Islam Abdel-Rahman is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Freedom and Justice Party in Egypt and currently a masters student of International Relations in the University of Warwick. Find him on @IslamRahman
When, rarely, Middle East elections take place, the Djerejian doctrine seems confirmed. But it is the west who only endorse one vote at one time, when the results serve its interests.
IS was created by lack of justice, dignity and governance. Instead of tackling these root issues, the US chose to target the outcomes through brutal terrorism to maintain its hegemonic power structure in the region.
The real question everyone should be discussing in Egypt is not who will win the next elections: but how will the situation in Egypt withstand such a precarious regime? All Sisi has is his gun.
The real question everyone should be discussing in Egypt is not who will win the next elections: but how will the situation in Egypt withstand such a precarious regime? All Sisi has is his gun.
The battle in Egypt is now no longer about an ousted elected president or a counter-revolution taking place. As if this were not enough, it is about fundamental human rights being violated publically and systematically by a military regime.
The battle in Egypt is now no longer about an ousted elected president or a counter-revolution taking place. As if this were not enough, it is about fundamental human rights being violated publically and systematically by a military regime.