Mon, 10 Dec 2012 10:22:45 +0000 Sunday, December 9, 2012 Egypt has many parallels with Zambia. In their last elections not many Egyptian activists really wanted to vote for Islamist Mohamed Morsi. They were afraid of his attachment to the Moslem Brotherhood fraternity which in turn embraced extreme Islamic tendencies. Egyptians wanted a liberal, secular state in which they would enjoy rights and freedoms across all political, sectarian and religious divides. However the choices during the elections were stark. The choice was between Morsi who seemed sympathetic to the liberal cause or the former Prime Minister under Mubarak who would most certainly take the country back to authoritarian days. In the end activists had no choice but vote for Morsi, in spite of the danger of “islamisation”. Their worst fears have come to pass. His recent move to grab power putting himself above the law has lost their support, which he may never regain. In […]
