Are Egypt’s current rulers making the same mistake as their Muslim Brotherhood predecessors of pushing through a constitution that will alienate their allies and agitate their opponents? A committee of ten judges and law professors have drafted a document that reflects the priorities of the deep state but offers far …
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Egypt’s fever of violence: Where is accountability?
On June 30, in the streets of Alexandria, I watched crowds stream down Abu Qir street, one of the city’s main roads, chanting: “The Police! The People! Are One Hand!” Officers posed for photos, waved Egyptian flags from pickup trucks jammed with anti-Morsy protesters and roared up Alexandria’s wide boulevards on their …
Egypt's fever of violence: Where is accountability?
On June 30, in the streets of Alexandria, I watched crowds stream down Abu Qir street, one of the city’s main roads, chanting: “The Police! The People! Are One Hand!” Officers posed for photos, waved Egyptian flags from pickup trucks jammed with anti-Morsy protesters and roared up Alexandria’s wide boulevards on their …