The world's largest Muslim country is a democracy

From the Washington Post editorial page (Via RantingProfs)

SIX YEARS AGO the dictator of a large Muslim country was overthrown, touching off days of looting and chaos in the capital. The new regime's promise of democracy was greeted skeptically: Many expected that ethnic divisions would tear the country apart, that Muslim parties would take power and try to impose Islamic rule, or that another strongman would soon take the place of the ousted ruler. But Indonesia has proved the pessimists wrong. This week it successfully staged its third elections of the year; 120 million of its people cast ballots, a turnout of 80 percent. The result was the direct election of a new president who promises to continue the consolidation of freedom in the world's fourth most populous country.

It took roughly six years for this success. Indonesia is still a hotbed for Al-Qaeda and Islamic fascists, however.