people the freedom of expression and practice is the ideal system to free the nation. Actually, despotic systems are unable or simple unwilling to deal seriously with external threats and take over plans. Moreover, experience has showed that such systems could be ready to concede and surrender to ensure its continuity. Besides, democracy is considered a necessary condition for peace between states and a previous condition to achieve real development, since democratic governments are closer to peace and avoid attacks and wars in addition to their compliance with the legal systems and legitimacy. Eventually, the practices of dictatorships oppressing their people give an opportunity to external occupation and interference.