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Dr. Mohamed Elmasry of Waterloo has seen the Egyptian police attacking the pro-democracy demonstrators with rubber bullets and tear gas. And this week he also walked among those demonstrators, including families and children, who want to remove President Hosni Mubarak, as they assembled in Cairo's Tahrir (Liberation) Square.
Last Saturday (May 17, 2014) we drove 6 hours from Canada's University of Waterloo to Ottawa, the nation's capital, to cast our votes in Egypt's presidential election. We were seven in total, aged ranging from 70 (me) to the low 30s.
While there is never a beginning in looking at a situation historically, the British conquest of Egypt in 1882 might be a good place to start. British control and influence continued, until the last British collaborator King Farouk was overthrown in 1952 by the Free Officers Movement, assisted by the CIA. Since that time, Egypt has had a succession of military heads-Naguib, Nasser, Sadat, Mubarak. The short-lived government of Mohamed Morsi is the exception. Now the military is back in the saddle.
(Cairo, Feb 18, 2016) Shoukry described Munich agreement as "starting point" to push towards a permanent solution in Syria
In 2013 Egypt had a tough year.
Obviously, one of the most outstanding signs of the deep crisis Egypt is undergoing right now is the wide gap separating the vision of the Egyptians who took to the streets on June 30th against Mohamed Morsi and that of the Western media.
My goal for the remaining years of my life is to use my experience and knowledge to help Egypt, the land where I was born and which I deeply love.
Over-population: This is the third challenge facing Egypt. Too many people and not enough resources combine to create Egypt's third major challenge.
I am one of those millions of Egyptians who strongly believe that the youth-led movement Tamarrod (Rebel), that was calling peacefully, for weeks for an early presidential election, is not a military coup but a popular uprising. After Mohamed Morsi stubbornly refused citizen' reasonable demands, the army stepped in to preserve order. It is a classic legitimate step in the spirit of the true meaning of democracy and will be taught in political science classes the world over.
Although he said he's always hesitant about the role of the military in politics, Canadian community activist Ali Mallah fully supports the ouster of Egyptian president Morsi.
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