Voices
MOHAMED
A. EL-ERIAN
HUFFINGTON
07.14.13
AP PHOTO/HASSAN AMMAR
What You Need to Know
About the Situation in Egypt
TWO WEEKS into Egypt’s latest
popular uprising — which officially hit TV screens around the
world on June 30 when millions
took to the streets to express frustration and seek change — commentators are rushing to catch up
with facts on the ground. In the
process, many complex and surprising issues have emerged.
Competing views on what is
occurring fuel disagreements and
clashes within Egypt, and robust
discussions and concerns outside.
They also influence the framework
for future political negotiations
and critical national reconciliation efforts.
Confusion and worry are further
accentuated by images of tragic human fatalities and street violence
that dominate today’s news. In such
a fast-moving and volatile reality,
Opponents
of former
Egyptian
President
Mohammed
Morsi hold an
Egyptian flag
outside the
presidential
palace in
Cairo on
July 2.