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December 08, 2005
More on Egypt's Election Dilemma
Mona Eltahawy strikes again with another look at the recent rounds of Egyptian elections and finds not enough to like in either the government or the main opposition. In the latter case, she finds their stand on women's rights frightening even, and especially, when it is advanced by women.
"We must not be silenced out of misplaced sympathy just because . . . the government went out of its way to arrest and harass Brotherhood voters . . . . We condemn the violence and the vote rigging but we must not be guilt tripped into silently accepting the Muslim Brotherhood's positions."
Meanwhile, eight more dead in election related violence.
Posted by Matthew Hogan at December 8, 2005 10:08 AM
Filed Under: North Africa
, Political Development
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