Democracy (and jihadists) on the march! “Mursi frees 17 Islamists jailed during Mubarak era,” from Reuters, August 1 (thanks to Kenneth): Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi has freed a group of Islamists jailed for militancy during Hosni Mubarak’s era, a step seen as a gesture to hardliners who supported his presidential bid. A lawyer for 17 … Continue reading Arab Sprung in Egypt: Morsi pardons, frees 17 Islamic supremacists jailed during Mubarak era