Friday, January 17, 2014

Egypt’s Quest for Itself. By Peter Harling and Yasser El Shimy.

Egypt’s Quest for Itself. By Peter Harling and Yasser El Shimy. Orient XXI, January 13, 2014.

Egypt’s transition is as contradictory and tempestuous as the current state of its society, and tells us much about it. What is still lacking is a sense of direction that could reassure both Egyptians and onlookers on where it is heading. Instead, a whirlwind of reversals, about-faces, and false starts has locked Egypt into a revolving cycle, if not a downward spiral.