Summary of the Roundtable on Democratic Reform and the Role of Women in the Muslim World (Held on March 29, 2004).

Information about the roundtable titled Democratic Reform and the Role of Women in the Muslim World that was organized by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy on March 29, 2004, is presented. Topics discussed include the relationship between Islam and democracy; women in Muslim countries and gender inequality in the Muslim world. Other topics include tribal leaders and rulers resisting reforms as they fear decline in authority due to democracy and economic empowerment.