Showdown in Egypt
Massive anti-government protests across Egypt have challenged President Mohammad Morsi’s hold on power as never before. What will happen next, and what impact will the protests have on Egypt’s precarious democratization process?
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LONDON – With massive anti-government protests across Egypt on June 30 – a year to the day after Egyptians elected their first-ever civilian president – a diverse and decentralized movement has challenged President Mohammad Morsi’s hold on power as never before. Hundreds of thousands were mobilized to take to the streets, with many storming and burning down the Cairo headquarters of the ruling Muslim Brotherhood.