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Egypt’s Uncertain Transition

Al-Monitor’s coverage of the coup in Egypt.
A protester supporting deposed Egypt's President Mohamed Mursi holds a poster of Mursi during clashes outside the Republican Guard barracks where Mursi is being held in Cairo July 5, 2013. At least three protesters were shot dead on Friday outside the barracks in Cairo, security sources said, as angry Islamist supporters confronted troops across the country. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTX11DTC

The ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi by a military coup on July 3 is a double failure: a failure of governance by Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood, and a failure for Egypt’s uncertain democratic transition.

Bassem Sabry, an advocate of democracy and national reconciliation, in a searching and profound essay describes how it “became more and more apparent that the Brotherhood was intent not on building a democratic administration but a new regime.”

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