On the walls of Cairo, posters signed by the Muslim Brotherhood were put up declaring that it was the ‘spiritual obligation’ for all Muslims to vote in favour of the referendum, which many believe gives the Brotherhood – the only organised opposition – a strong edge in short term elections. It is an outcome that many secular Egyptians, and the large Coptic Christian minority in Egypt are loathe to see.
In each of those posters lies one of the most crucial questions of our times – can democracy survive under the shadow of Islamism?... [Continue reading]
In each of those posters lies one of the most crucial questions of our times – can democracy survive under the shadow of Islamism?... [Continue reading]
