When the Arab Spring protests swept #Egypt in 2011 and ousted Hosni Mubarak after decades of dictatorial rule, it seemed that the country was on the road to #democracy. But the journey has been long and fractious. Three years after the 25 January revolution that toppled Mubarak, the country is essentially back under military rule. In July 2013, the elected president Mohamed Morsi, who headed the Muslim Brotherhoods political wing, was forced out of office by the army after weeks of mass protests. The generals behind the current interim government insist that Egypts roadmap to democracy is on track – but is that really the case? See More: https://middleeastmonitor/blogs/politics/9399-egypts-qroadmap-to-democracyq-is-nothing-but-a-mirage
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:30:00 +0000
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