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Title:
Egypt / Margaret Haerens, book editor.
Author:
Haerens, Margaret, editor of compilation.
Publication Information:
Farmington Hills, Michigan : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2015]

© 2015
Call Number:
DT107.88 .E34 2015
Added Uniform Title:
Egypt (Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered))
ISBN:
9780737772562

9780737772579
Series:
Opposing viewpoints® series

Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
270 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Contents:
How should recent political events in Egypt be viewed? The military takeover of Egypt should be deemed a coup / The military takeover of Egypt should not be classified as a coup / Is what happened in Egypt a coup or a revolution? It's both / Egypt's military coup was a legitimate expression of the people's will / Egypt's military coup is illegitimate and undemocratic / Egypt's new constitution is a step toward democracy / Egypt's constitutional referendum: it's not about democracy anymore / Egypt's constitutional referendum has solved nothing / What is the impact of recent political and social upheaval in Egypt? Civil liberties are being violated in Egypt / Sexual harassment of and violence against women are on the rise / Egypt's military coup is undoing the gains of the Arab Spring / Egypt will rise again / Egypt's democratic revolution has stalled / Egypt is hobbled by a culture of corruption and cronyism / Egypt's military coup could doom democracy / What political, economic, and social policies should Egypt adopt? Egypt should embrace secular governance / Egypt will not be a truly secular country / Religious figures must avoid partisanship and sectarianism / The Egyptian government must be inclusive to Islamist factions / Economic reform, the only way forward for Egypt / Egypt's rape culture must be confronted and not used for political gain / What should be US policy on Egypt? -- The United States will support democratic and economic reform in Egypt / The United States should realize the limitations of its influence in Egypt / As Egypt erupts, U.S. dithers / The United States must clearly repudiate the Egyptian military coup / The United States should resume military aid to Egypt / The United States should not resume military aid to Egypt
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