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Khaled Elfiqi / EPA
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at a demonstration near Cairo University on Dec. 1.
Khaled Elfiqi / EPA
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi rally near Cairo University.
By NBC News wire services:
Islamist crowds demonstrated in Cairo on Saturday in support of President Mohammed Morsi, who is racing through a constitution to try to defuse opposition fury over his newly expanded powers.
Many thousands assembled outside Cairo University, waving Egyptian flags and green Islamist emblems to show their backing for the president and the constitution he is promoting. Full Story
Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Supporters of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi at a rally near Cairo University.
Mohamed Abd El Ghany / Reuters
Morsi supporters on top of a statue called "Egypt's Renaissance" at Cairo University.
Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
Anti-Morsi protesters and their tents in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 1.
Meanwhile, anti-Morsi protesters continued their sit-in Tahrir Square, saying the Muslim Brotherhood has stolen the revolution and is railroading though a constitution that could lock in Muslim Brotherhood rule for 50 years, bringing more Islamic law. Read news analysis by Richard Engel
Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
Anti-Morsi protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Dec. 1.
Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
A protester opposed to Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi carries a cross and a Koran in Tahrir Square on Dec. 1.
Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
Anti-Morsi protesters chant slogans in Tahrir Square on Dec. 1.
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Divided Egypt??? If a picture says a thousand words, that's how it would seem here.
No women on the support side in these photos near and at the University??? That is speaking loud and clear.
Was thinking the same thing chefaz
That's the first thing I noticed, too!
I bet Hillary saw the same thing!
Morsi supporters - Compete sausage fest!
The divide seems to be between those who want to move into the future and those who prefer to live in the past. Forward, Egypt... Forward. Hopefully there are enough of them who know the only was to stay solvent and globally relevant is to eschew a religious state and embrace whatever form of democracy works for Egypt. My Christmas wish for this year is that they can do it without resulting to violence and devolving into a Syrian-like civil war.
The only good takeaway is that the US is NOT involved in this on any truly meaningful level and that the Egyptians traditionally hate the Iranians (Persians) more than they hate the money that European and Americans spend on tourism there. That being said, the Suez Canal does pose an interesting conundrum....
Let there be peace on Earth.
Islamic Feminist Sisterhood where are you?
Dead or in fear of their lives, sadly. Great idea if they could pull it off.
I think we have a better chance of catching the Chupacabra
Sadly, I believe this can be solved in only 1 of 2 ways. Intervention by the military (whose side?) or a civil war. There is a remote chance that after the country rejects the proposed constitution, Morsi will have the political cover and common sense to recognize that moderates and secularists will not live under a religious dictatorship. He could then lead the Brotherhood to inclusion and moderation ... but that scenario is very unlikely.
This should underline the importance of one of our greatest strengths: separation of church and state. One can only hope that the civilized world will support the moderates and secularists in this struggle.
What a messy situation - great pictures of a country that needs help, and there are no obvious solutions - vap365.com
Egypt has not contributed anything to society in the past 600 years. Don't expect them to change now. Anybody in Egypt who wants to succeed leaves Egypt and makes their name in other parts of the world. It is a backward thinking and acting country. Many of the people are wonderful and kind, but the government is either corrupt or radical or both.