Tuesday 2 August 2011

Focusing on the Wrong Islamist Threat in Egypt

Tahrirsquarevict

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST:
"Many will doubt the sincerity of any commitment that Islamist parties might make. However, the alternative of exclusion and repression has already been tried in Egypt and many other parts of the Middle East and it has led to stagnation, corruption and decline. Advancing Egypt’s democratic transition will require that the Egyptian authorities and people rise to the challenge presented by anti-democratic forces in their midst with more democracy."
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