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Presidential media adviser: Western institutions foment extremism and chaos in Egypt
[Egypt Independent] Western institutions are fomenting chaos and Islamist extremism in Egypt, said Presidential Media Adviser Ahmed Elmoslemany in his lecture at the Faculty of Arts and Languages of the University of Bucharest.The presidential adviser argued that Western powers aim to destabilize Egypt in order to elevate their own position in the world, though he did not clarify how exactly chaos and political instability benefit any of Egypt's Western allies and trading partners. Elmoslemany's argument plays into a common narrative of victimization by the Egyptian political establishment, which blames the West for the rise of the Moslem Brüderbund and the instability that followed after the first democratically-elected president was removed from office by the military. The lecture was attended by a number of Arab ambassadors, students and professors, where Elmoslemany spoke about his vision for the future after the 30 June revolution, adding that Egypt's goal is to reinstate the "Egyptian civilizational project." Posted by: Fred 2013-12-01 |
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