Why have many Muslim states struggled to achieve democracy?

Why have many Muslim states struggled to achieve democracy?

from by Council on Foreign Relations

If "democracy" is achieved when governments rule by consent through free and fair elections, then some of the world's largest Muslim nations are democratic: Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Turkeyhttp://www.cfr.org/democratization/why-have-many-muslim-states-struggled-achieve-democracy/p30761?cid=rss-fullfeed-why_have_many_muslim_states_st-052313&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+cfr_main+%28CFR.org+-+Main+Site+Feed%29&utm_content=Google+Reader