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Egypt Presidential Elections

Where Next for Egypt? The Muslim Brothers and the Ghosts of History

Dr Johan Franzén | Posted 26.08.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt Presidential Elections, Egypt, Muslim Brothers, Egyptian Uprising, Arab Spring, Mohammed Morsi, UK Politics News
Dr Johan Franzén

The sight of Dr Muhammad Mursi being presented as Ra'is al-Jumhuriyyah (President of the Republic) was something I never thought I would see, and regardless of the future course of Egyptian politics it marked a truly historic moment.

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Egypt: Revolution or Reaction?

Dr Johan Franzén | Posted 13.07.2012 | UK Politics
Read More: Arab Spring, Egypt Presidential Elections, Egypt, Islamists, Middle East, Hosni Mubarak, Egyptian Elections, UK Politics News
Dr Johan Franzén

The fight to achieve real democracy in Egypt will undoubtedly be protracted and is certain to last for at least another generation. Holding elections is merely the first step in a long process that requires nothing less than a cultural revolution within Egyptian society, because at the end of the day, there can be no democracy without democrats.

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