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07.22.12
less baggage than those who
have seized power.
Morsi and the Supreme
Council Of The Armed Forces, which ran Egypt’s interim government, dissolved
parliament and recently
abridged the list of executive powers, are both heavily
scarred from battle. Neither
receives positive coverage in
the foreign press, Morsi because of the Muslim Brotherhood’s links to extremists
and the SCAF because it is
hardly outward-looking (it
recently released an ad advising Egyptians not to talk
to foreigners because they
might be spies).
Two snorklers step out into the waters near Intercontinental Hotels’
Palace Port Ghalib Resort in Marsa Alam.
Ironies persist. The Los
Angeles Times recently
wrote that Morsi “symbolizes the
Egypt in this new era, post revolution,
long, bloody and still unresolved
and we understand the past regime
struggle between political Islam and
focused on the concept of the one man
a secular old guard” only days after
show to keep the control of the coungiving “Cleopatra: The Exhibition,” a
try within a few people,” says Karim
touring exhibit featuring a film about Elemam, a spokesperson for the FJP’s
Hawass’s work a glowing review.
tourism committee and former tour
It remains unclear, however, how
operator. “But there are many talMorsi plans to mobilize Egypt’s byzented people with great capabilities in
antine bureaucracy to stimulate tour- tourism and Egyptology. We have over
ism. The Muslim Brotherhood’s of80 million Egyptians and our job is to
ficial news site has already published bring the best talent onboard as well
promises from Morsi indicating he
as a succession plan to ensure thrustwants to invest $20 billion in the
ing new talent and leaders to create a
tourism industry.
sustainable thriving Egypt.”
“We are looking to institutionalize
Elemam says the FJP envisions an