Sunday, July 7, 2013

The Conflict in Egypt

Articles from CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/04/world/meast/egypt-coup/index.html
                             http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/07/04/morsy-arrested-muslim-
                             brotherhood-spokesman-says/?iref=allsearch


Two days ago, a violent incident happened in Egypt. 
The first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsy, was ousted by Egypt's top persecutors. Morsy was first kept in house arrest and then moved to the Ministry of Defense, said the spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, the group against the top prosecutor's coup toward Morsy. The Brotherhood then decided to occupy the street on Friday to express their anger toward the military's action. However, on Thursday the Brotherhood's leader, Mohamed Badei was arrested and led to the violent incident; over 100 people (including 2 children) and 35 people was dead. 
According to the Military in Egypt, Morsy failed the expectation of people who voted him so their action was appropriate and was a "correction of the uprising of 2011". Morsy's approval ratings did plummeted after his election but arresting Brotherhood member to stop the demonstration seemed to be a bad idea. 
The coup divided millions of people in Egypt, there must be more details and conflicts between the democratic and military group in Egypt that I cannot understand. Nevertheless, I can tell from the news and Egypt's stance as a gas-producing country that the gas price will raise and many consequences will effect our life.
Protesters opposing Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi take part in a protest demanding that Mursi resign at Tahrir Square in Cairo July 1, 2013 (picture from International Business Times/ Jacay Fortin)


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