Mubarak’s Last Laugh?
The public trial of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak shows what united demands can achieve for the country's revolutionary forces. But Egypt’s growing polarization between Salifis and secularists suggests that Mubarak’s trial could be the last thing on which those forces agree.
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CAIRO – August 3, 2011, will be remembered as a historic day in Egypt. Former President Hosni Mubarak was put on public trial, together with his two sons and his ex-interior minister, General Habib el-Adly. The repercussions for Egypt, indeed for the entire Arab world, will be profound.