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Egypt at a Crossroads…Once Again
NOTE: This discussion was recorded while events in Egypt were developing — and just before President Morsi's ouster from office.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readNOTE: This discussion was recorded while events in Egypt were developing — and just before President Morsi's ouster from office.
Egypt is bracing for increased violence between massive crowds for and against Mohamed Morsi, elected just one year ago. The President has refused to step down, tanks are in the streets of Cairo, and Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood claims there has been a military coup. Was it "invited" by the millions who are protesting his rule? Has the US given its tacit approval? What are the potential consequences for democracy in Egypt and, more broadly, in the rest of the Middle East?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Evan George
Director of Content, News
John Sepulvado
KQED's 'The California Report'
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
David Kenner
Foreign Policy magazine
Omar Rezda
investment banker
Shadi Hamid
Contributing writer,The Atlantic; senior fellow, Brookings Institution; assistant research professor of Islamic studies, Fuller Seminary; co-founder, Wisdom of Crowds, a podcast, newsletter
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