Shocker: Egypt’s Islamic parties vote to have themselves dominate panel that will write constitution

More on this story. The arrangement of “half for us, half for all the rest of you” allows the Islamic parties to go through the motions of seeking input from other parties, but with substantial leverage to say “that’s nice,” and do what they please. The Muslim Brotherhood is cast here as the more moderate … Continue reading Shocker: Egypt’s Islamic parties vote to have themselves dominate panel that will write constitution