In Libya, such a change only occurred after months of armed conflict between regime supporters and opponents, and ended in the killing of the country's leader during the fight. In Syria, a civil war is still ongoing and has caused a grave humanitarian crisis with hundreds of thousands of internal and external refugees, and increasing social tensions in neighboring countries, especially Lebanon. In Morocco, Algeria and Jordan, heads of state have stayed in power but responded to social pressures through a variety of measures, including parliamentary elections, reshuffling the cabinet, changing the constitution or lifting decades-long states of emergency. In the Gulf region, major protests occurred in Kuwait and Bahrain. In the latter case, protests prompted a military intervention led by neighboring Saudi Arabia. .
In the Arab countries that are currently experiencing revolutionary unrest a well-established political orientation is not readily discernible. Although democratic forces are currently present, the likelihood that these rebels will become sufficiently organized to assume political leadership is not very high. The reason for this is that comprehensive democratic reforms are necessary, and an orderly and purposeful transitional period accompanied by economic development programs are essential for the successful integration of these new governments. In an article written in the Huffington post, Alon Ben-Meir stated "Indeed, instead of producing the desired outcome of a free and vibrant new social and political order, rapid political reforms without economic development could usher in a period of continued instability " (2013). It seems that in the given reality in the Arab countries, the real potential power is in the hands of different Islamic organizations. Their possible integration into future governments, at the very least, will lead to their Islamization and adoption of increasingly militant positions.
