The current presidential “elections” in Egypt can only be described as a farce and an insult to all freedom-loving people around the world. The 25 January 2011 uprising is history, it seems, and so is its slogan of “bread, freedom and social justice”. The 2011 ousting of Hosni Mubarak led Egypt into a promising but fragile and difficult — and definitely democratic — transition. Several democratic elections and referendums, and a new constitution, threatened Egypt’s 60-year military dictatorship. The June 2012 election of a civilian President, the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Morsi, was a significant achievement. Egypt’s most deeply entrenched state institutions — the military, police, judiciary and media — were never on board with the uprising. Every one of them … Continue reading Egypt’s delusionary democracy