Political System Of Egypt

Russia stands on wrong side of Arab Spring

Russia was unrealistically pushing for “reconciliation” in Libya even when the situation on the ground was clearly past the stage of parleys. “This created an illusion in the mind of Tripoli’s dictator, making him believe that he could still turn the tables on the ground, cushioned by the Russian position. Worse perhaps, it had him thinking that he would not really have to make any concessions to his people to achieve that reconciliation.” The committee overseeing the UAE Federal National Council election process announced last week the list of candidates who will compete for the council’s 20 elected seats (out of a total 40) on September 24, wrote Mohammed bin Huwaidin, an associate professor of political science at UAE University, in the Emirati newspaper Al Bayan. There are 20 people on that list who will become representatives of the Emirati people, the writer said, contributing their recommendations and suggestions to the nation’s lawmaking process. But the list seems to be missing distinguished opinion makers and prominent figures in the community. “In fact, the majority of candidates are people who do not have a distinguished presence in the community,” the writer said. The candidate list for the first FNC elections, in 2006, was richer in the weight of the names included; you had prominent academics, renowned journalists and successful businessmen and women. No one can blame this year’s candidates for running, as is their right. But it would not be ill-advised, since there are no political parties in the UAE, to consider a system whereby the candidates with the best credentials get to represent the community. That would be the next step on the road to developing the FNC, the writer said. But Egypt would not cower under accusations that its border control was lax.

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Stepping into Tahrir Square at night, the citizen guards who block the entrances showed me through. These men stand by to check for weapons being smuggled into the square. Despite the conflicting political groups that are vying for control of the country, and how much is at stake, the citizens of Egypt refuse to let the scene of their greatest victory be degraded by violence. Tahrir Square is a place of peace that honors the spirit of the revolution of the Egyptian people. In mid-July I visited Egypt as the guest of a US State Department grant program and a representative of the Roosevelt Institute Campus Network. My mission was to train youth opposition leaders in grassroots policy campaigning, political communications, and civic engagement. My status as an independent member of US civil society afforded me the ability to have open, one-on-one exchanges with Egyptians who might otherwise be distrustful of American-sourced information. Over the course of a week, I traveled through Cairo and Alexandria, giving trainings to groups that included members of Egyptian political parties, activist groups, and advocacy organizations. The Muslim Brotherhood has been providing social services in the streets of Egypt for the past 60 years. They have handed out bread and provided education and medical care to desperate populations. This is how extremism in the developing world wins the game. This is how Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Taliban gain supporters. They provide social services in places where governments do not and therefore gain support where democratic governments should. To defeat the Muslim Brotherhood, and to defeat extremist groups across the developing world, citizens of failing states will have to beat them at their own game. To build political support, parties need to engage in grassroots political campaigns much deeper than the lip service that we pay the term in the United States.

People of all countries are worried to make a better political system. #Egypt

@ | Islam is convenient for now. Lets see the reaction when Libya, Egypt & Tunisia choose what sort of political system they want.

Human Rights report analyzes #Egypt media coverage of - the judicial system - the political space & elections

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