Explain why economic, legal, and free speech reforms may be the best hope for democracy in north africa and southwest asia.

The last thing that they need is democracy (viz. mob rule or the tyranny of the majority). What they need is a strong republican form of government with a true balance of power between the executive, legislative and judicial branches and a strong rule of law. ... It would be better for them to have military dictatorships than to have the majority persecute and slaughter the minority as democracy would allow them to do

The primarily goals of the zapatistas of mexico in 1994 were land reform and redistribution. it is also included in their demands to have a greater political and cultural autonomy for the indigenous people of chiapas and the rest of mexico.