One important thing to remember is that neither the leadership of the secular parties, the Muslim Brotherhood, the army or the wider regime wants to see that culture of reverence for the older leaders to end. The paternalism of the Military Council, the support it generally has from the over-40/50 crowd (with exceptions such as Aboul Fotouh or ElBaradei of course) is just another evidence that generational divides are an important aspect of what's going on.
My methods are new and are causing surprise: To make the blind see I throw dust in their eyes --The Song of the Cheerful (but slightly Sarcastic) Jesus by Oliver Joseph St John Gogarty
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Husam Tammam and Patrick Haenni: Egypt: Islam in the insurrection
Recaps how different religious trends reacted to revolution in Egypt. H/T The Arabist who writes,
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