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Will Egypt's embattled Morsi weather the storm?
The right question: Will Egypt weather the storm?With mass demonstrations scheduled for June 30, a new poll has shown that the popularity of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has dropped from 57 percent a year ago to barely 28%. The revolutionary youths who toppled former president Hosni Mubarak have launched a new movement called Tamarud, or "rebellion," and are spearheading a campaign to force the president to resign; they accuse him of having betrayed the revolution, setting up a dictatorial regime, oppressing the individual and failed to address the spiraling economic crisis. They also accuse him of blatantly filling every state position with members of the Muslim Brotherhood -- a militant organization which openly states its desire to restore the caliphate -- though Morsi had renounced his membership in the Brotherhood upon taking office. Why does this sounds familiar? Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-06-22 |
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