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state of affairs, regardless of the
democratic ideals that drove the
revolution. The once-popular
battle cry of “bread, freedom,
and social justice” has seemingly
been forgotten, trumped by the
military-backed regime’s promise to restore security.
Indeed, a referendum held
earlier this month on a new
constitution that effectively affirms the military’s dominant
role passed with overwhelming
support — albeit in an atmosphere of fear and pressure.
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This government is more
oppressive than Mubarak.
Anyone can be arrested.”
Many here now credit Gen.
Sissi with having “saved Egyptians from befalling to the fate
of the Brotherhood-led Islamic
state,” says Hafsa Halawa, a former employee of the National
Democratic Institute, an advocacy group that was prosecuted
by the military regime that ruled
after Mubarak’s ouster.
Pro-military propaganda has
Egyptian
protesters set
tires on fire
during clashes
between
supporters and
opponents of
the Muslim
Brotherhood
near the
group’s
headquarters in
Cairo on March
22, 2013.